Zwarg, Mariana / Sexteto Universal - Nascentes
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rdm-MCK PAC 0432
Mariana Zwarg - flute and arrangements
Mette Nadja - vocals
Johannes Ballestrem - piano
Sá Reston - bass
Pierre Chastel - drums and percussion
Sami Kontola - percussion
“Mariana Zwarg represents the third generation of musicians playing and spreading the tradition of "universal music", created by her godfather, the musical genius Hermeto Pascoal from Brazil. Mariana is a flutist, saxophonist, composer and arranger and has been performing at leading festivals and concert halls all over Latin America and Europe with "Itibere Zwarg & Grupo" during the last 15 years. She is the daughter of Hermeto’s bassist, Itiberé Zwarg.
In 2016 she formed her "Sexteto Universal", uniting musicians from 5 different countries and touring regularly in Europe and Brazil.
Recorded in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro, “Nascentes” is the first solo project by flutist, composer and arranger Mariana Zwarg. After 18 years of career, the album is the result of the work she has been developing for almost 4 years with her group “Mariana Zwarg Sexteto Universal”. There are 10 tracks in total: 8 songs composed by her + a theme by Hermeto Pascoal and a theme by Itiberê Zwarg, who are also the album's special guests.”
“This is truly astonishing, the band is tight and they really got the spirit of Hermeto's music, in which Brazilian swing is mixed with energy, complexity and joy in a way that only Hermeto's school can do! Hermeto and Itiberê are guests in some tracks.”