About

Ricardo Steyer plays Brazilian Samba, Bossa Nova & MPB is a Brazilian singer for hire in Sydney, NSW.

Ricardo Steyer plays samba, bossa nova and MPB solo, on guitar and voice, drawing on the songwriters who defined it: Chico Buarque, João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Djavan, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil. Garota de Ipanema and Wave are in there alongside plenty most Australian audiences won't have heard, which is part of the appeal. It's an intimate act, suited to private and corporate events where the music should be interesting without dominating the room. Two channels and a foldback will do it, or he can bring his own PA and just use a power point.

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The show

One Brazilian guitarist and singer, working through samba, bossa nova and MPB, which is Musica Popular Brasileira. Ricardo Steyer has picked the repertoire carefully and it shows: the songs are unusual, musically interesting, and a long way from the wallpaper version of Brazilian music. It's an intimate performance, best suited to rooms where you want the music to be genuinely worth listening to without it taking over the evening.

On the day

Simple either way. If the venue has a system, he needs two channels in the mixer, front of house PA and one foldback. If it hasn't, he can bring his own PA and microphones, in which case a power point is the only thing required from your end. Let him know which applies and he'll pack accordingly.

Insurance and paperwork

Public liability insured

Working with Children Check

Song list

47 songs

BOSSA NOVA ======= Chega de saudade (Tom Jobim) Desafinado (Tom Jobim) Desde que o samba é samba (Caetano Veloso) Esse seu olhar (João Gilberto) Faz parte do meu show (Cazuza) Garota de Ipanema (Tom Jobim) Insensatez (Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) Meditação (Tom Jobim) Na baixa do sapateiro (Ary Barroso) Não vou pra casa (João Gilberto) Rosa morena (Dorival Caymmi) Samba de uma nota só (Tom Jobim) Sampa (Caetano Veloso) Saudade da Bahia (Dorival Cayimmi) Wave (Tom Jobim) SAMBA ==== Aconteceu (Cartola) Apesar de você (Chico Buarque) Coração leviano (Paulinho da Viola) Do jeito que o rei mandou (João Nogueira) Disfarça e chora (Cartola)