By journalist Leonardo Vinhas
The Brazilian violoncellist Raphael Evangelista and the Argentin accordionist and pianist Mauricio Candussi were looking within
themselves. They found places where they were born and grown up : the mountains of Minas Gerais, the bucolic landscapes the province
of Buenos Aires, the coast (of Espíritu Santo and Mar del Plata), dry plateaux of Goiás or puddles and forests of Misiones. They found
several settings, full of sensory and emotional impressions. This travel brought with itself the music. Supported by the experience built on
¬five albums and countless shows in 17 countries, this travel was transform into a new album: MUNDO RURAL.
MUNDO RURAL is a festive album, since even in parties there are moments of melancholy, like a cloudy and rainy Sunday in a province’s
park. It is composed of Malambo, Arrasta pé, Milonga Campera and many South American rhythms that sound best on the accordion,
better still in the violoncello, and very powerful when coupled to the electronic arsenal. FINLANDIA is a child of the modern world, an
interactive, progressive and anxious world. Also a world that wouldn’t been born without his pastoral, rural and contemplative
experience. A folk album, as folkloric as the applications of your phone. This is the 2015 MUNDO RURAL.
www.finlandiamusica.com.br
DUO FINLANDIA and the World Tour MUNDO RURAL 2015-2016
Duo FINLANDIA release in 2015 his world's ¬fifth album with dates already confi¬rmed in Brazil, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The new
album MUNDO RURAL dialogues with the South American traditional rhythms more deeply. The fi¬ve studio albums accumulated
nominations for "Best revelation album", "Best free music album" by Brazil South Music Awards, and one of the "Best of Brazilian Music
2015" awards. FINLANDIA is a project formed by the Argentin Mauricio Candussi and Brazilian Raphael Evangelista. On stage, a fusion of
South American rhythms with a focus on sounds little known outside of their original countries, like the Huayno, the Saya, the Baião, the
Candombe and of course the Tango and the Bossa Nova. All those rhythms are mixed with contemporary elements played in live with
cello, accordion, keyboard, electronic sounds wandering around for environments with choirs and instrumental voices. This fusion sound
granted them with several awards and featured in the press of 17 countries during their tours in Europe and Latin America. It also granted
them with a selection with 3 world artists for the project SOFAR London Music and a selection among 30 emerging artists by Oi Novo
Som. They received an award for best instrumental Brazilian artists 2011 by Hangar Music Awards and were invited to join the cast of the
French agency VO Music, among great artists like Esperanza Spalding.
For this new show, the duo presents a spectacle with intense and vibrant repertoire of 5 albums, focused on their newest work, ranging
afoxé to cumbia, without losing the essence of South American traditional music. "I've never seen a cello played like that" was written on
the Brazilian press referring to the performance, where only two musicians realise a sound mass of rhythms that looks like a big band on
stage, resulting in prominence on MTV Brazil that identified them as "the duo that worth a thousand".
The duo has already shared the stage and recordings with huge artists like Bnegão, Antti Paalanenn (Finland), Jelena Jakubovitch
(Russia), among others. It also has an important repertoire of concerts on festivals, theatres and celebrations. Here is a short list of where
they already played around the world: Café Rivoli Theatre (Portugal), Mbar Helsinki (Finland), UFA Fabrik Kulturzentrum (Germany),
Central Music Brasil Conference (Brazil), Rec beat Festival (Brazil), Fest Contrapedal (Uruguay), Festival de Jazz de Pelotas (Brazil), Aliança
Francesa Theater (Bolivia), ICPNA Theater (Peru), Festival Intenacional de las Artes 2014 (Costa Rica), K8 Live Stage (Nicaragua), Centro
Cultural Le Parc (Argentina), World Music Panama (Panamá), le Festival du Bout du Monde (France), le Festival de la Côte D’Opale (France),
Les Tombées de la Nuit (France), Caixa Cultural Brasília (Brazil), Circuito SESC RS (Brazil), among others.
STRUCTURE
The show also has projections made by the renowned Bolivian artist Pablo Sosa Caba. They are synchronized to the music
and lead the public to contemporary art experience during the concert according to the album proposal. Projected by the
French illuminator and video designer Natasha Lemaire, the videos present abstractions relating to rural environments. (See
link "Live show in SESC Belenzinho")
INTERNATIONAL PRESS
AWARDS
« Exotic Blend of Sounds »
La Voz
« Finlandia: one point for each, ball to the center: just after Football World Cup,
Argentina and Brazil finally made the show. »
Le Télégramme
« A duo that gives the impression of being ten times more on stage,
the powerful sound from the two musicians make up the hipnotic and captivating performance. »
Univivers - Festival Les Tombées de la Nuit
« The rural music of the XXI century »
Radio CBN
« A true Latin dance, smelling bush and the warmth of a farmhouse »
Diario do Nordeste
« A mixture of folk and electronica, with emphasis on the accordion and cello »
RedbullMusic
« A musical and poetic travel to the countryside of Brasil and Argentina. »
Zona de Obras
BEST INSTRUMENTAL DUO 2011 Hangar Award
HIGHLIGHT GLOBAL ARTIST 2012 SOFAR Sounds England
2015 TOP 10 ARTISTS Showlivre Award (6 place)
100 BEST OF BRAZILIAN MUSIC Embrulhador Award 2015 (20th place)
Click here to see the full International Press doc:
http://issuu.com/satolepcircus/docs/press_clipping_finlandia_2015_copy
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LINKS
VIDEOS
Video release 12 minutes 2010-2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th_K6-CQPX8
Official VideoClip LA MILONGA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnt2g1waKbw
Show on SESC belenzinho :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0A88isIK6Q&list=PLk-6N-tK8EwUYvKuSV-ZzSQ8u04P-z_Af
CLIPPING
International Press Clipping:
http://issuu.com/satolepcircus/docs/press_clipping_finlandia_2015_copy
ÁUDIOS
Full album Mundo Rural (2015): http://www.finlandiamusica.com.br
Full discography (2010-2014): http://www.finlandiamusica.com.br/albums.htm
MORE:
Official website: www.finlandiamusica.com.br
facebook.com/finlandiamusica
CONTACT / Booking
2DL Productions
[email protected] - (61) 8324-6134 Natasha Lemaire / Rapha Evangelista / Fran Souza
Booking Brasil - Brasília/DF
facebook.com/2dlproductions