16/08 | Film "3 Blood Brothers". Opening concert with Marcos Souza (BR), Nelson Latif (BR) and Olaf Keus (NL)

The event on 16/8 is a must for people interested on brazilian culture and history. The movie "3 Blood Brothers" will tell the story of the 3 brothers, 3 resisting human beings, who performed a very important role in the social, politic and artistic history of their country. Each one, acting in a total different area, played an important role in the struggle against dictatorship in Brazil. They were: Betinho, a social scientist; Henfil, a cartoonist; and Chico Mario, a musician. Chico Mario's sun, pianist Marcos Souza will open the evening playing compositions specially composed for the film.
http://www.3irmaosdesangue.com.br/

Marcos Souza
Composer, pianist, journalist, producer and director of the company Atelier Cultural since 1998, Marcos Souza started his career as a musician at the age of 16. As a musician, he founded and organized in 1994 the group Conversa de Cordas, which released two CDs. In 1998, he recorded a CD with a Duo of piano and cavaquinho, named Duo2. In 1999, he released the CD Marionetes with the singer Regina Spósito, from Minas Gerais. His fifth CD, Marcos Souza, was released in 2004, and was his first solo work and the soundtrack of the film-documentary Evandro Teixeira, Instantâneos da Realidade. In 2005, he released another soundtrack CD, Chapada Diamantina, about the film Brilhante from the Director Conceição Senna.
www.myspace.com/marcossouza

Nelson Latif
Check out the post: 25/07 (Rogério Bicudo & Nelson Latif)

Olaf Keus
Olaf Keus was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and started to play percussion when he was seven years old. He attende the Conservatory in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, where he percussion and drums. He also attended lessons at Conjuncto Folclorico Nacional de Cuba, and practiced percussion in Africa, New York and Brazil. Olaf frequently performs with artists from Brazil, like Ceumar, Diana Miranda, Badi Assad and Macleim.
www.olafkeus.nl