Jaider De Oliveira Performing at Italian Week

Jaider De Oliveira

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Jaider is performing his original composition “Moving” during the dance theatre piece “Arrivi ... Partenze” on the 5^th and 6^th of June at the Cremorne – book your tickets here

Currently Jaider has produced two c.d.'s The first Samba down under and secondly roots, you are able to purchase them directly from him by writing to his email. Soon to be released is Alegria Instrumental.

In Jaider’s Own Words..

The sounds of my childhood in Brazil, the cultural background and African influences these are part of my main inspiration!

The days of the carnival as a child, holding hands with mum and dad and listening to street percussion sounds.

Rhythms and more rhythms played from anything – I could grab hold of that – the kitchen cabinet, the wooden chairs, playing the Samba with the box of matches, the garbage bin – all had sounds for me as a child.

And then my first guitar at the age of 11, presented to me by my dad.

And dad said to me ‘if you’re going to do it, make sure you do it well..’

Later the influence of world music coming into Brazil very strongly are all part of my background of this endless journey that seems to be ever renewing since I started.

This story never ends – its only a new chapter on a daily basis, and I assume that this happens to all the musicians that are making the most of their gifts, given by our Maker God.

“But make no mistake, what differentiates Jaider from other musicians, is his ten string guitar, on which is a virtuoso. There are not many who can evoke such passion from an inanimate object in the manner Jaider does in such tracks as Baiao for you”.
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Cav. Stephen J. Pellegrino, in conjunction with the Consulate of Italy in Brisbane, is offering also for the year 2010 a scholarship to Australian citizens and Italian citizens permanently residing in Queensland. As commonly known, from 2007 the scholarship privileges Italian and Australian musicians and takes place within the Italian Week, the official celebration of the Italian National Day.

26/08/2009

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