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Relacionamentos
Tour 2008

Relacionamentos is the title of a new CD by Regina Ribeiro to be released in Europe, in 2008, marking the beginning of the 2008 tour and introducing the final stage of the Project Relacionamentos «Relationships».

Regina Ribeiro’s completely authentic, original and brandnew repertoire, is the result of the great efforts and research invested by the artist and her musicians over the last 2 years. The music of «Relacionamentos» is a fusion of African Brazilian rhythms with Soul Music, a unique blend of African Samba Jazz with fine touches of electronic music.

Regina Ribeiro, singer, composer and dancer, was born in São Paulo, Brazil, where she grew up and studied. At age 23 she left home in order to go to the U.S.A. In the U.S. she represented Brazil at the Lowell Arts Festival (Ma), conducted workshops in Boston and continued her studies in New York. After that she lived in Paris and travelled to Africa to do research in the Ivory Coast and Ghana. In 1983 she came to Switzerland, where she has since lived and participated in a great number of intercultural projects. For the past 29 years she has been professionally involved in many different projects and has appeared in countries such as Brazil, U.S.A, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Scandinavia, Japan, Switzerland etc. Regina Ribeiro has been involved in productions and shared the stage with: Arthur Beat, Talib Kibway, Billy Summers, Teddy Bärlocher, Glaucus Linx, Fábio Freire, Sérgio Otanazetra, Noel Ekwabi, Jon Otis, Mauro Martins, Luis Ribeiro, Dudu Penz, Susanne Daeppen, Paco Yê, Othella Dallas and many more.

With her beautiful voice, a great performance and an impressive presence on stage, Regina Ribeiro charms and enchants with great sensitivity the young as well as the more mature audiences.

There are two versions for project «Relacionamentos»:
. concert with the band
. concert with the band and complementary ballet

Far beyond the traditional Samba Regina Ribeiro’s Brazilian dance is between Africa and America. The choreographic creation for “Relacionamentos” is the perfect illustration of the project, featuring a cross-section of Afro- Brazilian and Modern Dance.

Regina Ribeiro’s Music and Dance Project is a group of professional musicians and dancers from Brazil, Cuba, Angola, Italy and Switzerland, who live in Bern, Locarno, Zürich and Vienna.

The Band: Regina Ribeiro (Brazil), Concept, lead vocal, composition, dance Sandro Schneebeli (Switzerland), Guitar, compositions, arrangements Toni Schiavano (Italy), Bass, compositions, arrangements and Luis Ribeiro (Brazil), percussion, drums, compositions, arrangements.

The Ballet: Naima Bärlocher (Brazil/ Switzerland) André Muller (Switzerland) Marcelo Abreu (Cuba) and Isabel Lunkembisa (Angola/ Switzerland)

The Project «Relacionamentos» is an intercultural dialogue at the beginning of a new millennium.