Brazil meets Senegal in Berlin
NAPALMA is a Berlin based WorldBeat and Electronic Music project that started in Brazil in 2004 , with a modern, original and unique formula, reflecting the eclectic verve that called the attention of both, media and public through their powerful live performances in over 25 countries and featuring in the line up of Montreux Jazz Festival, Boom Festival, Cairo Opera House and Amsterdam Roots Open Air.
Try to imagine a group with "cross-over vibes" transcending from multiple genres, super contemporary, but also utilizing traditional rhythms from around the world. The new singer Abass Ndiaye from Senegal brought lyrics in Wolof, influences and melodies from West Africa, which gave a whole new shape to the Duo, but maintaining the multicultural identity and the energy for the dance floors with powerful and captivating electronic arrangements, varied percussions by Cid Travaglia on djembe, alfaia, shakers, talking drum and recycled instruments like water bottles or a milk pot.
The colorful melodies acquire original forms, based on a fidelity to a variety of percussive beats. This creates a trance that surprisingly is not based on a limitless repetition of resources. For a full and comprehensive experience, you need to attend their shows. In a few seconds, stay assured, you'll find yourself dancing along and never stop!
Performances
Montreux International Jazz Festival . Switzerland
Amsterdam Roots Open Air . Netherlands
Festival Salva Tu Selva . Amazon . Colombia
Haus der Kulturen der Welt . Berlin . Germany
Boom Festival . Portugal
Universo Parallello Festival . Brazil
Cape Town International Jazz Festival . South Africa
Cairo Opera House . Cairo . Egypt
3000 Grad Festival . Germany
Festival dos Abrazos . Santiago de Compostela . Spain
Bushfire Festival . Swaziland
Vic Falls Carnival . Zimbabwe
Pacha Sharm El Sheikh . Egypt
Circo Voador . Rio de Janeiro . Brazil
Onderstroom Festival . Vlisingen . Netherlands
Azgo Festival . Maputo . Mozambique
Awesome Africa Festival . Durban . South Africa
Guanabara . London . UK
Arrifana Sunset Festival . Portugal
Splashy Fen Festival . Drakensberg . South Africa
Bibliotheca Alexandrina . Alexandria . Egypt
World Cup Tour 2010 . South Africa
Rezonance Festival . Cape Town . South Africa