Vera Maia

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For a long time Macarena Rocha composed and was leader of the collective Věra Maia (2010–2018). A trio/orchestra of indian tabla, trumpet and guitar & spanish vocals. Her music fused jazz with traditional ethnic music from the East and the Latin American healing-chants of Icarus, from the jungle. She's accompanied by Dhanvantri Dub (tabla) and Adrian Sage (trumpet) on Maianthemus (2015). By Juan Elgueda on tabla, Alejandro Pino on trumpet & flugelhorn, Cristian Gallardo on alto & tenor saxophone, Ignacio Hernández on electric guitar, sometimes on stage in a special concert mode "Hip soul jazzy". Then by Benjamín Saiz on drums & percussion, Javier Aguilar on bansuri & ethnic flutes, Fabrizio Labrín on electric guitar, Matias Donoso on bass, Juan Pablo Salvo on trumpet and Miguel Ángel Cortés on bassoon at last in a new huge group, with new arrangements, more free improvisation and much more artists; developing the hipfolk, rocksoul and ethnic-rap style, in the Chilean scene for those years. Maianthemus had an excellent reception in Turkey and India, so the band received a lot of invitations to perform there.

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"Three causes direct the evocative sound of Vera Maia, a group of unruly and imaginative search, although contained within the boundaries of the melodic song. Adrian Sage's trumpet brings a sinuous flow, accompanied with sober pulse of guitar and Indian tabla. It's a huge contribution because it is very unusual in the Chilean environtment. When it appears, the Macarena's voice brings a clarity that contains the music of the trio in a warm invitation, close but mysterious."― Marisol García, chilean music journalist. • "Daha güzel bir gelecek için müzik: Vera Maia