Metropole Orkest & Maria Mendes - Tico-tico no fubá - Metropole Studio Sessions: World Tour - Brazil

A live orchestral performance of Tico-tico no fubá with the amazing Maria Mendes on vocals.

Piano solo by Hans Vroomans. Soprano sax solo by Marc Scholten. Vocal solo by Maria Mendes.

Composition by Zequinha de Abreu - Arrangement by Damiano Pascarelli
Damiano Pascarelli’s arrangement is based on Stefano Bollani’s original piano recording as well as a version by the Russian Renaissance ensemble.

The lockdown did not prevent Metropole Orkest from going on a world tour in March 2021. Not literally, of course, but in their own studio in Hilversum with Netherlands based musicians. First destination was Brazil. Together with Maria Mendes, Lucas Santana, Gabriel Milliet, Lílian Vieira and conducted by Magnus Lindgren, the orchestra toured through the Metropole archives to pick the most exciting Brazilian music. Compositions by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Pixinguinha, Edu Lobo, Zequinha de Abreu, Chico César and Caetana Veloso.

Metropole Studio Sessions: World Tour - Brazil was a collaboration with NPO Radio 2 Soul & Jazz. Highlights from the concert on Friday 12 March 2021 have now been released on Spotify and other music services: https://open.spotify.com/album/7clBNn...