Joyce Cândido, Netto Pio and Marquinhos Ramos

Manhole Next, Asagaya
August 8, 2019 

Joyce Cândido ジョイス・カンヂード - piano, vocal
Netto Pio ネット・ピオ - guitar, vocal
Marquinhos Ramos マルキーニョス・ラモス - percussion
Guest:
Ohtamaru Naotaka オオタマル - guitar

Brazilians artists have this incredible ability to build a full party from what is supposed to be a live concert. It doesn't matter about the political and economic crises back home. When they are making their art, their music, they are the proud ambassadors of the wonderful Brazilian that we all know and love.

That powerful music has the capacity to wash souls and shake bodies. The song Samba da Minha Terra from the composer Dorival Caymmi, made it clear: "Who doesn't like samba/is not kind/Has a bad mind/or is sick in the foot." So, even if you are a bad person, or have some problem with your foot, it will be impossible to remain indifferent. It is not up to you anymore. You must move.

The night from this quartet was a patchwork of the most beautiful songs from composers from the North, Northeast, and Southwest of the vast country of Brazil. The very talented and skilled Netto Pio, a guitar player and singer from the northern state of Pará opened the night with his beautiful voice, groovy beat and great harmony on guitar. He continued with a large variety of great songs representative of some of the most famous Brazilian rhythms such as samba, baião, forró, bossa nova, and even some Tropicália hits. The representative from the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, Marquinhos Ramos, with his natural, sophisticated, and precise percussive joy, was a singer to make everything even more colorful and exciting.

On the second set of the night, it was time for the Joyce Cândido from São Paulo, to perform for us with her beauty, talent, and artistry. Her theatrical stage presence blends perfectly with her beautiful voice on her interpretations of the classics of popular Brazilian music. She started solo, singing and accompanying herself on the piano, as if it were a sophisticated soiree. Soon she invited Marquinhos and Pio back up to join her.

Little by little, we started to notice the excitement of the people in the audience, many of them musicians. With the trio already heated and well-blended, they began to invite one by one the musicians from the audience to join the party until the stage was crowded and the audience was standing, dancing, and singing. Among the happy guests were the singer Sueli Gushi, the percussion player Rodolfo (Pulga), Mariangela Ramos, and MC Camila (Dju). Everyone in the place left there much lighter.

Marco Mancini