Brazilian Night! (£8 adv, £10 on the door)

The  Show  
 
This  multi-­‐talented  duo,  consisting  of  Grammy  nominated  Fernanda  Porto  and  critically  
acclaimed  Christianne  Neves  performs  regularly  in  Brazil  and  internationally.  They  play  
an  array  of  musical  instruments  while  showcasing  top  hits  by  Fernanda  Porto,  such  as,  
‘Só  tinha  de  ser  com  você’,  ‘Tudo  de  bom’,  ‘Sambassim’  and  the  operatic/lyrical  ‘1999’.  
Also  featured  are  Fernanda’s  unique  electronic  reinterpretations  of  Brazilian  modern  
classics,  as  well  as  music  from  her  latest  CD,  ‘Auto-­‐retrato’  (Self-­‐Portrait)  (EMI  –  2009).  
Fernanda   sings,   plays   alto   and   soprano   saxophone,   electric   and   acoustic   guitar,  
keyboards  and  percussion.  Christianne  handles  two  keyboards  and  acoustic  piano,  as  
well  as  cavaquinho,  percussion  and  double-­‐bass.  In  addition,  there  is  a  an  electronic  
programming.  It  is  not  surprising  that  the  artists  have  been  described  in  the  press  as  
“The  Duo  that  is  worth  30”  (  Journal  Gazeta  do  Povo/Curitiba  ),  said  reviewer  Juliana  
Gueraldi   :   “They   may   be   a   Duo,   but   together,   Fernanda   and   Christianne   can   be  
equivalent  to  a  group  of  30  instruments”.  
The  repertoire  includes  not  only  a  selection  of  tracks  from  Fernanda’s  CDs,  but  also  
reinterpretations   of   gems   of   Brazilian   Popular   Music   such   as   ‘Roda   Viva’   by   Chico  
Buarque,  with  whom  Fernanda  duetted  in  her  ‘Giramundo’  album  (Trama  -­‐  2004);  
Desde  que  o  Samba  é  samba,  by  Caetano  Veloso,  featured  in  Fernanda’s  live  DVD  (EMI  
–  2006);  Corações  a  mil,  by  Gilberto  Gil,  featured  in  Fernanda  Porto’s  live  DVD  (EMI  –  
2006);  Sampa,  by  Caetano  Veloso  and  No  more  Blues  (Chega  de  Saudade)  by  Tom  
Jobim.