Mallavoodoo

Mallavoodoo
Origin	Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Genres	Rock and roll, Progressive rock, Jazz, Blues
Years active	1996-present
Website	http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br/
Members
Thales Silveira Mário Lobo Alexandre Bicudo Misael Barros
Past members
Ebel Perrelli

Mallavoodoo is a Brazilian instrumental music group formed by Thales Silveira (bass), Alexandre Bicudo (guitar), Mário Lobo (keyboards and saxophone) and Misael Barros (drums).

History

The history of Mallavoodoo began in 1983 in the United States, when Silveira and Lobo met as students at Boston's Berklee College of Music. They returned to Recife in 1987 to perform in the city's night clubs and play with various local musicians. In 1992, Bicudo joined the group. The trio's first name was Palldium. Later, the trio was renamed Tusch.^[1]

The band was officially founded as Mallavoodoo in 1996 in Recife, Pernambuco, when Perrelli joined the trio.^[1][2] The band's influences included rock and roll, progressive rock, jazz and blues, and its songs combined classical and electric instruments.

Initially, João Maurício served as vocalist. However, he left the group after a short time. Mallavoodoo, now a quintet, began playing at a Recife nightclub, Santório Geral.^[3]

However, the group preferred playing instrumental music and gradually included their own songs in their repertoire.^[3] Mallavoodoo's four instrumentalists (Silveira, Bicudo, Lobo and Perrelli) stayed together for ten years, and recorded the band's first album, O inverno e a garça, was released in 2001. The production of this album, which cost 28,000 reais, was financed by Jayme da Fonte Hospital and Recife City Hall. A show was held to celebrate the release in Shopping Sítio da Trindade, Recife, in 2001.^[1]

In 2006, Perrelli was replaced by Barros, another very experienced musician. The group's new lineup recorded its second album in the same year, Soma. Both albums were produced by Thales Silveira and financed by Recife City Hall.

Since its inception, the band has has played in many festivals around Brazil and especially Pernambuco. Among all the events which the group performed in, the most traditional were: Recife Jazz Festival ^[4] and Festival de Inverno de Garanhuns.^[5]

In both albums, Mallavoodoo sought new directions for contemporary instrumental music.^[4][6] Their members usually play instrumental covers of the songs of famous bands in their shows, such as Beatles and Deep Purple, with no vocals.^[7] In fact, Mallavoodoo is considered one of the main instrumental music groups in Brazil's Pernambuco state.^[8][9]

Discography

• 2001: O inverno e a garça
• 2006: Soma

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Nascimento, Débora (28 March 2001). "Mallavoodoo estréia com o álbum O Inverno e a Garça, que tem show de lançamento hoje na Opus Discos" (in Portuguese). Diário de Pernambuco. Pernambuco.com. http://www.pernambuco.com/diario/2001/03/28/viver7_0.html. Retrieved 15 December 2009. 
2. ^ "Mallavoodoo" (in Portuguese). Música de Pernambuco. http://www.musicadepernambuco.pe.gov.br/release.php?idArtista=54. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Toledo, Marco (28.03.200). "Mallavoodoo traduz sua filosofia no CD de estréia O Inverno e a Garça" (in Portuguese). JCOnline (Recife: Universo Online). http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_2001/2803/cc2803_5.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Recife Jazz Festival 2008 - Cantiga Caarina (PE), Mallavoodoo (PE) e Contracuarteto (Chile)". eJazz (Portuguese). http://www.ejazz.com.br/agenda/cidades-detalhes.asp?cdEvento=4024&cdLocal=171. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
5. ^ "Instrumental tipo exportação no FIG". JCOnline (Portuguese). http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_2001/1607/em1307_12.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
6. ^ "Mallavoodoo e Projeto Mandinga na Torre Malakoff" (in Portuguese). Diário de Pernambuco. Pernambuco.com. 7 December 2001. http://www.pernambuco.com/diario/2001/12/07/viver6_3.html. Retrieved 15 December 2009. 
7. ^ "Noite traz batida do groove à praça do Arsenal" (in Portuguese). JCOnline. UOL. http://jc.uol.com.br/canal/lazer-e-turismo/noticia/2007/05/19/noite-traz-batida-do-groove-a-praca-do-arsenal-130370.php. Retrieved 15 December 2009. 
8. ^ "Cultura Popular apresenta o grupo Mallavoodoo no CPM" (in Portuguese). Conservatório Pernambucano de Música. http://www.conservatorio.pe.gov.br/n/n030608.html. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
9. ^ "Alexandre Bicudo" (in Portuguese). SG Strings. http://sgstrings.com.br/quem-usa/alexandre-bicudo/. Retrieved 2009-11-24. 

External links

• (Portuguese) Mallavoodoo official site
• (Portuguese) Mallavoodoo in Música de Pernambuco site