Iara Rennó
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Iara Rennó
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São Paulo
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Brazil
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Bio:
Indicada ao Grammy Latino em 2022 com o álbum Oríkì na categoria 'Melhor álbum de música de raízes em língua portuguesa', Iara Rennó é um corpo em alta voltagem. Vai do acústico ao eletrônico, do experimental à canção, em uma produção musical intensa e diversa que não pode ser resumida a um só estilo ou a uma única voz. É na pluralidade que Iara afirma sua singularidade. Cria e apresenta projetos multilinguagens que abrangem poesia, música, cinema, literatura, teatro e performance. Versa sobre a força e a liberdade feminina, reverenciando culturas de povos originários ao expressar uma arte decolonial e afrodiaspórica.
Nascida em uma família de artistas - a família Espíndola - Iara começou a cantar ao lado de sua mãe, Alzira E, e foi vocalista na banda do grande mestre Itamar Assumpção por três anos. Artista de expansão perene, é cantora, instrumentista, produtora, performer, atriz, poeta, produtora e diretora musical. Compositora prolífica, tem mais de 100 músicas gravadas por grandes nomes da música brasileira como Elza Soares, Ney Matogrosso, Gaby Amarantos, Jaloo, Ava Rocha, Virgínia Rodrigues e Lia de Itamaracá. Trabalhou em colaboração com artistas internacionais como Quantic, Anita Tijoux, Projeto Compass, entre outros.
Iara acaba de lançar seu oitavo álbum, o aguardado Oríkì. Uma exaltação à cultura dos orixás com sonoridade afro-brasileira única, a obra é fruto de mais de 13 anos de pesquisa, criação e produção. As 13 músicas são dedicadas aos orixás mais populares no Brasil e foram compostas a partir de transcriações de oriki milenares da tradição nagô. As faixas contam com participações de Tulipa Ruiz, Anelis Assumpção, Lucas Santtana, Curumin, Criolo, Carlinhos Brown, Rob Mazurek e Thalma de Freitas como intérpretes, além de Kiko Dinucci, Marcelo Jeneci e Maurício Badé, entre outros, como instrumentistas
No final de 2021 fez sua estréia no audiovisual com o filme, “Transflorestar – Ato I”, na 19ª Flip (Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty). Obra híbrida com direção, roteiro e atuação de Iara Rennó, montagem e videoarte de Mary Gatis, direção de arte de Alma Negrot e participações de Curumin e Ed Trombone, o filme apresenta parcerias com Ava Rocha, Tetê Espíndola e Alzira E, além de falas documentais do xamã yanomami Davi Kopenawa e da filósofa burquinabesa Sobonfu Somé.
No primeiro semestre de 2021, lançou o álbum “Pra Te Abraçar” e a websérie homônima, feita a partir de encontros musicais diversos. Os vídeos somam 30 músicas e traçam um panorama da produção da compositora durante o confinamento da pandemia no ano de 2020. Participam dos episódios Thalma de Freitas, Lucina, Céu, Peri Pane, Curumin, Alzira E, Ava Rocha, Duda Brack, Gustavo Galo, Julia Rocha e Josyara.
Produzido em 2020, AfrodisíacA é um projeto sinestésico e intersemiótico, reunindo poesia, música, videoarte, websérie e até gastronomia. AfrodisíacA - o álbum - é um híbrido de música e poesia e foi lançado em outubro de 2020, com participação de artistas como Elza, Soares, Camila Pitanga, Alice Ruiz, Josyara, entre outros. Em fevereiro de 2021, Iara apresentou um desdobramento do projeto: AfrodisíacA Poesia, livro-objeto de arte, numa pequena tiragem artesanal.
2019 foi um ano de destaque a dois grandes projetos: os musicais Macunaíma Ópera Tupi - Transcriação (SESC Vila Mariana, SP, fevereiro - criação, atuação e direção geral) e Pretoperitamar - O Caminho Que Vai Dar Aqui (SESC Pompéia - atuação e co-direção musical).
Durante 2018 e 2019, a artista realizou uma série de atividades relativas às comemorações de 90 anos do livro Macunaíma – o Herói Sem Nenhum Caráter e portanto, 10 anos de seu álbum Macunaíma Ópera Tupi. Foram shows, aulas-show e debates em teatros, centros culturais, universidades, festivais, feiras e mostras literárias no Brasil e em Portugal. Para coroar, o lançamento digital do disco pelo Selo SESC e a remontagem de sua grande ópera macunaímica.
Em meados de 2018 estreou seu projeto infantil, Iaiá e os Erês – com disco e espetáculo. Nele, Iara é Iaiá – personagem paralela à que atua no programa Pratinho da Iaiá (Tv Rá Tim Bum/ Tv Cultura), para o qual compôs a trilha. O disco traz músicas inéditas com parceiros variados, incluindo crianças, filhos e filhas de parceiras como Ava Rocha, Anelis Assumpção, Curumin, Moreno Veloso e Nina Becker. O álbum tem a produção de Iara Rennó e Lucas Martins, arte gráfica de MZK.
Em junho de 2016 vieram os álbuns gêmeos ARCO e FLECHA (ybmusic/ Selo Circus), sendo o FLECHA produzido em parceria com Curumin, e Arco (onde Iara assina a produção) gravado juntamente com as multi artistas Mariá Portugal e Maria Beraldo.
No final de 2013 lançou IARA (Jóia Moderna) com produção de Moreno Veloso e banda formada Ricardo Dias Gomes (banda Cê, de Caetano Veloso, e Do Amor) e Leo Monteiro (Orquestra Imperial e Duplexx).
Em 2008 foi a vez do grande Macunaíma Ópera Tupi (selo SESC, 2008), disco temático feito a partir de fragmentos de Macunaíma - o Herói Sem Nenhum Caráter, de Mario de Andrade, que conta com a participação de artistas como Tom Zé, Siba e Barbatuques, entre muitos outros. A produção se transformou no musical Macunaíma no Oficina – Ópera Baile, montada em 2010 no antológico teatro de Zé Celso.
Durante o ano de 2017 Iara fez o lançamento do primeiro documentário sobre seu trabalho, Afiando a Flecha; circulou com diferentes formatos de shows pelo Brasil, iniciou o projeto #feminística; estreou no cinema com uma participação no filme ‘A Moça do Calendário’ (de Helena Ignez); gravou pela TV Rá Tim Bum seu primeiro trabalho televisivo; e encerrou o ano cantando com Elza Soares – a cantora do milênio e musa máxima de ARCO e FLECHA.
Em Junho de 2015 Iara lançou sua primeira aventura literária, o livro de poemas eróti-cômicos Lingua Brasa Carne Flor, numa tiragem limitadíssima pela Editora Patuá.
Ainda em 2015 dirigiu e circulou com o espetáculo DRAMA – interpretando álbum original de Maria Bethânia.
Em parceria com Cibelle, Ruben Jacobina e o Do Amor, apresenta o disco de marchinhas autorais A.B.R.A. Pré-Cá (ST2, 2012).
Em 2009 Iara Idealizou e realizou o projeto multimídia ORIKI IN CORPORE – Instalação Sonora, exposição de 12 partes somando 400 metros quadrados no Museu Afro Brasil, trabalho inédito de criação musical e sensorial `a partir dos poemas para orixás da tradição milenar iorubana.
Seu primeiro projeto autoral na música foi a DonaZica – banda encabeçada por Iara, Andreia Dias e Anelis Assumpção - que lançou os álbuns Composição e Filme Brasileiro, de 2003 e 2005, respectivamente.
Iara iniciou sua carreira cantando com a mãe, Alzira E, além de ter integrado a banda de Itamar Assumpção como vocalista de 2000 a 2003.
English:
Nominated for the Latin Grammy in 2022 with the album "Oríkì" in the category of 'Best Portuguese Language Roots Music Album,' Iara Rennó is a high-voltage artistic force. Her work spans from acoustic to electronic, from experimental to song, in an intense and diverse musical production that cannot be confined to a single style or voice. It is through plurality that Iara asserts her uniqueness, creating and presenting multilingual projects encompassing poetry, music, cinema, literature, theater, and performance. She explores the strength and freedom of femininity, paying homage to the cultures of indigenous peoples while expressing a decolonial and Afro-diasporic art.
Born into a family of artists - the Espíndola family - Iara started singing alongside her mother, Alzira E, and served as the vocalist in the band of the great master Itamar Assumpção for three years. A perennially expanding artist, she is a singer, instrumentalist, producer, performer, actress, poet, and musical director. As a prolific composer, she has over 100 songs recorded by prominent figures in Brazilian music such as Elza Soares, Ney Matogrosso, Gaby Amarantos, Jaloo, Ava Rocha, Virgínia Rodrigues, and Lia de Itamaracá. Iara has collaborated with international artists like Quantic, Anita Tijoux, Projeto Compass, and others.
Iara has recently released her eighth album, the highly anticipated "Oríkì." A celebration of the culture of the orixás with a unique Afro-Brazilian sound, the work is the result of over 13 years of research, creation, and production. The 13 songs are dedicated to the most popular orixás in Brazil and were composed based on transcriptions of millennia-old oriki from the Yoruba tradition. The tracks feature collaborations with artists such as Tulipa Ruiz, Anelis Assumpção, Lucas Santtana, Curumin, Criolo, Carlinhos Brown, Rob Mazurek, and Thalma de Freitas as interpreters, along with Kiko Dinucci, Marcelo Jeneci, and Maurício Badé, among others, as instrumentalists.
In late 2021, Iara made her audiovisual debut with the film "Transflorestar – Ato I" at the 19th Flip (International Literary Festival of Paraty). A hybrid work with direction, script, and performance by Iara Rennó, editing and video art by Mary Gatis, art direction by Alma Negrot, and featuring appearances by Curumin and Ed Trombone, the film includes collaborations with Ava Rocha, Tetê Espíndola, Alzira E, as well as documentary statements from Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa and Burkinabé philosopher Sobonfu Somé.
In the first half of 2021, she released the album "Pra Te Abraçar" and the homonymous web series, featuring diverse musical encounters. The videos include 30 songs, offering a panorama of the composer's production during the pandemic confinement in 2020. Episodes feature Thalma de Freitas, Lucina, Céu, Peri Pane, Curumin, Alzira E, Ava Rocha, Duda Brack, Gustavo Galo, Julia Rocha, and Josyara.
Produced in 2020, "AfrodisíacA" is a synesthetic and intersemiotic project, incorporating poetry, music, video art, web series, and even gastronomy. "AfrodisíacA - the album" is a hybrid of music and poetry, released in October 2020, with the participation of artists such as Elza Soares, Camila Pitanga, Alice Ruiz, Josyara, among others. In February 2021, Iara presented a spin-off of the project: "AfrodisíacA Poesia," an art-object book in a small artisanal edition.
2019 was a standout year for two major projects: the musicals "Macunaíma Ópera Tupi - Transcriação" (SESC Vila Mariana, SP, February - creation, performance, and overall direction) and "Pretoperitamar - O Caminho Que Vai Dar Aqui" (SESC Pompéia - performance and co-musical direction).
Throughout 2018 and 2019, the artist conducted a series of activities related to the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the book "Macunaíma – o Herói Sem Nenhum Caráter" and, consequently, the 10th anniversary of her album "Macunaíma Ópera Tupi." There were shows, show-lectures, and discussions in theaters, cultural centers, universities, festivals, fairs, and literary events in Brazil and Portugal. To cap it off, the digital release of the album by Selo SESC and the remounting of her grand Macunaíma opera.
In mid-2018, she debuted her children's project, "Iaiá e os Erês," with both an album and a show. In it, Iara becomes Iaiá - a character parallel to the one she portrays in the "Pratinho da Iaiá" program (Tv Rá Tim Bum/Tv Cultura), for which she composed the soundtrack. The album features original songs with various partners, including children, sons, and daughters of collaborators such as Ava Rocha, Anelis Assumpção, Curumin, Moreno Veloso, and Nina Becker. The album was produced by Iara Rennó and Lucas Martins, with graphic design by MZK.
In June 2016, the twin albums "ARCO" and "FLECHA" were released (ybmusic/Selo Circus), with "FLECHA" produced in collaboration with Curumin, and "Arco" (where Iara serves as producer) recorded alongside multi-artists Mariá Portugal and Maria Beraldo.
At the end of 2013, she released "IARA" (Jóia Moderna) with production by Moreno Veloso and a band consisting of Ricardo Dias Gomes (from Caetano Veloso's band Cê and Do Amor) and Leo Monteiro (Orquestra Imperial and Duplexx).
In 2008, the significant "Macunaíma Ópera Tupi" (SESC label, 2008) was released, a thematic album created from fragments of Mario de Andrade's "Macunaíma - o Herói Sem Nenhum Caráter," featuring artists such as Tom Zé, Siba, and Barbatuques, among many others. The production evolved into the Macunaíma musical at Oficina – Ópera Baile, staged in 2010 at Zé Celso's legendary theater.
In 2017, Iara launched the first documentary about her work, "Afiando a Flecha," toured with different show formats across Brazil, initiated the #feminística project, made her cinema debut with a role in the film ‘A Moça do Calendário’ (by Helena Ignez), recorded her first television work for TV Rá Tim Bum, and concluded the year by singing with Elza Soares – the
singer of the millennium and the ultimate muse of "ARCO" and "FLECHA."
In June 2015, Iara released her first literary adventure, the collection of erotic-comic poems "Lingua Brasa Carne Flor," in a very limited edition by Editora Patuá.
Also in 2015, she directed and toured with the show "DRAMA," interpreting the original album by Maria Bethânia.
In collaboration with Cibelle, Ruben Jacobina, and Do Amor, she presented the album of original carnival marches "A.B.R.A. Pré-Cá" (ST2, 2012).
In 2009, Iara conceived and realized the multimedia project "ORIKI IN CORPORE – Instalação Sonora," a 12-part exhibition spanning 400 square meters at the Afro Brasil Museum. It was an unprecedented work of musical and sensory creation based on the poems for orixás from the millennia-old Yoruba tradition.
Her first solo project in music was "DonaZica" – a band led by Iara, Andreia Dias, and Anelis Assumpção - which released the albums "Composição" and "Filme Brasileiro" in 2003 and 2005, respectively.
Iara began her singing career with her mother, Alzira E, and also joined Itamar Assumpção's band as a vocalist from 2000 to 2003.
Contact Information
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Management/Booking:
Paloma Espíndola
São Paulo, SP, Brasil
+55 11 97644 5097
[email protected]
My Recordings
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Discography:
Oríkì (Dobra Discos, 2022)
Pra Te Abraçar (Iara Rennó, 2021)
AfrodisíacA (Iara Rennó, 2020)
Iaiá e os Erês (ybmusic, 2018)
Arco (ybmusic/ Selo Circus, 2016)
Flecha (ybmusic/ Selo Circus, 2016)
IARA (Joia Moderna, 2013)
Macunaíma Ópera Tupi (selo SESC, 2008)
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Both pulled by the inexorable mathematical gravity of the small world phenomenon to within range of everybody inside.
And by logical extension, to within range of all humanity outside as well.
I'm Pardal here in Brazil (that's "Sparrow" in English). The deep roots of this project are in Manhattan, where Allen Klein (managed the Beatles and The Rolling Stones) called me about royalties for the estate of Sam Cooke... where Jerry Ragovoy (co-wrote Time is On My Side, sung by the Stones; Piece of My Heart, Janis Joplin of course; and Pata Pata, sung by the great Miriam Makeba) called me looking for unpaid royalties... where I did contract and licensing for Carlinhos Brown's participation on Bahia Black with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock...
...where I rescued unpaid royalties for Aretha Franklin (from Atlantic Records), Barbra Streisand (from CBS Records), Led Zeppelin, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Airto Moreira, Jim Hall, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Ray Barretto, Philip Glass, Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd for his interest in Bob Marley compositions, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam and others...
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Yeah this is Bob's first record contract, made with Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd of Studio One and co-signed by his aunt because he was under 21. I took it to Black Rock to argue with CBS' lawyers about the royalties they didn't want to pay (they paid).
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