Amidst all the excitement surrounding their latest releases, the band Planta and Raiz comes up with another novelty for their fans: the tour launch show I live in Noronhabased on the repertoire of the show in the Pernambuco archipelago, with revisited classics and almost a dozen new songs.
In October 4thThe Audio audience, in St. Paulyou will be able to enjoy old and new hits with the band, for the first time since the project’s release. The tour will pass Australia and in several Brazilian cities, which will be announced on the band’s social networks.
The volcanic archipelago of Fernando of Noronhaterritory of the most beautiful Brazilian biodiversity, was the setting chosen for the band’s most ambitious project Plant and rootin more than two decades of career. The show was recorded there. Plant and Root live in Noronhafollowed closely by more than 500 fanswho has had the privilege of witnessing the release of new songs and the presentation of many other classics that are obligatory in the repertoire.
Plant and root: approx. “Living in Noronha”
The show I live in Noronha is now available on streaming platforms (both in audiovisual and album format), with historical images of the show, which took place in the context Fort Our Lady of Remedies.
Up until the day of registration there were exactly six months of preparation for this great event, which used only local suppliers and a series of special appearances, such as MC Harielicon of the new generation of funk AND trapin addition to the percussion band Maracay Noronha.
Laura AND Ziedrochildren of the singer Zeider Piresyou sing too Plant and root living in Noronha. Overall I am. 17 tracks from the new albumdivided between 9 hits and 8 new ones. The group has been touring since 1998 and is one of the longest-running reggae bands active in Brazil.
Acclaimed for their live shows, the group has played in all the capitals of the country and also in Europe, Japan AND Australia. The current lineup of the Plant and root has Fringe AND Fernandinho on the guitar, Fern in conclusionJulian on the battery, in addition to Zeider to the voice.
“It was a very thoughtful project, as the challenge was immense. We thought about every detail, from the new repertoire to the classics that were chosen to be part of the setlist. In the end, the result was exactly what we wanted to convey: lightness, good vibes, faith in human evolution and intense contact with nature”, says the singer.
The audiovisual recording mobilized a battalion of technicians, both on the day of the recording, during another seven hours of the show, and afterwards, in the assembly and mixing of the sound. It was necessary to bring with them almost a ton of equipment St. Paul Until Noronhato record everything 4Kwith the highest resolution. There were five cameras, some GoPros and two drones to ensure the best quality and definition of images for the project.
“We spent months planning all the logistics of the teams and equipment, but in Noronha, planning alone is not enough. We need a lot of determination to make it happen. Our crane actually had to go by boat and it was not able to dock in time. Our team took a small boat the morning of the recording and went out to sea to look for it,” Remember Junior Soacaudiovisual producer of the project.
“We tried to reproduce exactly what more than 500 privileged people were able to see up close: a Planta e Raiz show with an extraordinary setting that only Fernando de Noronha could offer. And, for this reason, we dedicated more time to do everything in the best possible way”, says Jana Pireswife of Zeiderand the band’s manager.
One song in particular: the hit Lilac – required the recording of an infallible planning. Since the song is about the beauty of the sunset in Noronha, the idea was to perform it right at that moment Astro-King began to sink towards the horizon in the Pernambuco archipelago.
“There was no room for error. We studied the time in advance and realized that sunset was always close to 6:15 p.m. Our challenge was to start playing the song with a lot of light, but already downwards so that the audience could contemplate it. the aesthetics of the lyrics with the effect of nature”account Jana.
Initially, however, things did not seem to be going well: “The day of the live the sky looked very rainy and we were afraid that everything would go wrong. But the hours passed and finally the sun came out. In the end the result was wonderful”, declares the satisfied entrepreneur.
To repay the hospitality during the days spent on the island, the band members donated 34 percussion instruments and rope for students to Archipelago Schoolfrom the state educational network. In addition, musicians from Plant and root They held an initiation course so that young people could learn the first musical notions.
“It was a way to show all our gratitude for this project and to tighten this bond that we created through music. Noronha will always be in the hearts and history of Planta and Raiz”says Zeider Pires.
Tour Launch Show “Planta and Raiz live in Noronha”
Friday 4th October, from 9pm,
Audio
Av. Francisco Matarazzo, 694 Sao Paulo/SP.
Tickets on Ticket360
Entry permitted only to those over 18 years of age.
Source: Terra
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