Ben Westbeech Tour

Trocabrahma 07 Collaboration Artist and Presenter of Episode 6 Ben Westbeech is currently touring the UK this month and into December.

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Four Tet

Fans of Four Tet should note that he plays at Manchester’s Warehouse Project this Saturday 1st December.

Keiran Hebden (Four Tet) appears alongside Open Field Church in episode 5.

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Brasil Brasil on BBC4 9.00pm Fri 30th

If you’ve enjoyed the Trocabrahma 07 events and podcasts, check out the new series on BBC4 that started last Fri. Brasil Brasil is a 3 part series on BBC4 and covers the history and evolution of Brazilian music.

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Bonde Do Role release Gasolina Single

Trocabrahma 07 artists Bonde Do Role release their new single ‘Gasolina’ on Domino Records.

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Trocabrahma Podcast Episode 6: Bonde Do Role meet Radioclit featuring Amanda Blank

Internationally renowned DJ, producer, podcast presenter and remixer, Diplo, talks shares his thoughts on the contemporary Brasilian scene while Ben Westbeech introduces us to the collaboration between Diplo’s protégés, Bonde Do Role and the UK’s Radioclit and Amanda Blank. Ben also finds out what everyone involved in Trocabrahma made of this year’s culture jam and we find out what Bonde, Amanda and Radioclit would do with super powers. Plus exclusive live recordings from Sao Paulo and the UK of Bonde and co, one of Domino Records’s hottest acts of 2007.

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Recoat Gallery

Recoat Gallery in Glasgow, where we held our discussion, currently shows an exhibition by Kirsty Whiten until the 30th of November when the works will be auctioned off. Her portraits are well worth a visit if your in Glasgow.

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Later With Jools Holland

Want to hear more of Kenny’s dulcet tones?

Trocabrahma superstars King Creosote appear on Later with Jools Holland this Friday the 16th 11:35 BBC2

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Trocabrahma Podast Episode 5: Four Tet meets Open Field Church plus Street Art Collaborations

Four Tet finds out how a group of musicians, and non-musicians, in Sao Paulo came together to found the Open Field Church, a group of friends who perform a cappella versions of indie classics. Hear how Four Tet fused his intricate electronica with their enthusiastic singing, and marvel at their eclectic repertoire. Meanwhile in the UK, a street artist from Sao Paulo, Speto, collaborated with three UK graffiti writers to improvise around the themes of Trocabrahma and create original artwork on the walls of London, Liverpool and Glasgow. Street art co-ordinator Andrea McCarthy paints a picture of the process (with photos on the enhanced version of the podcast and in the www.trocabrahma.net blog) and we hear from artists around the UK and Sao Paulo.

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