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Bossa Nova Night: Mario Bakuna and Duncan Eagles @ Hampstead Jazz Club
23-25 New End, London NW3 1JD
Friday 28 March
8PM; £15
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Bossa Nova Night: Mario Bakuna and Duncan Eagles @ Hampstead Jazz Club
Bossa Nova Night: Mario Bakuna and Duncan Eagles
Join us for a mesmerising Bossa Nova concert featuring the acclaimed Brazilian guitarist and singer, Mario Bakuna and renowned saxophonist Duncan Eagles. Embark on an unforgettable musical journey and experience the magic of Bossa Nova as Mario and Duncan serenade you with smooth rhythms, lush harmonies, and enchanting melodies. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss as we celebrate Brazil's vibrant musical heritage and the charming sounds of Bossa Nova.
Mario Bakuna is a London-based Brazilian composer, singer and guitar player, with twenty years of professional experience. His study focuses on Afro-Brazilian music, Samba, Jazz and Bossa Nova. Over the past few years, Mario Bakuna has emerged as a leading figure and a reference in the Brazilian Jazz Music scene in the UK. Bakuna has extensively performed in Europe and beyond at distinguished venues and festivals alongside artists such as Jean Toussaint, Liam Noble, Ricardo dos Santos, Edmundo Carneiro, Cacau Queiroz, Alain Jean Marie, Dudu Penz, and Filó Machado. The concerts of his two albums 'Where Rio de Janeiro Meets Bahia' and 'Brazilian Landscapes' toured 18 European countries, Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, with great acclaim.
“Mario Bakuna, a sparkling guitarist, plays with palpable feeling – his virtuosic fluency on the fretboard is controlled and flourishes are perfectly placed. His voice has a texture like heavy cloth” – Songlines
“Mario Bakuna, a man who exudes music. (…) ‘vocals’ doesn’t begin to do him justice: his expressive range and the precision with which he was able to deploy it was truly the band’s fifth instrument. (…) And he did this while playing guitar with precision and finesse. (…) his solos were a further source of amazement, his technique somewhere between finger-picking style and classical. His solo introdu
Join us for a mesmerising Bossa Nova concert featuring the acclaimed Brazilian guitarist and singer, Mario Bakuna and renowned saxophonist Duncan Eagles. Embark on an unforgettable musical journey and experience the magic of Bossa Nova as Mario and Duncan serenade you with smooth rhythms, lush harmonies, and enchanting melodies. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss as we celebrate Brazil's vibrant musical heritage and the charming sounds of Bossa Nova.
Mario Bakuna is a London-based Brazilian composer, singer and guitar player, with twenty years of professional experience. His study focuses on Afro-Brazilian music, Samba, Jazz and Bossa Nova. Over the past few years, Mario Bakuna has emerged as a leading figure and a reference in the Brazilian Jazz Music scene in the UK. Bakuna has extensively performed in Europe and beyond at distinguished venues and festivals alongside artists such as Jean Toussaint, Liam Noble, Ricardo dos Santos, Edmundo Carneiro, Cacau Queiroz, Alain Jean Marie, Dudu Penz, and Filó Machado. The concerts of his two albums 'Where Rio de Janeiro Meets Bahia' and 'Brazilian Landscapes' toured 18 European countries, Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, with great acclaim.
“Mario Bakuna, a sparkling guitarist, plays with palpable feeling – his virtuosic fluency on the fretboard is controlled and flourishes are perfectly placed. His voice has a texture like heavy cloth” – Songlines
“Mario Bakuna, a man who exudes music. (…) ‘vocals’ doesn’t begin to do him justice: his expressive range and the precision with which he was able to deploy it was truly the band’s fifth instrument. (…) And he did this while playing guitar with precision and finesse. (…) his solos were a further source of amazement, his technique somewhere between finger-picking style and classical. His solo introdu
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