All the recent posts have described the frenetic pace of ICBIE activities in Salvador, but in the meantime, a lot of impressive work has been going on behind the scenes in Rome, where our faithful Monica has made giant steps in establishing an operative office. For future reference, there is now an address, telephone number, and email:
Sede rappresentanza ICBIE
Monica Bernardi e Marcella Sgura
Lungotevere degli Artigiani, 28
00153 Roma
Tel. ++39-338 1479811
E-mail: icbieitalia@hotmail.it
Then, because an office is just an empty space unless it does something, Monica has put together a big kickoff event, to gather together all our faithful friends and to attract new ones. We have a great location, one of the trendiest places on Capocotta beach, Il Porto di Enea (Port of Aeneas), for the evening of Saturday, September 6th. Starting at 8 PM, there will be a big Brazilian churrasco, barbicued on the beach, followed at 10 PM by a benefit performance of the flashy Samba-Enredo band Akunamatata (link) and, at midnight an endless set by dj Amião, who has worked a six month long gig in the clubs of Salvador.
We’re all charged up for this big ICBIE event, and the many others to come. The Rome office is interested in building a cooperation with Brazilian musicians living in Rome, to offer them support and exposure by putting on events with them. And that’s only a sample of the many plans that are afoot.
