January 13, 2012 Minas Quartet at World Cafe Live PHL 8:00 PM

Minas returns to World Cafe Live to present a retrospective of their entire recorded collection, from their first vinyl “Num Dia Azul” to their most recent release, “Bossa Nova Day”

Minas brought a new wave of Brazilian music to the Delaware Valley when they moved from Rio de Janeiro to Philadelphia in 1984. Today Minas is one of the most sought after Brazilian groups in the United States. Twice recipients of “Best of Philly” award, they have sold out shows World Cafe Live and also performed at The Kimmel Center,

The Mann, and the Painted Bride Arts Center, as well as at The Kennedy Center in DC and Lincoln Center in New York. Featuring songwriters Orlando Haddad on guitar and Patricia King on piano/keyboards, the duo’s voices reflect three decades of vocal and instrumental blending. Orlando has taught Brazilian music and samba percussion at The University of Pennsylvania and UArts. Minas will perform as a quartet, the duo plus bass and drums.

The retrospective will include originals by Orlando and Patricia from their five releases, Num Dia Azul (1983), Dreams of Brazil (1989), Blue Azul (1996), In Rio (2006) and Bossa Nova Day (2010). Fans can expect to hear Minasʼ signature songs such as “Strong Black Coffee,” “Calma Mulher,” “Primavera,” “Only the Moon and the Stars”, “Bossa Nova Day” and “Singing Does Away With the Blues”.

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Friday, January 13, 2012 | Show 8pm | Upstairs Live

Tickets:
General Admission Seating/Standing*: $20 ($17 ticket + $3 processing fee)