Brazilian Carnival 2024

After great Brazilian Beats Leeds events at Brudenell Social Club, Belgrave Music Hall and Hyde Park Book Club (sold out) in 2023, Leeds world music legend DJ Lubi brings his much loved Brazilian music session back in February 2024 for a special Brazil Carnival session. The date is Saturday 17th February, the final night of Carnival in Brazil, and the venue is once again Brudenell Social Club and features three of Leeds' finest Brazilian music bands.

Headliners are Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas led by Brazilian saxophonist Gustavo Andrade from Sao Paulo. He came to Leeds in 2019 to study jazz at Leeds Conservatoire and quickly became a member of several top jazz, nusoul and hip-hop bands in the city. After the pandemic re-opening in summer 2021, he returned to the scene playing Brazilian music, firstly with his bossa jazz band Quinteto Gustavo Andrade and then in 2023, with his 11 piece big band The Brasukas. They've played great shows in Leeds at Brudenell Social Club, Hifi Club, Belgrave Music Hall and Hyde Park Book Club as well as a sold-out Blues Kitchen Manchester Brazil Carnival special in February 2023. They perform the full spectrum of Brazilian music - Samba, MPB (Música Popular Brasileiro), Bossa Nova, Samba Rock, Axé, Forro, Brazilian soul, Frevo, Rio Jazz-Funk - and feature top musicians from the Leeds jazz/world music scenes who play with bands like Plantfood, Carioca Soul, Rumberos de Palo, Awen Ensemble, Mangorata with Portuguese vocalist Raquel Alvaro leading the party vibes from the front. They play Gustavo's arrangements of classic Brazilian music by artists such as Leci Brandao, Seu Jorge, Jorge Ben, Ivete Sangalo, Tim Maia, Tom Jobim, Gilberto Gil and Djavan. There's simply no other Brazilian music band like them in the north. Tonight they'll be playing music from across Brasil as we celebrate the closing night of Carnival. Come down for some samba magic.