One of the most poetical musical movements in Brazil, if not the most, has reached 4 decades. The Corner Club (O Clube da Esquina) was a music collective from the state of Minas Gerais, the mountaineous region famous for its gold and precious stones during the colonial period. Clube da Esquina started in 1963 when […]
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A Trip that has lasted 10 years: Train Tan Tan is on the track for Social Inclusion
November 16, 2012 
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Until the 80s there was a train taking patients with mental illnesses from the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, to be locked up in the big mental asylum in the town of Barbacena. This train was given the nickname of “Trem Tan Tan”. But now mental institutions in […]
Continue reading Titane: Spilling talent
October 28, 2012 3 Comments
I first met Titane during a vocal improvisation workshop at the Fundação de Educação Artística, a music school in the city of Belo Horizonte, back in the late 80s. Belo Horizonte is the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Fundação is much more than a music school. It is a creative gathering […]
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