BT: When I did a solo concert in 2009
at the Vortex, Monica Vasconcelos - a Brazilian
singer living in London - suggested that Adriano could come and sit in. We did
some songs and it went great. Then in 2010 , Luiza Morandi, my producer, also
living in London at that time, proposed another session: just one afternoon, recording
at the Vortex. It went so well, that we decided to launch as a record.
AA: The music happened very naturally
and it has been each time is both a surprise and a reassurance of the magical
mix of the duo.
Q. Your music seems to subtly deconstruct popular Brazilian
music and build it into something new. What is the thinking behind the
compositions?
BT: I
think we are both immersed in the Brazilian Music and traditions. So I believe
we both feel very comfortable to let the inspiration and the moment to guide
us. And of course, some new and unexpected things come out of it.
AA: The
human connection, the similarities in the musical palate, but also the life
story of each of us. How we come to be as we are. It all goes to the music, and
to the moment. Always the moment!!
Q. Do you improvise when you play together?
AA: Everything
is improvised. There is no ideas that we put together to depart from. It is
always a new story, a trusting exercise and a state of opened mind which opens
the channel for the music to happen.
BT: It’s
100% improvised. Sometimes we go for some known songs. But they just appear –
it’s not planned. So the way we may end up playing can be also a surprise to
us.
