{"id":10706,"date":"2015-05-07T14:20:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T13:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=10706"},"modified":"2015-05-10T06:58:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T05:58:43","slug":"flavia-coelho-mundo-meu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/05\/flavia-coelho-mundo-meu\/","title":{"rendered":"Flavia Coelho – ‘Mundo Meu’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Flavia<\/p>\n

Flavia Coelho\u00a0is a Brazilian singer who mixes samba, bossa nova, Brazilian rap, reggae and ragga with a quirky, playful confidence.\u00a0The daughter of a hairdresser for drag queens, Flavia learned to sing by emulating Diana Ross and a host of Brazilian Divas in her homemade echo chamber, a bucket on her head!<\/p>\n

As a young girl growing up amidst the crime of the Rio favelas, she would cross the the city to sing in\u00a0bars, training her voice in styles that went far beyond the rhythms of her home country, singing anything from grunge to punk, rock to jazz, rap to pop.<\/p>\n

In 2006,\u00a0Flavia left Rio for her current place of abode,\u00a0Paris,\u00a0There she recorded her debut album, ‘Bossa Muffin’, which was described by the Guardian as<\/p>\n

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“one of the most joyful, easygoing fusion sets of the year\u2026a rhythmic clash of Brazilian and Caribbean styles\u2026slinky melodies and bursts of rapid-fire hip-hop”.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

‘Bossa Muffin’ earned Flavia a legion of fans and saw her headlining \u00a0at Womad, with a 15,000 strong crowd dancing to her infectious sounds. She was awarded\u00a0the Golden Women Music Breakthrough prize and in 2013, performed two sold out shows at\u00a0London\u2019s Ronnie Scott\u2019s .<\/p>\n

‘Mundo Meu’ is Flavia’s latest album, released on 11th May, it sees her\u00a0going back to her roots plunging into an urban jungle with coloured native slang. A wonderful mix of sounds, Flavia moves easily between samba, hip hop and urban funk. We see Eastern Europe take on\u00a0tropical Jamaica, whilst African Roots join\u00a0Kanak chants, as she tells the stories and recreates the sounds of her Brazillian youth.<\/p>\n

Guests on the album include\u00a0German superstar\u00a0Patrice, cult rapper\u00a0Speech, of\u00a0Arrested Development, accordionist\u00a0Fixi\u00a0of Java, and the legendary drummer\u00a0Tony Allen.<\/p>\n

‘Mundo Meu’ by Flavia Coelho is due to be released on 11th May.<\/p>\n

You can catch Flavia live at the following events:<\/p>\n

May 17th – Norfolk\u00a0&\u00a0Norwich\u00a0Festival,<\/strong>\u00a0The Adnams Spiegeltent at 10pm.\u00a0Tickets from \u00a37.50 |\u00a0+44 (0)1603 766400\u00a0|\u00a0nnfestival.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

May 18th – Rich Mix,\u00a0London\u00a0<\/strong>(the opening concert in the Serious Space Shoreditch Festival).\u00a0Tickets \u00a315 + Booking\u00a0\u00a0richmix.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0020 7613 7498<\/p>\n

For more information visit\u00a0Flaviacoelhomusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Por Cima\u2019<\/em>\u00a0 is the lead track from ‘Mundo Meu”.<\/p>\n