Forro in the Dark Go Soph

10/14/2009
. (Nublu) Forro in the Dark, the band that has been rocking Wednesday's at Nublu for the past five years is back with their sophomore release Light a Candle via Nat Geo / Nublu Records.

They are both faithful and subversive of the genre-experimentally mixing in electric guitar, elements of hip hop and electronica, and instruments foreign to forro. The result is a music that extends the essence of the style: dance music best heard live!

So, the new album was recorded almost entirely live, with minimal overdubs, capturing the high-energy performance that folks best know them for. The 13 song comprising the new album Light a Candle, a name borrowed from a Neil Young song, was recorded at Flux Studios in NYC with the help from producer Fab and many great friends.

Mauro, Davi, Jorge and Guilherme have been touring all over the world individually with some amazing artists, but the time has come for Forro in the Dark to make it all over the world together! Mauro has been involved with some amazing collaborations of late including the new Thom Yorke project.

October 14 @ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
October 15 @ IOTA, Arlington, VA
October 16 @ Lake Eden Arts Festival, Lake Eden, NC
October 17 @ Lake Eden Arts Festival, Lake Eden, NC
October 18 @ The Southern, Charlottesville, VA
October 21 @ Nublu CMJ week, New York, NY
October 28 @ Bronx Pi Sahne, Istanbul, Turkey
October 30 @ Bar Brasil at Mosebacke, Stockholm, Sweden
October 31 @ Nefertiti, Goteborg, Sweden
November 1 @ Inkonst, Malmo, Sweden
November 3 @ Savoy Theatre, Helsinki, Finland
November 4 @ AB Club, Brussels, Belgium
November 5 @ Kellerklub, Stuttgart, Germany
November 6 @ 101 Admirlapalast, Berlin, Germany
November 7 @ Jazzclub, Minden, Germany
November 8 @ Domicil, Dortmund, Germany
November 10 @ Guanabara, London, UK
November 11 @ Das Bett, Frankfurt, Germany
November 13 @ WOMAD Festival, Las Palmas, Spain
November 16 @ WNYC Soundcheck, NY, NY
November 17 @ KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, Santa Monica, CA
November 18 @ Club Mercy, Santa Barbara, CA
November 19 @ The Mint, Los Angeles, CA
November 20 @ Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA presented by KPFA
November 21 @ Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA presented by KPFA
November 22 @ The High Dive, Seattle, WA
November 23 @ The Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
November 27 @ The Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
December 5 @ Nat Geo Session, Washington, DC
December 8 @ L'Astral, Montreal, Canada
December 11 @ Schubas, Chicago, IL

More dates to be announced soon!

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