Coals to Newcastle?
How about "Bossa to Rio"?
That's my plan. I'm going to hold a concert in Rio de Janeiro, and sing all my favourite Brazilian songs to a Brazilian audience.
Can I do it?
I think I can. But will I?
Well, I'm more likely to make it happen if I declare my plan publicly, than if I keep the idea to myself!
So, here's the beginning of my blog, to chart my progress from escaped lawyer in Adelaide, Australia, to bossa nova performer in Rio.
I guess your first question would be ....why?
For me, it's the challenge of a lifetime. I've been singing the songs for 4-5 years, and I'm completely obsessed with this music.
What music? Bossa Nova - it's Brazilian music from the early 1960's. You'd probably know "The Girl From Ipanema" - it's by Antonio Carlos Jobim (also known as Tom Jobim). He wrote hundreds of other songs too. Other composers are Luis Bonfa and Marcos Valle.
My plan has been brewing for a while now. The inspiration came about 3 years ago, when I watched a DVD of Diana Krall's concert in Rio ("Quiet Nights"). There's a moment in that concert where Diana has sung several songs in English, then she sings one in Portuguese. As she starts the song, the audience realizes she's singing in their language, and they start to cheer wildly. The auditorium roof almost lifts off, and eventually she's got them all singing along.
At that point I said to myself "I want what she's having!"
I then promptly dismissed the idea as completely ridiculous.
But a few months later, I was working with a mentor who was encouraging me to "think big". He asked me what would be the most ambitious and audacious thing I could do. And I told him I'd have a concert in Rio.
Saying it out loud made me start to take the idea seriously.
Still, it's taken another couple of years for me to believe I can do it, and to set about making a plan.
Now that my kids are grown up (both at Uni now), I've got a chance to do it. A window of opportunity of just a few years. I want to do it in 2014-2015 - not far away!
So, get your seatbelt on and follow my blog - come with me on an adventure to Rio!
How about "Bossa to Rio"?
That's my plan. I'm going to hold a concert in Rio de Janeiro, and sing all my favourite Brazilian songs to a Brazilian audience.
Can I do it?
I think I can. But will I?
Well, I'm more likely to make it happen if I declare my plan publicly, than if I keep the idea to myself!
So, here's the beginning of my blog, to chart my progress from escaped lawyer in Adelaide, Australia, to bossa nova performer in Rio.
I guess your first question would be ....why?
For me, it's the challenge of a lifetime. I've been singing the songs for 4-5 years, and I'm completely obsessed with this music.
What music? Bossa Nova - it's Brazilian music from the early 1960's. You'd probably know "The Girl From Ipanema" - it's by Antonio Carlos Jobim (also known as Tom Jobim). He wrote hundreds of other songs too. Other composers are Luis Bonfa and Marcos Valle.
My plan has been brewing for a while now. The inspiration came about 3 years ago, when I watched a DVD of Diana Krall's concert in Rio ("Quiet Nights"). There's a moment in that concert where Diana has sung several songs in English, then she sings one in Portuguese. As she starts the song, the audience realizes she's singing in their language, and they start to cheer wildly. The auditorium roof almost lifts off, and eventually she's got them all singing along.
At that point I said to myself "I want what she's having!"
I then promptly dismissed the idea as completely ridiculous.
But a few months later, I was working with a mentor who was encouraging me to "think big". He asked me what would be the most ambitious and audacious thing I could do. And I told him I'd have a concert in Rio.
Saying it out loud made me start to take the idea seriously.
Still, it's taken another couple of years for me to believe I can do it, and to set about making a plan.
Now that my kids are grown up (both at Uni now), I've got a chance to do it. A window of opportunity of just a few years. I want to do it in 2014-2015 - not far away!
So, get your seatbelt on and follow my blog - come with me on an adventure to Rio!
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