Event

Oakland Samba Revue - featuring Katiana Vilá and Banda Morangão

Debuting this summer, Oakland Samba Revue is the newest contribution to the Bay Area's rich legacy of top notch Brazilian music. Based on the 'little big band' sounds of samba de gafieira, O.S.R. is a product of Grupo Falso Baiano co-founder Brian Moran - "Morangão", backed by Erik Jekabson (trumpet), Zack Pitt-Smith (reeds), Scott Thompson (bass) and David Flores (drums), and featuring vocalist Katiana Vilá. Rooted in acoustic samba, O.S.R. is samba, is jazz, is funk, is fun! Music to dance to, music to listen to.

The term gafieira was Brazilian Portuguese slang meaning low dancing resort, gaff, honky-tonk or dance festivity frequented by the populace. The style originated from samba dancing in cabarets and gafieiras (hence the name, literally meaning Samba of gafieira), primarily in districts of Botafogo, Catete and Centro of Rio de Janeiro. The term gained recognition in 1940s. Over time the style significantly evolved away from the style 1940s under significant influence of Argentine Tango and incorporating many acrobatic elements.

Erik Jekebson (tpt)
Zack Pitt-Smith (reeds)
Brian Moran (guitars)
Katiana Vilá (vocalist from Locura)
Scott Thompson (bass)
David Flores (drums)