Artist description Rafael Lima pays tribute to the culture of the northern amazonian region, which has been fighting for its independence. Today this culture is about to disapear.His lyrics are involved, whether he sings fairytales of the Amazon forest or whether he defends important causes.Whether Rafael Lima’s music is a tribal journey deep into the Amazonian jungle. A sweet and powerful voice evolving in uncommon registers carrying the riches of the Amazonian dialects.

Music Style Ethnic / World pop

Musical Influences Sounds of the deep amzonian jungle / Yanomamis

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Artist History 2000 Recording the third album ‘Brasil - 500 years, so what ?’Just a question: Who discovered us ?Tour in Switzerland...Grand Café (Lausanne)Pianissimo (Lausanne)Verein Schüür (Luzern)Chat Noir (Genève)Bierhübeli (Berne)Bleu Lézard (Lausanne)Temps Moderne (Vevey)Nouveau Monde (Fribourg)Caves du Manoir (Martigny)1997 Tours in Switzerland & Brasil... Jazz in the Garden festival (Switzerland) Les Toniques festival (Switzerland) Open-air festival Belèm for 6000 people (Brasil)Centro Cultural Sao-Paulo (Brasil)Centro Brazil - USA (Brasil)Teatro Margarida Schivazzapa (Brasil)Teatro da Paz (Brasil) ...1996 Recording the second album ‘Apui’ with special guests: Doum Rumão (Weather Report, Franc Sinatra,...)Bocato (Elis Regina, Rita Lee,...)Vernissage at the Cully Jazz festival with Doum Rumão.1995 Tours in Switzerland, Italy & Brasil...Festate in Chiasso (Switzerland)Latino-Americano festival (Italy)Podring Jazz festival (Switzerland)Centro Cultural Sao-Paulo (Brasil)Mozart’s 200th. anniversary (Italy)...1994 Recording the first album ‘Arribadas’. Recording the Video Documentary ‘LIVE’ Including live performances between 1987 and 1994.Performing at the Montreux Jazz festival (Switzerland) Inaugurated the Miles Davis Hall.1992 Tour in Canada.Mariposa festival (Ontario)Otawa International Jazz festival (Otawa)Blue Sky festival (Claredon)KW Jazz festival (Kithiwinner)Latin Jazz festival Bamboo club (Toronto)1990 Performing in São-Paulo for 20’000 peopleswith some famous brazilian stars.1988 Tour in Brasil ‘Projeto Pixinguinha’Governmental project for promoting new talents.

Group Members Rafael Lima (vocal & guitare)Nicola Marinoni (percussions)Paulo Levi (saxophones)Calibre Gomez (bass)& many others...

Instruments Guitare/Ethnic percussions /Hornes/Bass/

Albums 500 years, so what? / Apui / Arribadas

Press Reviews See on http://www.l177.com

Additional Info Live in Montreux '94 (CD) / Live in Bierhübeli '00 (CD)

Location Belem, Para - Brazil

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