ALMA's Brazilian Independence Party @ Sullivan Room!

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ALMA’s Brazilian Independence Day Celebration!



In celebration of our most beloved nation’s Independence Day, the ALMA crew returns to the Sullivan Room with more bang for your Brazilian buck. DJ True and Miller Cruz man the decks with their musical assortment of all things Brazilian from traditional grooves to Deep House and Drum n’ Bass. But the bonus for the evening will be Ray Velasquez taking a break from opening for Bebel Gilberto to bring his unique samba electronica, nova bossa nova sound to the decks for a very special guest appearance. Ray has personally DJed for Gilberto Gil’s carnaval party in Bahia amongst many other gigs in Brazil. His new CD "Samba Sunset" has been getting rave reviews, and what better place to flex his veteran DJ skills than at ALMA’s monthly Brazilian soirée.

Also, off of their hugely successful bonus track, House of Rhumba Beats on Masters at Work’s remix of "Somebody New" by Georg Levin, 3 piece percussion ensemble House of Rhumba will be joining the guys for some live musical accompaniment. These guys are on countless recordings for MAW and blew people’s minds at Louie Vega’s Dance Ritual parties.

Expect a sure fire "dance ‘til it hurts" soundtrack for those that like their grooves a little harder and their dance floors a little stickier. Brazilian lovelies of all nationalities will be in the house to celebrate this very festive occasion and it will be hosted: Muzikbutrfly and Manchildblack.

For More Information, Please Visit: www.emergingarts.com/alma.html

Friday, September 10th
10pm - 4am
$5 before 11pm, $10 thereafter
Sullivan Room
218 Sullivan Street
btwn 3rd & Bleecker

Brazilian Independence Day History:

Encountered by Portugal in 1500, Brazil remained a colony for 322 years and proclaimed its independence in 1822. Contrary to the other Latin-American nations, Brazilian independence has not been obtained through a colonial liberation war. In 1808, as Napoleon's armies began the invasion of Portugal, the monarch and his court were transferred to Rio de Janeiro. The establishment of the royal administration in the colony for a period of 14 years, Brazil’s elevation, in 1815, from the status of a colony to that of a United Kingdom with Portugal, among other events, accelerated the march towards independence. On September 7, 1822, fearing a return to the condition of colony intended by the Courts of Lisbon after Napoleon's defeat and Portugal's liberation, Prince Dom Pedro I proclaimed Independence.

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