Afro-Jazz Instrumental Project

What would jazz have sounded like if its roots had been Afro-Brazilian?

This is the question that conceptualized Lulla Oliveiras's entire project, “Instrumental Afro-Jazz”. The answer revealed itself when the multi-instrumentalist was able to reach the right Afro-Brazilian sources, achieving a new and unexpected sound. His rhythmical line is unique: it fuses traditional Candomblé (an Afro-Brazilian religion) songs with modern jazz, adding influences from capoeira, samba and jongo, as well as contemporary classical music - uniting the best of our “universal and local” culture.

“Lulla Oliveira’s compositions are extraordinary and the arrangements are very original. His music comes from Afro-Brazilian roots and travel through pop and the world of improvisation, in search of a universal rhythm”, said the Brazilian Naná Vasconcelos, named 7 times “The Best Percussionist in the World” by the prestigious Down Beat magazine.

Lulla Oliveira’s project is called Instrumental Afro-Jazz and consists of the album "Afro-Brazilian Sonorous Forge", the songbook "Candomblé’s Rhythms" and a live DVD, recorded during the concert "Makumba de Butique Sonora", held on September 9 and 10th, 2008, at Teatro Rival Petrobras, in Rio de Janeiro, with Carlos Malta, Naná Vasconcelos, Paulo Moura and Robertinho Silva.