24 May 2012

Taste of Brazil

13/10/2010 12:46:00 p.m.

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Marku Ribas knows how to party.
Photo: Carlos França/nalataimage

Marku Ribas knows how to party. Photo: Carlos França/nalataimage

THE Live Brazil Festival is about to kick off, and like most Latin American celebrations there will be colour, energy and good food in abundance. On top of that, everything in the programme is free.
The festival opens at Te Papa on October 14 with New Zealand saxophonist and composer Lucien Johnson, who’s just returned from a one-month residency in Brazil. Brazilian musician Marku Ribas and his quintet play that evening, and again on Saturday at Estadio on Blair Street.
Ribas is somewhat obscure but prolific. He has worked with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, and has made jazz, rock and funk-infused samba music in Brazil since the 1970s. Jonathan Crayford will also play a Brazilian inspired performance at Estadio on Friday.
Clo Mudrik is one of the festival’s organizers, and she’s passionate about all things Brazil.
“The festival started three years ago when singer Alda Rezende brought Brazilian musicians to New Zealand to play with her. It’s expanded into a three day festival with lots of Brazilian flavour,” she says.
Cassava is one of these flavours. The food workshop on October 16 will teach fans of the South American native shrub the secrets of its sourcing and preparation. Workshop attendees will then learn how to bake a traditional cassava cake.
“The cassava makes the cake so moist, the consistency is unlike anything I’ve ever seen in New Zealand. We chose cassava cake because it’s a party cake,” says Mudrik.
Samba and Capoeira workshops will run throughout the festival, as well as film showings, drink-making workshops and exhibitions of painting and photography.
See http://livebrazilfestival.wordpress.com for full programme details.
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