Starting from the great names of Bossa Nova, Nara Leão and Astrud Gilberto (“The Girl From Ipanema”), moving forward to the female artists of the MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) such as Elis Regina, Joyce, Tania Maria, Leila Pinheiro.
The show will include a special tribute to the legendary singer Carmen Miranda with the renowned songs “South American Way” and “Chica Chica Boom Chic”.
The band is fronted by Caru Lins, who has been on the stages of the world’s most prestigious venues in the UK, such as Ronnie Scotts, Spice of Life, Pizza On The Park, Brown’s Hotel. Her international career encompasses No Black Tie (Kuala Lumpur), Platea Jazz (Panama), Stampen (Stockholm) among many others, across Malaysia, Italy and Brazil. The line up is completed by some of Cambridge’s best Jazz Musicians, Vicki Kenny on piano, Giulio Lampronti on double bass, Les Cirkel on drums, Micky Astor on guitar, and Paul Stubbs on trumpet.
‘We came out of the Hotel and danced our way down to the car park. We haven’t enjoyed an evening out as much in a while. Definitely a five star rating!
Escape to Rio – Gonville Hotel 2023
