GRINGO DA PARADA

Bio:

.. .. Chanel, Givenchy, La Nouvelle Vague, impressionism and existentialism, revolution and street riots, even the Statue of Liberty… A lot of great things have come out of Paris, and one of the finest Parisian exports of recent years has been a Franco-Brazilian restaurant-bar-club which has a long association with the Notting Hill Arts Club. Gringo Da Parada (not his real name, surprise surprise) helped launch Favela Chic with Brazilian Rosane Mazzer and Jorge Nasi in Paris’s Rue Oberkampf back in 1995. Gringo Da Parada was always one of the principal DJs there, orchestrating a soundtrack that revels in Brazil’s myriad rhythms and carnival traditions – think folky forro and satin-smooth bossa novas to raw baile funk and riotous samba – while also embracing rock ’n’ roll, hip hop, punk, B-more, Britpop and quirky electronica. A place where Seu Jorge, Serge Gainsburg, the Stone Roses and the Rolling Stones all partied side by side and you heard classic grooves you’d almost forgotten you loved so much. And that’s the sort of musical kaleidoscope to get your Friday night party started (while ending the month in style) at Disorder and Progress. A big fan of the Clash and a longtime lover of British music, Gringo Da Parada heard London calling and moved here to help found the London’s own rather wonderful Favela Chic on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch in 2005. He’s one of the great resident DJs there, but occasionally he ventures to the westside to renew an old acquaintance with the Notting Hill Arts Club, which regularly welcomed Favela Chic to London long before they had their own home here. Disorder and Progress (Brazilian ex-patriots will recognize the pun on the words inscribed on their national flag: ordem e progresso) is well-named. Gringo Da Parada revels in adventurous eclecticism, inventive juxtaposition, rare and racy tunes that celebrate the wilder side of life while also moving music forward. Anything but monotonous or minimalist, it’s a rollercoaster you’ll want to jump aboard.

by DAVID SWINDELLS.

Member Since:

février 23, 2007

Members:

Gringo Da Parada (Disorder & Progress)

Influences:

Gringo Da Parada Is Your Master With their Postonove series (volumes 1-4 have been released to date) Favela Chic offers a colourful kaleidoscope of Brazilian music to the listener of recorded music. The main idea of this project was to make a link between the purest tradition and the best of the ‘cutting edge’ Brazilian music, reflecting the chaotic but harmonious aspects of the Favelas’ (Brazilian shanty towns) architecture. Sounds of Samba and Bossa Nova Mix with Electronica, Funk, Hip Hop, Breakbeats and the ever important Batucada. alleluia

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