The Band recently premiered at Washington Square Park, New York City, in an outdoor concert during the pandemic.
The YEMANJÁ PROJECT is a workshop band to support the development of an opera centered on Afro-Brazilian traditions, harvesting cross-cultural collaboration from the diaspora.
Featuring Maestro Hugo Sanbone
Arranged and produced by João MacDowell
Incidental Music:
Depois queue o Ilê Passar by Ilê Aye
Staying Alive written by The Bee Gees
IBOC Artists:
Nelson Ebo – Tenor
Kristin Young – Soprano
Anna Tsukervanik – Violin
Marcelo Maccagnan – Contrabass
Roger Lin – Guitar
Jaguar Andrade – Guitar
Sergio Ricardo (Serginho) – Percussion
Everton Gonzaga – Percussion
Dalielson Santos – Percussion
Gilmaro (Juba) – Percussion
Zier Oliveira – Percussion
Murilo O’Reilly – Percussion
The IBOC Virtual Plastic Orchestra and Chorus.
Samples by East-West Composers Cloud
Board President: Jonathan Arak
Event Producer – Christina Morgan
Yemanja Project Artists:
Hugo Sanbone
Constance Vellozzi
Rebecca de Almeida
Nelson Ebo
Anna Tsukervanik
Marcelo Maccagnan
Benhur Oliveira
Andrew Chang
Tainnã Chagas
Flavia Darcie
Massimiliano Cims
Cameo:
Indira MacDowell & Monkey
Jonathan Lyons a.k.a. Buddy the Rat
Film Director: Athena Azevedo
Film editor: Pain Lopez
Cameras: Athena Azevedo, Pain Lopez, Tsung-Yen Lin
Outdoor Concert made possible by:
NY City Arts Corps Grant
Thank you!
Washington Square Park
NYC City Parks
NYC Police Department Mayor’s Office of Theater Film & Broadcasting
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