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- Curation by: The Artist
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Fred Dantas
- City: Salvador, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
- Bio: Maestro Fred Dantas (Frederico Dantas) is a trombonist, composer, arranger, big band leader, ethnomusicologist and educator. He's founder of the Oficina de Frevos e Dobrados, an organization he's led for the past 30 years and which is dedicated to teaching music to young people. He also leads the Orquestra Fred Dantas, working broadly in the styles of gafieira, frevo, and marchinhas de carnaval.
My Media
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UC3NwZTYVIQMWr5nhc6Fc8Pg
Matrix Music Player
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Feitiço da Vila - Fred Dantas3 tracks1 play | 478 views
▶ Brazil has something called "jeitinho" (zhay-TEEN-you), the "little way". In a land where the official way is often impossible, people get things done by other means.
▶ The matrix is jeitinho. It allows splendid Brazilian musicians to be discovered and accessed from everywhere. But to work for the Brazilians, it has to work for everyone.
▶ All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below (curated artists below this window)... from Brazil, with love!
This matrix is predicated on the fact that fame & fortune are not inextricably linked to talent, dedication, and even genius.
Brazil has something called "jeitinho", the "little way". In a country where the official way is so often impossible, people have to be creative. Do end runs around problems and powers-that-be.
The matrix is jeitinho. All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below. Matrix encompassed artists below the window.