Sound City goes global with Canja Rave

Brazilian beats, by way of Berlin, descend on the Beatles’ hometown.

Liverpool’s Sound City festival is expanding its ranks to feature artists from all over the world, including Brazil’s garage rock duo Canja Rave. Now in its fourth year, the eclectic festival is establishing itself as a forum for international music, inviting bands from twenty-three countries to play on hallowed stages, to hungry musos. Canja Rave – Chris Kochenborger (guitar) and Paula Nozzari (drums) originally from Porto Alegre in Brazil – are a big-sound duo who wear rock references in spades – drawing comparisons to Raveonettes, Pixies and Sonic Youth at their SXSW debut last year.

Catch them and many other emerging artists at Liverpool Sound City, May 19 – 21. Here’s a taster. | Original article by Written by Shelley Lee Jones at Huck Magazine

This entry was written by curvemusic, posted on May 20, 2011 at 3:57 PM, filed under Canja Rave, Concert, Music and tagged Berlin, Canja Rave, Liverpool Sound City, Porto Alegre, Rock, South by Southwest. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Introducing _ Canja Rave

Canja Rave started out as a band in December of 2005 with Paula Nozzari on drums and vocals, and Chris Kochenborger on guitar and vocals. The debut album “Da canja a rave” was released in July of 2008 with the production of Duca Leindecker and Leandro Schirmer.

Since 2008 the rock duo made 6 international tours. They played in more than 30 American states, Canada, and many countries in Europe. Canja Rave has played in many important festivals in Brazil and around the world: Gig Rock (Porto Alegre – RS), Grito Rock, South by Southwest – SXSW 2009 & 2010 (Austin – Texas), Liverpool Sound City (Liverpool), Dfest (Tulsa – Oklahoma), Blowout (Hamtramck – Detroit, Michigan).

In 2010 Canja Rave recorded the second album – “Badango”- the album was recorded, mixed and produced by Jim Diamond in Detroit – Michigan and the album tour in North America had a total of 60 shows in 3 months and more than 18 thousand miles driven! Also in 2010 Paula and Chris recorded a show for Motorcity Special #1 recorded in Detroit at the Jazz Music Hall Café.

Between the months of September and November of 2010 they played shows in England, Scotland, Spain, France, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands and Italy with a total of 90 international shows and 100 throughout the year. Now living in Berlin since April 2011 the band is working on their third, album soon at a pair of speakers near you.

This entry was written by curvemusic, posted on March 23, 2011 at 9:33 PM, filed under Artists, Canja Rave, Music, Rock and tagged Artists, Berlin, Canja Rave, Festival, Music, Rock. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.