World Music Festival

A Plan
Sep 30, 6:30PM
Chicago Cultural Center.

A summary ofwhat happened

Goran Ivanovic & Andreas Kapsalis(USA).
Guitar duo performed traditional guitar playing and played their own composition.

Pedro Moraes (Brazil)
He played the guitar with his band.

An explanation of why you chose this event
I watched guitar duo's perfomence. I was intersted in playing guitar, so I was concern about the perfomence. After that, I went to the second floor and see various the music instruments. I felt that some instruments was familiar with me, the other instruments was unfamiliar with me. A person who introduced these the instruments played the traditional Chinese instrument. It was exciting because I watched the instrument in the movie.
Finally, I saw the performence of the Brazil's guitarest. He played the
Brazil's music like smaba and salsa.

Web research about Musicians

Goran Ivanovic & Andreas Kapsalis

Guitar duo that not only celebrate the tradition of guitar performance of the old and the current rapport but also as composers they are a part of a movement in the states who’s aim is to build the new repertoire for the next generation of guitar players. Steel string ten finger tapping guitar prodigy Andreas Kapsalis, and nylon string classical guitarist Goran Ivanovic have fused their musical roots with modern, classical, world, jazz and beyond in this experimental duo.As they continue to create "buzz" throughout global music circles, these masterful musicians are also creating genres & musical styles that have yet to be named.

Pedro Moraes

Considered one of the most important composers and singers in the new Brazilian Popular Music scenario, Pedro Moraes´ career officially began 10 years ago with an unforseen episode of international acknowledgement. Mexican rising jazz star Magos Herrera, deeply influenced by brazilian classics, brought to wide audiences in her country two songs by Pedro, which led him to a short and successfull tour to Mexico City and New York. Upon returning to Brazil, Pedro became one of the leaders of a generation that´s been breaking grounds in brazilian songwriting, organizing and taking part in several collective projects, such as the “Brotherhood of Free Music”.

Never losing sight of his opus as a composer, Pedro started, in 2003, a very successful parallel career as a samba interpreter, springing from the traditional bohemian neighborhood of Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, to nation-wide touring, mostly with the ensemble “É com esse que eu vou”, with whom he recorded the acclaimed album “Samba do Baú” (the “Treasure-Chest Samba”), dedicated to previously unreleased songs by the greatest masters in the history of this most brazilian genre (Paulinho da Viola, Cartola, Nelson Sargento among others, with some of whom he had the opportunity of sharing vocals on studio and stage).

Since 2007, after recording his first solo album, Claroescuro, Pedro Moraes has been dedicating fully to promoting his music, with an intense schedule of concerts that has included Europe (England, Germany and Spain), Asia (India - Pedro is the first brazilian artist to have his CD released by an Indian label - and Sri Lanka) and some successful touring around Brazil, with outstanding response from audiences and press.