Zuco 103
4. 2. - Palác Aktopolis, 19:30 / Respect Plus
Can you mix samba with DJ culture? Brazil's carnival with Berlin's Love Parade? Zuco do it on expert level, fusing high energy of a live drummer and keyboard magician with the stunning voice of Lilian Vieira from Rio de Janeiro. In 2002, they thrilled the Prague audiences at the Respect Festival. Their new album features the reggae pioneer Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Barcelona's loudest voice Dani Macaco.
What an amazing mixture: the minimal & powerful electronic beats of Amsterdam drummer Stefan Kruger, fused with the jazz harmonies of German keyboardist Stefan Schmid, and topped by the extraordinary voice of Rio de Janeiro's Lilian Vieira. Suavely melodic and fiercely rhythmic, inspired and happy, inventive and accessible, Brazilian and electronic, ZUCO 103's debut album positions them right at the forefront of the new Brazilian movement.
The threesome first worked together when they produced a number of tracks for eclectic, electro-jazz Dutch ensemble SFeQ. Enthused by the results of that collaboration, they decided to form ZUCO 103.
Brazilian vocalist Lilian Vieira arrived in the Netherlands in 1989. She studied singing at Rotterdam Conservatory. While in exile, her awareness of Brazilian culture and traditions developed more intensely. At first, she performed mainly with musicians who had also grown up with Brazilian music. But where does the influence of tradition end and where does a performer's interpretation begin? Lilian Vieira began to explore the possibilities offered by other musical styles.
Lilian: "I didn't want to remain stuck in one musical tradition. In fact Zuco 103 is almost a European product. Naturally, my background provides inspiration, but that is mainly on a rhythmic level. At the moment my main interest is in modern European dance music". Stefan K. drums with SfeQ and New Cool Collective and is much in demand as a studio musician: "I realized early on that there's no such thing as a style. It doesn't just stop with jazz, funk, bossa nova or drum'n'bass. The music we make is a mix of everything that exists, or at least our own interpretation of all that. We leave our own musical background behind us as far as the sound is concerned. We're continually discovering new sounds. And new grooves. Of course to a large extent it's the rhythm of Lilian's vocals which determines the groove."
Stefan S. was born in Munich, Germany, and has lived in Amsterdam for a number of years: "I started as a jazz pianist. But I left piano virtuosity and chord progressions out when working on Zuco 103 music. I want to get as far away as possible from what I've ever done before."
Zuco 103 appear in concert with an extended line-up : Stefan Schmid (keyboards, sound manipulation and samplers), Stefan Kruger (drums and sampler) and Lilian Vieira (vocals) are augmented by Has B. (bass), Claus Toft (percussion), Anna Beck (backing vocals), plus a DJ (generally DJ Git Hyper).
Music (Real Audio):
- Na Mangueira
- It's A Woman's World
- 'Mo'
- Peregrino
- Get Urself 2Gether
- Brief Passions
- Curso De Reclamacao
- Voltando
- Tao Lonely
- Saci
- Morro Eletrico
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Discography:
- Outro Lado, Crammed/Mute, 1999
- Another Side of Outro Lado, Crammed/Mute, 2001
- Tales Of High Fever, Crammed, 2002
- One Down, One Up, Crammed, 2003
- Whaa!, Crammed, 2005
Personnel:
- Lilian Vieira - voice
- Stefan Schmid - keyboard, electronic
- Stefan Kruger - drums, sampler
Guests:
- Has Bangert - bass
- Claus Toft - percussions
- Kid Sublime - DJ
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