One of Brazil's greatest musicians is coming to Manhattan's Carnegie Hall as Paulino da Viola hits the stage on Nov. 28 as a part of the "Voices From Latin America," festival.
Paulinho da Viola will be joined on stage by Beatriz Faria on vocals, Cristovao Bastos on piano and Mario Seve on flute and saxophone. Joao Rabello will be on guitar, Dininho Silva on electric bass, while Celsinho Silva on percussion as well as Marcos Esguleba with Hercules Nunes playing the drums.
Born Paulo Cesar Batista de Faria on Nov. 12, 1942, Paulinho in Botafogo, Brazil was introduced to music by his father a famous choro musican, Cesar Faria.
Paulinho is consider one of the greatest samba musicians to have ever lived and has spawned 26 albums to date when he started on the professional scene in 1965. He incorporates the guitar, cavaquinho and the mandolin in his performances, but according to the famed musician, he sometimes strays from his traditional samba music.
"There are no rules or set models, but everybody recognizes the samba by its rhythm," he said.
Ultimately, what remains at its essence is a certain spirit.
"Initially, samba might seem like the manifestation of a superficial happiness-a simple enthusiasm, but samba is not only that," da Viola said. "Samba deals with suffering, loss, and also the pleasures of life, but does it in a unique manner, a comforting way that is often lyrical, that makes us feel better about life's challenges. That is what I want to communicate with my music."
Paulinho da Viola believes that the future of his craft is in good hands but admits that change to samba is happening and its keeping alive the tradition.
"A tradition is preserved by the people as long as it has a place in the universe in which it was created," he said. "Otherwise, it's a job for historians and the curious. The tradition of samba is alive today because it continues to express the feelings of our people. But change in samba is inevitable, as it is for any living form of expression."
Paulinho da Viola- Filosofia
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