Da Cruz
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Seu Jorge, Zuco 103, Cibelle, Bebel Gilberto: Some of the most exciting Brazilian music is often produced outside of Brazil. The singer Mariana Da Cruz is one of this creative runaways. From São Paulo, she first emigrated to Lisboa and finally settled in Switzerland, where she founded the group Da Cruz. Together with her producer Ane H. (the former singer of the Industrial band Swamp Terrorists) and the guitar player Oliver Husmann, she creates an eclectic, danceable mix of bossa bova, funk, electro and contemporary samba rock.
The second album of Da Cruz is called “Corpo Elétrico” and was recorded in São Paulo and Berne/Switzerland. It will be released in the end of October.
With the debut CD „Nova Estação“, the band was licenced in the USA by the label Six Degrees (Bebel Gilberto, CéU). Their great campaign, leaded DA CRUZ to the Top-10 of the CMJ World Charts.
On the first album DA CRUZ participated with the former Tom Jobim Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca, for the new album “Corpo Elétrico” they cooperated with percussionist Bolão (Dorival Caymmi, Nei Matogrosso, Ivette Sangalo) and the London based producers Da Lata (ex Smoke City). Da Cruz played more than 40 concerts last year, from France to Brasil, from Openairs in Germany to Rock-Clubs in Rio de Janeiro or World Festivals in Switzerland.
„Da Cruz stands for a modern, a curious and a proud Brazil“ says Mariana Da Cruz. „There are so many boring clichés around, about my country. With my music I try to show, that there is a Brazil far away from carneval, bikinis and samba-plumes – there is also an urban, progressive, open but still romantic Brazil with a sane respect towards its traditions and culture.
„Da Cruz stand for a modern, a curious and a proud Brazil“ says Mariana Da Cruz. „There are so many boring clichés around, about my country. With my music I try to show, that there is a Brazil far away from carneval, bikinis and samba-plumes – there is also an urban, progressive, open but still romantic Brazil with a sane respect towards its traditions and culture."
„Da Cruz transformed the music of the cool Bossa-Nova-Romantics in the presence, and dances with it towards the future.“ Anna-Bianca Krause, Berlin
Albums
Corpo electrico
Label: Boom Jah Records
Release date: February 15, 2009
“Da Cruz transformed the music of the cool Bossa-Nova-Romantics in the presence, and dances with it towards the future”
Anna-Bianca Krause, Berlin
Seu Jorge, Zuco 103, Cibelle, Bebel Gilberto: Some of the most exciting Brazilian music is often produced outside of Brazil. The singer Mariana Da Cruz is one of this creative runaways. From São Paulo, she first emigrated to Lisboa and finally settled in Switzerland, where she founded the group Da Cruz. Together with her producer Ane H. (the former singer of the Industrial band Swamp Terrorists) and the guitar player Oliver Husmann, she creates an eclectic, danceable mix of bossa bova, funk, electro and contemporary samba rock.
The second album of Da Cruz is called “Corpo Elétrico” and was recorded in São Paulo and Berne/Switzerland. It will be released in the end of October.
