Showing posts with label Andre Christovam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andre Christovam. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Andre Christovam - Catharsis

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:26
Size: 92.6 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. The Leading Brand
[3:56] 2. Every Night And Every Day
[3:19] 3. Snowy Wood
[3:36] 4. I Like It This Way
[3:27] 5. Sad Hours
[2:47] 6. Hell Is Fine With Me
[3:04] 7. Doctor's Cage
[5:27] 8. Me & My Woman
[3:33] 9. Ain't No Sunshine
[2:50] 10. Chewing Bone Blues
[1:06] 11. Bobby Is Asleep
[4:09] 12. No Expectations

Bass – Fábio Zaganin; Drums – Athos Costa; Hammond B3 – Paulo Calazans; Mandolin, Acoustic 12 Strings Guitar – Alexandre Fontanetti; Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar, Acoustic & Electric Guitars – André Christovam.

André Christovam is a noted Brazilian bluesman. His first group was Fickle Pikle in the late '70s. As guitarist and composer, he recorded in that period with Kid Vinil e os Heróis do Brasil. Studied in the Guitar Institute of Technology of Los Angeles, played with Rita Lee (participating in Flerte Fatal, 1987), Raul Seixas (Panela do Diabo, 1989), and Marcelo Nova (Blackout, 1991). He became a solo artist in the '80s, recording the first individual album in 1989 (Mandinga, Eldorado). Followed A Touch of Glass (1990) and The 2120 Session (1991), recorded in Chicago with American musicians. In the '90s he formed the André Christovam Trio with drummer Athos Costa and bassist Izal de Oliveira (replaced by Fábio Zaglanin in 1996). The trio recorded the CD Mississippi Saxophone in 1996. In that year, they performed with Carlos Santana in his Brazilian tour. In 1997, they released Catharsis. ~ Alvaro Neder

Catharsis

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Andre Christovam - Mandinga / The 2120 Sessions

Album: Mandinga
Size: 111,5 MB
Time: 47:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1988
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Sebo Nas Canelas (2:30)
02. Confortavel (3:15)
03. Duvido (Mas, To Tentando) (3:22)
04. Blind Dog (0:50)
05. Mandinga (7:26)
06. So Long Boemia (4:18)
07. Genuino Pedaço Do Cristo (4:26)
08. Dados Chumbados (4:38)
09. Palhaço De Gesso (3:01)
10. Carne De Pescoço (4:33)
11. Sem Whisky, Sem My Baby (5:27)
12. Para Com Isso (3:57)

Personnel:
André Christovam: Guitar & Vocals
Alaor Neves: Drums
Marcio Vitulli: Bass

Guests:
Roberto de Carvalho: Guitar & Vocals (3)
Flavio Guimaraes: Harmonica (5&7)
Paulo Calasans: Organ (8)
Ruria Duprat: Piano (6)
Pique Riverti: Sax (6&8)
Tenisson: Trumpet (6)
Ubaldo & Caca: Sax (6)
Donizete: Trombone (6)

Christovam André is a guitarist, composer and Brazilian singer.

André Christovam is considered one of the blues' fathers in the Brazilian musical scenario, besides being one of the best guitarists in the country. Born in São Paulo, André studied music at the renowned Guitar Institute of Los Angeles (GIT) in the 1980s, becoming the first Brazilian to form this school.

Upon returning to Brazil in the mid-1980s, André worked with the most important Brazilian and international artists passing through the country, participating in bands like Fickle Pickle (band from Brazil) Kid Vinyl & Brazil's Heroes, Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho, Raul Seixas and Marcelo Nova. In the late 1980s, Andrew decides to record his first solo album with the album Mandinga, in 1989, a remarkable album to the national blues discography, mainly by unprecedented to bring a blues album with all songs in Portuguese.

In the 1990s, guitarist participated as a sideman tour of the harmonica player Sugar Blue and the recording of bluesman Taj Mahal show for Heineken Concerts series. And recorded a CD in Chicago, The 2120 Sessions with singer Big Voice Odom and band members of Junior Well.

André has five albums of his own and that his latest work, Chord, was recorded by Eldorado seal.

Mandinga

Album: The 2120 Sessions
Size: 100,5 MB
Time: 37:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1991
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Lighthouse (2:34)
02. Spear Dance (1:52)
03. Don't Ever Leave Me (5:09)
04. Calliope (3:12)
05. Hard Times Killing Floor (3:47)
06. Bad Feeling (3:07)
07. Don't Tell Me - What You've Been Doing (2:43)
08. Made Up My Mind (4:41)
09. Reverend Of High Sierras (3:41)
10. I've Gotta Feeling - I Have The Blues (6:11)

Personnel:
André Christovam – Guitar, Vocals
Andrew “Big Voice” Odom – Vocals
Jerry Porter – Drums
J.W. Williams – Bass, Vocals

The 2120 Sessions