Jeff & Robertinho Silva

In his second album, the Rio de Janeiro’s artist impresses as a composer. Songs like "Ritual" and "Canção do Bem" reveal an author with inspiration above average. The refined treatment of the songs , with an emphasis on percussion (played by virtuosos like Robertinho Silva and Marcos Suzano) without loss of lightness, value the great crop of " Dança". - Mauro Ferreira - Jornal O Dia - Rio de Janeiro

RIO - It began quietly. The boy bucked the ears, tuned:> ita ita <dancings Center and then went to Copacabana, the Eldorado of the musicians then.

- Sent to a jacket and went to the club. The teacher asked, "Can you play 'The Man with the Golden Arm' (classic theme of striptease)?". I said yes and started playing for a woman undressing. I thought, "Copacabana is it?"
It was more. In 1964, he was invited to play with Cauby Peixoto on the prestigious Nightclub Drink. With the start of the festival, I saw the neighbors TV, Robby had the confirmation of what he thought about his craft:

- Never wanted to be a percussionist. I wanted to be a musician. And I studied because it did not want to be humiliated in the studio by the guys that said drummer is not a musician, is leather batter. When I saw Airto Moreira (then in New Quartet) revolutionizing the percussion, I decided that my business was the art of drumming.

When the Canecão opened, it was part of the house band. Dali gained visibility, which led to invitations from musicians like Paulo Moura, Marcos Valle, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento and Egberto Gismonti, who worked for almost 30 years.

In 1969, with Miles Davis in the head ("He taught everybody to risk in the Dark") and contaminated by countercultural atmosphere of the Solar da Fossa (where he lived in Botafogo), Robby abandoned Canecão with nothing in sight. After a while, Milton made the call that would mark his career. I was riding Sound Imaginary, which premiered at the Teatro View next to the singer in April 1970, Friday of the Passion, and became the biggest sensation of Brazilian music that season.

- It was modern as hell, everyone wanted to see this show - remember, commenting that the band still had Wagner Tiso, Tavito, Luiz Alves, Frederyko and Zé Rodrix. - It was my first time out of the battery face. I had ear drum, gong.

Milton, he came to Wayne Shorter and Sarah Vaughan. The Realengo train journey followed outside Brazil, but also inside. He devoted himself to studying the national folklore and teaching percussion and drums in workshops and projects such as the successful Brazilian Drumming. Today reflects quiet.

- After 70, there are things you no longer do. I'm in terrible fight against cigarette - Account. - I've been the king of cervejota 24 hours in the air. Today I am old car, squeegee only Saturday and Sunday to show to friends. But I'm vain, do not let the man grab me. My ambition to grow on me canned music, percussion is a remedy - O Globo

Percussion have power on the album Dança, second album of the singer, songwriter Jeff. Launched by Rio seal Mills Records, the disc has stakes of great musicians and students of social projects related to music.

The percussion is always present but well balanced, it does not overlap the CD arrangements that have production signed by Jeff himself. In the eleven tracks the percussion is in the master hands as Marcos Suzano, Robertinho Silva and Adriano Sampaio. Joining them appear students from poor comunities groups like Jongo da Serrinha, Rio Maracatu, Meninas do Rio and Afroreggae. "When rolled the invitation to record with the students of Rio Maracatu, I was delighted as it would be for them and for me a whole new experience where we could experience, in addition to traditional Maracatu hit, other rhythms that arose at the time and was the what happened", says Adriano in testimony published in Jeff's Facebook page. "For arrangements use only the tools that are used in traditional Orchestra Maracatu" he added.

Good songwriter, Jeff already open with the winning Ritual of joy: "It comes from Maranhão / Come from maracatu / It comes from Trinidad / comes from Angola and Guinea." In Dança sings: "The body is my space." Facebook Jeff delivery: "It was the music that inspired the album's theme as if it were the summary and the other songs on the CD were the details.". Already telling a story passes through Rio stations in Rio Night, joining the geography of the city of contrasts from north to south through the center zone. Jeff also visit the traditional northeastern parties in Saint John, "colored flags can turn that square in a love scene."

Jeff's music is interesting, it has identity. Guided by drums and rhythms without losing the lightness values the songs. - Ziriguidum

The duo formed by Jeff and Robertinho Silva has own authoring songs in concert voice , guitar and percussion. In the repertoire are songs like " Ilha do Governador " (Jeff ) , " Ritual" (Jeff ) , " Shakes Sneaker " (Jeff ), and successes of the MPB , such as " Novena " ( Geraldo Azevedo ), "The Frog " ( João Donato ) , "Nothing Is As Before " ( Milton Nascimento and Ronaldo Bastos ) and " Drinking Water " (Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes ) . - O Globo

RIO -The project "Brazilian Drumming - Percussion Orchestra Robertinho Silva," the White Flag Institute, receives subscriptions for their courses by the 20th of May. Can enroll students between 14 and 25 who are enrolled in the Rio Public Education Network and are residents of the communities located in the port area of ​​Rio de Janeiro (Morro da Providencia, Morro da Conceição, Mauá Square, center, Praça Onze, Barrier Vasco, hose, Saint Kitts and cashew) and vicinity. The result comes out on June 12 and classes will start one week depois.Após the selection of students - expected to take place between May 22 and June 3 - course participants will be trained as percussionists and drummers, while they will learn to manufacture percussion instruments. The percussion classes will be taught by the very Robertinho Silva under the supervision of Carlos Negreiros and instruments manufacturing classes will be taught by Marcos China and his team.

To make the registration, applicants must go, until May 20, the project headquarters (Rua Camerino, 60 - Health) or by phone 2512-5308, between 9h and 18h, armed with school reporting and authorization of responsible . - O Globo