Yamandu Costa + João Bosco

Brazilian Guitar Masters Festival featured in Washington City Paper

We made it to the homepage of Washington City Paper this week! Thanks Steve Kiviat for writing a beautiful feature on EducArte’s first Brazilian Guitar Masters Festival this weekend, with two incredible concerts by Yamandu Costa and João Bosco.

Kiviat writes:
“This weekend offers an opportunity to hear Brazilian masters of guitar from two different generations, who each bring their own unique songcraft touches: Yamandu Costa and João Bosco. […] Costa…has become acclaimed for his speedy, high-pitched finger work on tuneful, leisurely Brazilian samba and bossa nova, as well as on upbeat tango, Roma jazz, and swing jazz. […] For decades now, Bosco has been writing joyous sing-alongs, busy but beautiful rhythmic sambas, and tender slow songs. Bosco is adept at playing percussion-like rhythms on his guitar as well as sweet, picked notes.”

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Yamandu Costa + João Bosco

Announcing our first Brazilian Guitar Masters Festival, May 31-June 1

For one special weekend, Washington, DC, hosts two iconic masters of the Brazilian guitar: Latin GRAMMY® winners Yamandu Costa and João Bosco! Experience the exuberance, virtuosity, and passionate energy of Brazilian rhythms on guitar. Yamandu Costa performs on Friday, May 31, at Miracle Theatre in Eastern Market and João Bosco performs on Saturday, June 1, at Catholic University.

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2024-03-02 Viva Brazil band

Viva Brasil! A weekend of bossa nova, samba, pagode, frevo, samba reggae, funk, and more

Creative Alliance’s Viva Brasil! Carnival Dance Party celebrated its 20th year earlier this month!

This year, carnival celebrations extended through the entire weekend. EducArte curated Friday night’s bossa nova performance, featuring the great showman Marcos Ariel from Rio de Janeiro, who took us on a journey through Brazilian music. The Marcos Ariel Trio featured Andrew Connell […]

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Brazilian bateria class

Announcing EducArte at Levine

We are excited to announce our partnership with Levine Music to present EducArte’s samba percussion and dance classes at Levine’s Silver Spring campus in Montgomery County starting on January 18. Levine Music is the largest and most prestigious community music school in our region, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to add Brazil’s vibrant music and dance to their offerings.

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Pablo Regis de Oliveira

Executive Director Pablo Regis de Oliveira selected for WESTAF’s National Leaders of Color Fellowship

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Pablo Regis de Oliveira, on being selected to represent Maryland as a National Leaders of Color Fellow for 2023-24! The program supports arts leaders of color who are committed to the advancement of cultural equity in the arts, emphasizing policy and data in the arts, leadership, culture of care, and strategic foresight through an advocacy lens.

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