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2010 Concerts in the Park |
Aug 8 2010 / 4 - 6 PM / Columbia Park |
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Concerts in Park is a program of Torrance Cultural Services Division presented in co-sponsorship with the Office of Supervisor Don Knabe, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and The Daily Breeze. They are offered with support of Torrance Homeowners Associations. Friends and families are encouraged to bring a picnic, lawn chairs, and umbrellas. |
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The unique Brazilian singer and lyricist Kátia Moraes began her career in Rio de Janeiro in the ‘80s with her energetic band "O Espirito da Coisa." She has performed and recorded with top Brazilian acts such as Sergio Mendes, Airto Moreira, Oscar Castro-Neves, Rita Lee, Sandy and Junior, Banda Cheiro de Amor, George Duke, and Latin Grammy nominee Alex Acuña.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1990, she started lending her voice to films and television for dubbing and voice-overs, while performing with The Rio Thing, Midnight Drums, 22-piece Orchestra Feijoada Completa, Sol & Mar, Viver Brasil Dance Company, Folk Ballet of Brasil, Badaue, Man and Machine, and many more. In 1996, she released her first CD Ten Feet and the Sun in the U.S. with Brasil Nuts band. In 1999, she released Ginga with Sambaguru, and in 2003 Live by Kufala Records. Her fourth CD with Sambaguru is called Navegar ao Sol by Moondo Records. In 2009, Sambaguru released Tribo that was on the Nominating Ballot for a Grammy Award.
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