Author Archives: barak
rotc @ guanabara 11 aug 2012
it was a long, hot summer…. well ok it wasn’t hot, more wet… it was a long, wet summer…. mmm, not long either…. it was an average length wet summer… did that stop us? and had we had enough of … Continue reading
minibloco + fabio allman @ casa brasil, somerset house 02 aug 2012
thanks to the government of rio de janeiro we are back again to play outdoors in central london on a summer evening. they have sponsored the stage, and we are here promoting tourism to their city, the location of the … Continue reading
rotc @ merchant city festival 27 jul 2012
once again rotc visits (sunny) glasgow; as ever our bff’s roddy & samba ya bamba help out with guest players and logistics, and big brother luigi (bottom r with hat) takes care of us italian style. the job? 2 days … Continue reading
rotc + monobloco @ guanabara 21 jul 2012
today, the planned stoke newington festival/olympic torch arrival in clissold park was cancelled/moved due to waterlogging… but who cares? we still got to play for tropical isles during hackney carnival parade and play with monobloco, sargento pimenta and everyone in … Continue reading
rotc + guests @ guanabara jul 14 2012
how special is this, the fab four on stage with us in london… not just any fab four, but the 4 ringleaders of bloco do sargento pimenta, rio’s beatles-themed carnival hit makers – leandro, felipe, felipe and matéus. our bands … Continue reading
soulbloco @ guanabara 22 jun 2012
ooh baby. a sweaty night at guanabara club. we will be back with more players the following night, but for now 8 of us have to rock the crowd. friday night is soul night, and we play r’n’b + motown … Continue reading
rotc @ twickenham carnival 17 jun 2012
remember last year? the rain, the absence of crowds, the atmosphere? well we are back, same time, same place, same crowds, same parade (no rain) + same 7 children (without anoraks). are we glum? no. rio it is not, but … Continue reading
rotc @ world city music village, clissold pk 16 jun 2012
cultural co-operation have for a long while put on yearly festivals of multiculture. finally, we are deemed ethnic (efnic) enough to be placed alongside their more obviously immigrant acts. through sodden grass we played/trod to the stage, and then entertained … Continue reading
rotc @ lovebox jun 15 2012
there are some situations in which it is difficult to be a parading percussion band. underwater, flying in mid-air, and deep mud. and yes at lovebox festival we find ourselves once more, in the third of these aforementioned scenarios. it … Continue reading
rotc @ twickenham carnival 12 jun 2011
indeed, sometimes it rains on your parade, and today in the suburban tranquility-until-we-banged-our-loud-ass-drums it rained on twickenham council’s yearly attempt at recreating a rio atmosphere. we are not in this game to be glum, we enjoyed ouselves regardless of lack … Continue reading