About this Event
Nativa Productions & Flow Music in partnership with the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of San Jose brings you the very first Brazilian Festa Junina of San Jose.
Honoring the culture and presence of the Brazilian community in the South Bay and beyond.
Brazilian Food Trucks, arts & Crafts, a dedicated space for the kids with fun activities and a secluded gastronomy space in the heart of San Jose Downtown.
Local Music Acts, Deejays, Dancers and direclty from Brazil, one of the most prolific names of Brazilian Forró Music, the band FORRÓÇACANA
We can't wait to share our food, music and culture with all of you, in a beautiful outdoor space at the center of Sillicon Valley.
For more info on how to become a vendor or volunteer, please contact
Paulo Presotto (510) 575-7787 or Dinize Wales (650) 946-7698
Below more deets and stories of Forróçacana
The Forróçacana group emerged in 1997 from the union of young
people from Rio
in love with Luiz Gonzaga's forró pé de serra, Jackson do
Pandeiro and Dominguinhos.
Soon the group embarked on an authorial career throughout Brazil, and
created a style that combined forró with samba, choro, among other
world influences such as rock, reggae and oriental music.
He made several international tours, in France, Portugal, United
States.
Today the group has on the shelf:
A Tim Prize for Brazilian music (2006)
2 Latin Grammy nominations
3 CDs released
A live DVD at the canecão (RJ), featuring Elba
Ramalho, Alceu Valença, Fagner, Moraes Moreira, Alcione, Geraldo
Azevedo and Zeca Baleiro.
All members of the group are composers and multi-instrumentalists.
Duani - Zabumbatera and lead vocals
Mará - Accordion and 8-bass bellows
Cachaça - guitar, cavaco and viola caipira
Chris Mourao - percussion
Marcos Moletta - fiddle, mandolin and Bahian guitar.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Parque De Los Pobladores, Parque De Los Pobladores, San Jose, United States
USD 25.00
