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A Alma Brasileira - The Brazilian Soul

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The Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Section, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at The UWI, St. Augustine, in conjunction with the Department of Creative and Festival Arts, and under the auspices of the Embassy of Brazil, presents the fundraiser A Alma Brasileira – The Brazilian Soul. The musical celebration will commemorate Brazil’s Independence and 100 years of samba and takes place on 7 September (Brazilian Independence Day) at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Bank Auditorium in Port-of-Spain.


The event was designed by the staff of the Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Section of the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics who offer the Minor in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies. Dr Jo-Anne Ferreira, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Portuguese and Brazilian Studies programme said, “The Minor in Brazilian Studies programme is fairly young, only 3 years old, within the older Portuguese Language programme dating to 1987. The Section is a small team, with only one full-time Instructor post, trying earnestly to increase awareness of the relevance of Brazilian culture and the Portuguese language nationally and in the region. The funds provided by this event will be used for funding academic and co-curricular activities for students in the Section and for our Secondary Schools Outreach programme over the next academic year.”

Experience samba classics interpreted through featured soloists including Candice
Alcantara, Devon Seale, Gerelle Forbes, Heather Mac Intosh and Marlon de Bique. They will be joined by a live band led by Musical Director Anthony Woodroffe Jr, as well as by guest musicians Tamba Gwindi, percussionist, and Marcus Santos on the pandeiro from Bahia, Brazil. The spirit of samba continues with dances done by Wilson & Co Dance Troupe, and there will be capoeira performances by Volta Miúda and Acanne.

FEATURED SOLOISTS:
- Candice Alcantara
- Devon Seale
- Gerelle Forbes
- Heather Macintosh
- Marlon de Bique

ACCOMPANIED BY A LIVE BAND
Featured Musicians:
Enrico Camejo—Mandolin
Mikhail Carter—Percussion
Michael Germaine—Bass
Tamba Gwindi—Percussion
James Jessey Joseph—Guitar
Richard Joseph—Trap & Percussion
Denicia Riley—Guitar
Marcus Santos of Bahia, Brazil —Pandeiro (Tambourine) and Percussion
Dean Williams - Guitar
Anthony Woodroffe Jr—Flute and Musical Director


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