ADRIANO ADEWALE GROUP - SEMENTES TOUR - see gigs page for dates

“Adewale's performance was extraordinary."
Jazzwise Review of Album Launch, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho

Following a sell-out album launch at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, the Adriano Adewale Group now play Trestle Arts Base in St Albans on 9 October, the ArtsFest Stowe School in Buckingham on 14 October, the Quay Arts Newport on the Isle of Wight on 18 October, Pizza on the Park, London on 26 November, Norwich Arts Centre on 27 November and Salisbury Arts Centre on 6 December.

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SEMENTES REVIEWS

"There are no theme-and-solos cliches, only creative originals...The vibe is exhilarating." **** Manchester Evening News

"Adewale's compositions are simple but uncliched, featuring different percussive combinations on nearly every track. It's beautifully recorded." *** The Guardian

“…Sementes benefits from a loose, folky, jazz feel and nuances that separate it from your average world groove recording.” *** Jazzwise

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Adriano Adewale was born in Sao Paulo – Brazil.

He moved to London in 2000 and formed his first UK band Sambura, which released one album: “Cru”. Performing in various festivals and venues, Adriano was introduced to Antonio Forcione and soon became part of the Antonio Forcione Quartet which has been performing all over the world.

Other great collaborators he has worked with include: Jonny Phillips, Seu Jorge, Jonathan Preiss, Seb Rochford, Monica Vasconcelos, Andy Sheppard, Tuti Moreno, Rodolfo Stroeter, Modeste Hughes, Gustavo Marques, Netsayi Chigwendere, Julia Biel, Zoe Rahman, Steve Lodder and Ronu Majumdar. Working in partnerships with artists, he created sound tracks for: fine artist Monica de Miranda, the English dance company Stacked Wonky and a percussion based sound track for an animation movie based on the fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood”. He also shared the stage with Oliver Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe), Tcheka(Cape Verde) and supported Cesaria Evora, Airton Moreira and Flora Purim, Jools Holland, Seu Jorge, and Boubacar Traore. Venues he has performed at include : QEH, RFH, Barbican, Apollo, Usher Hall, Olimpia(Paris), Jazz Café, Ronnie Scotts, SAGE.

ADRIANO ADEWALE GROUP

Adriano's new quartet features Nathan Thomson on Bass, Marcelo Andrade on saxes, flute and violin and Kadialy Kouyate on Kora.

The group has just released their debut album Sementes [Seeds] which has been produced by Gilad Atzmon and features special guests Gilad Atzmon and Antonio Forcione.