Nilson Batata - I Hope You Come

Latin percussion has come a long way since arriving in Afro-Cuban New York and its vibrant melange with Jazz. It was first introduced in Rock and Pop music by Carlos Santana’s Band in the late 70’s and since than percussion (congas, bongos, bells and effects) has become the way to bring a touch of Latin and Afro flavour to all kinds of musical styles. We already have learned to appreciate and understand all great Brazilian percussionists like Airto Moreira, Nana Vasconcelos and Paulinho da Costa. Now in the 21st century Brazil is giving us another inspiring musician that is innovating in the use of percussion, placing it into a new variety of in vogue musical styles, thus adding the Afro-Brazilian percussive sounds to electronic dance from Lounge to Trance. Nilson Batata is an extremely talented musician, singer and composer. His music has a very contemporary feel and he is also blessed with the spiritual vibes of Bahia and the sensuality purveyed in Rio de Janeiro. If you have been to the beach night clubs in Morro de Sao Paulo or experienced a sunset in the trendy beach cafes of Ibiza, you know that feeling; you can easily understand the vibes and sounds coming from Batata’s music and his collaboration with promising DJs. Not only DJs are interested in Batata, some well know jazz musicians have noticed this man’s musicality and invited him to collaborate. Batata has participated in projects with people like Stanley Jordan, Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, Stanley Clack and many more. He will be releasing his first single in the UK on this spring/summer 2012 -the release is called “I Hope You Come”. We hope he will come to Europe to give us his live performance and maybe he will add a few workshops for those wishing to learn and get infected with his vibes. The song on the single was composed by Batata and Glauton Campello and also enjoys the participation of Arthur Maia on the bass. It sounds like a trip to heaven inside a spaceship with a club, health spas and many awesome surfing beaches. Check out the mix on Quantitum Records’ site, his healthy attitude and vibrant sensual sounds are truly contagious.