Artist description Brazilian Pop Beat

Music Style Brazilian Pop Beat

Musical Influences Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Elis Regina, Sting, Peter Gabriel...

Artist History Kátia Moraes & Sambaguru is an ensemble of 6 musicians from Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, and the United States that has been playing a wide-ranging blend of original music since 1997. Their rich and extensive repertoire arises from the huge diversity in approaches and techniques that distinguish the personal and regional backgrounds of each band member. It is a vibrant band that has its own stylistic inner tensions among these players from widely separated areas of the globe unite a remarkable depth and quality. Sambaguru’s debut CD Ginga is a cross-pollination of distinct styles and musical innovation.

Group Members Kátia Moraes, Bill Brendle, Hussain Jiffry, Sanjay Divecha, Tony Shogren and Kevin Ricard.

Instruments Vocals, keys, acoordion, cavaquinho, guitar, bass, drums and percussion.

Albums "Ten Feet and The Sun" and "Ginga".

Press Reviews "Kátia Moraes & Sambaguru’s repertoire is Brazilian music of the highest caliber. Their songs are a fragile combination of smooth, frothy melodies and sophisticated rhythms that will delight fans of percolating percussion."LOS ANGELES TIMES"It is a vibrant band that has its own identity as well a rapport that borders on the telepathic."BRAZZIL MAGAZINE" Their music is frothy infectious and rhythmically challenging."NEW TIMES"Leapfrogging from straight pagode to funked-out samba to rock, Kátia’s hearty vocal cords dominate, while freshness and spontaneity percolate out from Sambaguru band."THE BEAT "This one should be in any sambaphile’s collection."DIRTY LINEN"Their sound is modern, yet timeless."LATIN STYLE"Moraes is both cheerleader and educator."LOS ANGELES TIMES“Kátia’s voice can be powerful and heartfelt, coy and compeling, expansive or intimate. “THE BRAZILIAN MUSIC REVIEW

Location Los Angeles, California - USA

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