LILIAN VIEIRA grupo

Lilian Vieira Grupo

‘Feel the majestic samba rhythms and their nuances, and let yourself go on these exciting vibes… Samba Fever by Lilian Vieira Grupo!’

Lilian Vieira is best known as co-founder and front woman of the brazilectro formation Zuco103 with whom she tours the world. In 2010 Zuco103 took a so-called creative break, and the individual members undertake other and different projects. “In this pause following the international tours with Zuco103, I was surprised in my dreams by lyrics and melodies. I could not help but record them.” These dreams, combined with the inspiring Samba Soul theatre tour in 2008, drove her to create a new group Lilian Vieira Grupo to record her debut album. During a musical trip to São Paulo in 2013 Vieira and her producer Wiboud Burkens, together with musicians from her band met João Parahyba – one of the founders of the Samba Soul. During this meeting they laid the foundation for songs on her debutalbum: Longe and O Que Eu Mais Queria. You will almost physically experience the heat in the tiny studio, the vapour on the windows and the sweat on the back when listening to these songs. And when Burkens asked Parahyba to describe Vieira’s music, he said: Samba Soul. After her debut album followed to more albums by Lilian Vieira and her Grupo: Tanta Coisa (2016) and Canta Samba (2018)Canta Samba, the latest album by Lilian Vieira Grupo, shows us the many sides of samba, known all over the world as the dance music of the Brazilian carnival: exciting, majestic and exuberant.