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Tue 29 Jul 08

Marcelo D2 & Dj Dolores

9:00pm at Espacio Movistar C/ Pascual i Vila, s/n) 25 € Buy tickets

Marcelo D2, Brazilian rapper, a former vocalist of the band Planet Hemp, he started his solo career in 1998 with the album Eu Tiro É Onda.

In 2003 he released “À Procura da Batida Perfeita” (watch video) -”Looking for the perfect beat”, a reference to an Afrika Bambaataa song of the same name) produced by Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato. The album mixed hip-hop with samba, and included a collaboration with will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas. The album was a hit, and led to an Acústico MTV performance, analogous to MTV Unplugged in the United States. The album was released with the English title in Asia, Europe, and North America.

His third album Meu Samba É Assim (”My Samba Is Like This”) was released May 8, 2006. It features Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 on the track “That’s What I Got”. His biggest radio hit is the song “Qual É?” (watch video).

Dj Dolores (Listen to the gig) has had a noted participation in the Recife, Brazil scene since 1989. Recording and sampling sounds from Recife, Dolores has been producing music from sounds of the streets of Recife mixed with his own programming. Dolores has been writing soundtracks for the cinema (like the major production O Rap do Pequeno Príncipe Contra as Almas Sebosas, by Paulo Caldas/Marcelo Luna) and theater (A Máquina, by João Falcão). He also has participated in festivals like the Free Jazz Festival 2001, Abril Pro Rock 2001, Strictly Mundial 2001 (in Salvador, Bahia), and has participated in Adriana Calcanhotto’s CD Marítimo, along with his work with the Orchestra Santa Massa. (written by Alvaro Neder).

(Taken from http://www.theproject.es, www.pagina12.com.ar, www.allmusic.com, www.bbc.co.uk & www.wikipedia.org)