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*****SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR THE FIRST 100 CDs PRE-ORDERED*****
The first 100 people to buy INFINITO will receive:
- a limited edition CD featuring unreleased songs and video footage!!
- copy of INFINITO hand signed by Cyro!!
"We are spiritual beings having a human experience. We came from the INFINITO to give our shout for peace"
One of the greatest Brazilian percussionists working today, Cyro Baptista has worked closely with Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, Trey Anastasio, Sting, Wynton Marsalis, Yo Yo Ma, Laurie Anderson and countless others. His newest band, Banquet of the Spirits is augmented here by an array of his most distinguished musical associates in a delightful program of experimental Brazilian pop songs. Another wonderful CD from the driving force of Beat The Donkey, Vira Loucos and so much more. - John Zorn
Special guests include:
* Kevin Breit (Casandra Wilson, Norah Jones, Supergenerous)
* Erik Friedlander (John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Courtney Love)
* Romero Lubambo (Gal Costa, Dianne Reeves, Trio da Paz)
* Ikue Mori (Fred Frith, John Zorn)
* Anat Cohen (Choro Ensemble)
* Zé Mauricio (Beat The Donkey)
* Chikako Iwahori (Beat The Donkey)
* Scott Kettner (Nation Beat)
* Peter Scherer (Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell, Caetano Veloso)
* Pedro Ramos (Choro Ensemble)
* Maracatu New York
“Cyro follows an eclectic muse that helps him balance compositional
sophistication with bedrock propulsion.”
- New York Magazine
"wild, vivid entertainment.”
- The New York Times
"There’s nothing comfortably familiar here; Beat The Donkey’s highly
visual polyethnic (or perhaps omni-ethnic) high-voltage percussive
ensemble will push your mind to its limits. Don’t be scared, though;
Beat the Donkey puts on what just might be the most exciting live show
you’ll ever see. This is pure, addictive pleasure, fun and funny...
trust us, you’ve got to see it to believe it."
- Grassroots
"BEAT THE DONKEY is a life changing experience …a band that easily recalls the absolutely expert humor and musicianship of Frank Zappa"
- A.H., All About Jazz
“BEAT THE DONKEY BEAT is a product of unbridled imagination, intense musical knowledge, skill and a lust for sheer joy, fusing Brazilian styles with jazz, funk, rock and reggae to a point where unique, genre-less music is made”
-Benji Feldman, Relix Magazine
“This band has an entertainment jones, and the energy of their attack has a free-for-all physicality that keeps a smile on your face.”
-Jim Macnie, Village Voice, New York
"The man the stars call when they want that otherworldly flavor in the mix"
-Time Out New York
Since arriving in the U.S. in 1980 from his native country Brazil, Cyro Baptista has emerged as one of the premier percussionists in the country. Coinciding with the rise in the publics interest of world music, Cyro has managed to record and tour with some of musics most popular names. His mastery of Brazilian percussion and the many instruments he creates himself, have catapulted him into world renown.
With his own project, the percussion and dance ensemble known as 'Beat the Donkey' Cyro gives free reign to his imagination, mixing his tremendous musical skills, his natural humor and theatrical ways with instruments from Brazil, Middle East, Indonesia, Africa and US.
Cyro's credits read like a "Whos Who" of modern music. He toured extensively with Yo-Yo Ma's Brazil Project, Trey Anastasio's Band (of Phish), John Zorn's Electric Masada, Herbie Hancock's Grammy award winning "Gershwins World" , Sting and Paul Simon's "Rhythm of the Saints".
The wide range of artists Cyro Baptista has performed and recorded with include: David Byrne, Kathleen Battle, Gato Barbieri, Dr. John, Brian Eno, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Robert Palmer, Melissa Etheridge, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Michael Tilson Thomas, Daniel Barenboin, Bobby McFerrin, Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo-Ma, Medeski Martin & Wood, Spyro Gyra, Trey Anastasio from Phish, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Santana and Sting. He has also played with many respected Brazilian artists such as Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, Marisa Monte, and Nana Vasconcelos.
Cyro has performed on five Grammy award winning albums: Yo-Yo-Mas "Obrigado Brasil", Cassandra Wilson's "Blue Light 'Til Dawn", The Chieftains' "Santiago", Ivan Lins' "A Love Affair", and Herbie Hancocks highly-acclaimed "Gershwin's World".
A documentary on Cyro's main project, Beat the Donkey, was recorded for the prestigious WGBH-TV Boston program 'La Plaza' won 3 New England EMMY Awards in 2002, and continues to air on PBS stations nationwide. Cyro collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for a Brazilian Carnaval modern jazz concert.
The first Beat the Donkey album, (TZADIK) was picked by The New York Times as one of the ten best alternative albums of 2002. Readers of JAZZIZ and DRUM magazine voted it as "Best Brazilian CD of the Year" and named Cyro "Best Percussionist of 2002." Downbeat Magazine's 51st annual critics' poll selected Cyro as "Rising Star" in percussion.
Cyro' first solo recording, Villa Lobos/Vira Loucos, a heady mix of his own compositions with the work of the brilliant Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos, has been acclaimed as "the most courageous, bright, funny, dramatic, and imaginative work in recent memory."
Blue Note Records released Supergenerous, a duo CD recorded with guitarist Kevin Breit (KD Lang, Cassandra Wilson). Billboard called Supergenerous "pure aural pleasure" and the Washington Post noted it "a marvelous debut that manages to feel outside and intimate at the same time."
hi cyro, hope all is well with you and btd. i am finishing my second album. one tune "good moaning" has a lot of cuica on it. check it out, i think you may find it funny. all the best to you and greetings to the others. kristina
MRNORTH @ The Diving Bell this saturday June 27th. Show starts at 10:30pm. Diving Bell is on Queens Blvd & 46th street. Take the 7 train to 46th st. see you there...
Just want to remind everyone to get their fine selves to the Saxon and show how cool Austin music scene really is. Let's rock the place! It's The Ruby Jane Show being filmed for tv. Be in the audience and get yourself on tv, all you dudes, dancers, and wonderful Austinites!!!! Let's show the Austin music love to the world! 4:30-5:30! Ruby Jane
8-9 pm One set at The Shrine in Harlem 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. www.shrinenyc.com F-R-E-E!
Later that same night we perpetrate at DJ Small Change's Party "No Parking On The Dance Floor"
"Ma'am, if you don't get a move on that body, I'm gonna be forced to give you a ticket. So get with it!"
At House of Yes 342 Maujer, near Morgan, Brooklyn Party goes from 9.30- midnight. We play one set at 11 $5-10 Suggested Donation
The band this week features our amazing cast of
Peter Apfelbaum on Saxophones and arrangements Sean "On it" Dixon on the Drums Mary Freakin' Feaster on the the Electric Bass Guitar Chuck "The Mack" MacKinnan on Trumpet Matt Katz-Bohen on Keyboards
And special guest on trombone the legendary Curtis Fowlkes!
...because Rock & Roll Burlesque is back on the scene this weekend and then we'll be gone again until August 13th.
Monday, July 6th at The Slipper Room 167 Orchard Street at the Corner of Stanton on Manhattan's Lower East Side
Doors at 8.00, Show at 8.30. $5 cover with Clams Casino, Darlinda Just Darlinda and Miss Saturn!
Full 7 piece band featuring
Sean "Baby Boy" Dixon on the Drums Mary "Freakin'" Feaster on the Electric Bass Guitar Viva "Guitar Viva" on Guitar and Singing Chuck "The Mac" MacKinnan on Trumpet Matt Moon on Saxophone David Gibson on the Trombone & Matt Katz-Bohen on the Synths and Sounds
JFJO returns to NYC this FRIDAY (JULY 18th) for an 11:30pm set at Joe's Pub! Come check out the new quartet lineup as they destroy Joe's on a Friday night!
Advance tickets are still available: http://tickets.publictheater.org/calendar/view.asp?id=9583
FINALLY, NEW MUSIC! "The Art Of Broken Glass" (EP), click myspace.com/mrjmedeiros and take a listen! Available on itunes or directly from my site. New Mr.J songs to add to your profile! WORD!
You can also follow on twitter.com/mrjmedeiros for free music.
That's Right! Oh yes. Me and my 7-piece band are teaming up with the amazing Hula-Hoop Queen Miss Saturn to bring you night of Original Rock Music and Sexy Sexy Sexy Stripping and Dancing featuring Clams Casino and Darlinda Just Darlinda.
Pinch me--is this really my life?
Come on out this Thursday, May 14th at the Slipper Room Two sets starting pretty sharply at 10.30 pm.
The band features:
Mary "Freakin" Feaster on the Electric Bass Guitar Sean "On it" Dixon on the Drums Chuck The MacKinnon on the Trumpet Tina "Bo Bina" Richarson on the Tenor Saxophone Young Danny Lubin on the Slide Trombone and Matt Katz-Bohen on the Synthesizer
+ + + It only costs $5. The Slipper Room is located at
167 Orchard Street at Stanton on Manhattan's Lower East Side
