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Grooveria is a Brazilian Musical Collective that presents themselves in clubs and theaters around Brazil, mainly in São Paulo, where they ‘ve had the city’s most successful night at Na Mata Café, every Tuesday for 7 years, receiving the Veja São Paulo award for 4 years.

Nowadays they have a Saturday night at Bleecker St for 4 years already, packed every week, displaying their unique sound a mix of the Afro-Brazilian and Afro-American accent, in a joyous show that features versions of classics by both Brazilian and international composers like: Chico Buarque, Jorge Ben, Bob Dylan, amidst some of their own originals.

Grooveria is: the drums and vocals of it’s leader/founder Tuto Ferraz, with the exact blend of the Groove from America and the Brazilian feel, the creative percussion and vocals of Jota Erre, bringing along with him the strong rhythmic tradition of Recife - Pernambuco, the spicy guitar riffs and energic solos by Leonardo Mendes straight from Bahia’s most prolific town, Santo Amaro da Purificação, birthplace of names like Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Leo’s father himself, a Multishow awarded composer, Roberto Mendes; and DJ Rick Dub who besides scratching FX, loops and sampled percussion, sings and raps with his unique Dub voice, and Deejays only “precious stones” after the show, creating an “after party” of it’s own!

The Brazilian Combo, makes use of the finest local talent for bass, keys and horns, adding punch to an already beefy presentation!

It’s on this jam session environment that their first CD was created, the delicious and vicious 1, featuring 12 songs- originals and remakes- where the sharp music artisans invite some of the guests that have been regularly on their music feast, like Max de Castro, Toninho Horta, Claudio Zoli, Rappin’Hood, Paula Lima, among others.

Sizing their discography is the soon to be released DVD/CD, directed and produced by the multi-awarded Brazilian director/producer Roberto Oliveira, who has worked with Chico Buarque, Elis Regina and Tom Jobim, to name a few; featuring Seu Jorge and Max de Castro, their long time partners as special guests. Grooveria, you owe that to your ears..and feet!

“A Grooveria é um coletivo musical brasileiro que desde 2001 se apresenta pelas noites de Sampa, Rio e Espírito Santo, em shows e jam sessions muito especiais. A banda, formada por músicos com uma longa ficha musical e anos de bons serviços prestados à MPB, apresenta composições próprias além de resgatar e atualizar, clássicos de Chico Buarque, Tim Maia, Jorge Ben, Bob Dylan, João Bosco entre outros; misturando os sotaques afro-brasileiro e afro-americano com uma sonoridade própria.

A Grooveria é: a bateria e vocais de Tuto Ferraz, com a mistura exata do groove de lá com o suingue de cá , a percussão e o vocal de Jota Erre, trazendo consigo toda a tradição do suingue pernambucano mais precisamente de Recife, a guitarra de Leonardo Mendes, adicionando a pitada de Dendê diretamente do recôncavo baiano e o Dj Rick Dub, que além de soltar efeitos e percussões virtuais, faz vocais e raps e pilota as pickups depois dos shows tocando só “pedras preciosas”.

A Grooveria conta também com um time de colaboradores de primeira, revezando-se Danilo Santana, Dado Tristão e Caco Sample nos teclados, Paulinho Viveiros, Rubinho e Cambé no trompete, Paulinho Norberto, Jaziel e Paulinho Malheiros no trombone e os baixos de Edson Menezes e Magno Vito.

E é neste clima de jam session que surgiu o primeiro CD da Grooveria, o delicioso 1. Em doze canções - próprias e regravações – os músicos, afiadíssimos, trazem para o disco alguns convidados que já participaram dos shows, como Rappin’ Hood, Max de Castro, Jair Oliveira, Claudio Zoli, Toninho Horta, Edu Tedeschi, Tomati, Zé Ricardo e Paula Lima.”

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