Clara Ghimel [voice/eletric guitar]--
Sérgio Zurawski [lead eletric guitar and backing vocals] --
Isaac Achega [drumms] --
Marco Pombinho [piano/keyboard] --
Kal Robson [bass].
Influences
Elis Regina, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Ray Charles, Mahalia Jackson, Beatles, all the complex M.P.B. (Popular Brazilian Music), Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Funkadelic, Tim Maia, Bonnie Raitt, Rory Block, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, etc...
TRACKS: 1 to 5 - Live at Casino Estoril - performed by Clara Ghimel Quintet; Jan. 2007.
TRACKS: 6 and 7 - Live at Teatro Casa do Comercio - performed by Zeca Freitas Jazz Orchestra,Vocals:Clara Ghimel, 1997.
TRACK: 8 - Recorded in Salvador, Brazil, 2006 Summer.
TRACK: 9 - Recorded in Lisbon, September, 2006.
TRACKS: 10 to 15 - Live at Casino Estoril - performed by Clara Ghimel Quintet; Nov. 2006.
TRACKS:16 and 17 - Live at Casino Estoril - performed by Clara Ghimel Quintet; Jan. 2007.
Clara Ghimel..s musical influences are very rich and diverse, including Jazz, Rock, Bossa Nova, Soul, Funk, R&B and, in particular, the Blues. This musical exposure has allowed Clara Ghimel to develop an unique singing style, an eclectic set list, and the ability to perform on a simple duo as well as on a big band formation.
Clara Ghimel has performed at various locations, such as Concha Acústica do Teatro Castro Alves (Salvador), Bourbon Street, SESC Ipiranga e Sesi Avenida Paulista (São Paulo), Teatros SESC (Brasilia, Campinas, Ribeirão Preto, São José do Rio Preto and São Carlos), in Brazil; Reitoria da Universidade do Porto and Casino Lisboa, in Portugal; Harlem Jazz Club, in Barcelona, Spain; Panonica Club, in Dan Haag, Holland; and more than 80 performances at Casino Estoril (Portugal).
She has participated in several international music festivals, such as Heineken Blues Festival (Curitiba and São Paulo, Brazil), Valkhofaffaire Festival (Nijmegen, Hollanda), Jazz Minde (Minde, Portugal) and Barnasants Festival (Barcelona, Spain). She has also performed at private events organized by Xerox, Petrobrás (Brazilian Oil Company), Varig (Brazilian airlines), São Paulo City Council, Bahia State Government, and Lisbon Medical University.
Her first album, Every Night of the Week, is a classic blues cd. All tracks were recorded in English, and the cd includes two songs composed by Clara Ghimel.
In Old Poster, her second album, Clara Ghimel mixes Brazilian pop music and the Blues, producing a very interesting result. In addition to recording some tracks in English and others in Portuguese, Clara Ghimel includes in this cd three new songs she wrote.
Her most recent cd, Entre Mares, is a collection of Portuguese poetry masterpieces, brought to music by Clara Ghimel, who signs all compositions. It is Clara Ghimel..s tribute to Portugal, country she loves and where she has lived for several years.
At this moment, the artist is preparing the launching of her newest album, Entre Mares, in Portugal.
O que mais posso desejar Senão um beijo seu? Dele emana o calor me aquece O mel que me alimenta... Meu coração dispara!
Molhado ele se veste de paixão Deslumbrante ele se torna com o crepúsculo Prisioneiro se transforma ao nascer do dia Senhor absoluto de minh’alma aguerrida.
Da chama eterna, o beijo desperta...
Lábios se tocam em desenfreada loucura Línguas sem idiomas num total clima De amor e prazer se comunicam O êxtase se inicia... É o crepúsculo de um beijo!
Me informe para qual endereço eu devo enviar um exemplar da 9° edição do FANZINE EPISÓDIO CULTURAL. J á estou enviando par alguns estados do Brasil e para outros países: (Portugal e Espanha).
Que bom que gostou! Estamos sempre por aqui, trocando essas idéias musicais e nossas musicas com as suas. Essa diversidade é muito legal e o respeito pelos estilos também. Sucesso! M&L.