by Ari Mendes
Sergio Boré, percussionist, composer, researcher, spiritual and creator of musical nuances.
One of the most recognized Brazilian percussionists. We met at the height of the "peace and love" era, hippie hippie, practitioners of a code of conduct where there was no room for betrayal Yes, it was possible to live with purity, honor, and we have until today, proud of it... at that time, the neighborhood of Santa Teresa in Rio de Janeiro was the "point" of the people
We played together in the band creek, a band that dared to play a "Fusion", which few did at the time... Sergio Boré played and recorded more than 300 albums with artists such as Hermeto Pascual, Geraldo Azevedo, Gilberto , alçeu valença, gal Costa, ney matogrosso, Fagner, João Bosco, Tim Maia, Chico Freeman, John Shurman, Andrew Motaung, quote only a few...
Nowadays, Sergio is dedicated to his authorial group, "Urban drums", Group created by him in 1982 in Rio de Janeiro, composed of members of his family, which already has 9 Recorded Works. Sergio Boré celebrates and follows with fullness the 50 years of the consolidated career in Brazil and abroad.
"Urban Drums" is recognized internationally for original and charming music, and in its universe live the African-American rhythms, the jazz-Percussive Setting, the poetic richness of Brazilian popular culture and the variety of instrumental combinations. The repertoire features instrumental and vocals from the members of the group, a musical family: Benjo Benitez, Pedro Tupa, Pilar Benitez and Sergio Boré. Listen to the soft magic of the steelpans touched to naked fingers, the strength and subtlety they impose on their countless drums, and you will inevitable be taken into a world of rhythms, intuition and spaces of sounds
In 2020 Sergio Boré presents the new urban drum album, dedicated to friendship and inspired by the hugs that warm and remain in the soul of us. There are 7 unreleased songs from the members of the group, where African-American rhythms and the variety of instrumental combinations, live with the riches of Brazilian popular culture in a production of sultana records and casa de tupan, was recorded in 2019 Between Brasilia, Montevideo, Paris and Santiago de Chile. Then mixed and mastered by Lucas Trigueiro in brasilia Benjo Benitez, Pedro Tupa, Sergio and Pilar Benitez Mix the sound of their percussion, drums and steel pans to kora and guitars by Lucas Trigueiro and the bass by Paula Zimbres.
In the recordings featured the brilliant participation of international guests: the keyboards of URUGUAYAN MAESTRO HUGO FATTORUSO; the bass of carioca carlinhos queirós; kora and the voice of the senegalese Zal Sissokho; the voice of Chilean Angelica Cardenas; the charango, flutes and guitars of Victor Moris; the violin of Albert Melo and the cello of Juan Angel Muñoz, all chileans. "Urban Drums" has its own language and is internationally recognized for its original and charming music.
African-American rhythms, the jazz-Percussive Setting and the variety of instrumental combinations are some accents in this universe, poetic synthesis of ethno research and coexistence with rural and urban communities. In their trips have already played in the four corners with different formations and on the most varied stages: Theatres, rooms, auditoriums, palaces, prisons, churches, stairs, Maroons, Academies, universities, beach edges, tents, gyms, fire wheels ... where there are people interested in improving the quality of life of the planet " making music without borders is to invent the real and the magician existing every day, just as children who own the world wisely make it exist. In our way it is clear that we live the dream we choose to Achievements, riches and challenges that we add together with faith and fantasy. With them we reach dimensions beyond visible horizons. And we follow..." great inspiration to your life, friend boré.
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