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Karen Volkmann and Federico Trindade

Two young musicians with a passion for Brazilian music present a mix of contagious elements, resulting from the culturally diverse countries of both Brazil and Uruguay. Native Brazilian Karen Volkmann and Uruguayan Federico Trindade have arrived in the musical scene to showcase the right balance between afro-Samba and pop, instigating an impromptu rhythm full of harmony. The result is a tribute to MPB.

She was influenced by jazz, bossa-nova, samba-rock and pop. He, in addition to candombe influence - a rhythmic afro-uruguayo - is also inspired by the brazilian samba, chorinho, and maracatu. Karen’s powerful vocals add to Federico's master percussionist ability, which led the pair to their first international tour. With one goal in mind, to promote brazilian music and mixing of rhythms abroad, they mesmerized the public in cities including London, Madrid, Gothenburg, and Paris.

Partners in music, Karen and Federico met in 2007 at a show called Expresso 25, led by bandmaster Pablo Trindade, Federico’s father. Surrounded by music early in life, Federico studied music and arrangements at College Santo Domingo in Montevideo. He specializes in Brazilian percussion and has already appeared with renowned artists including Raoul Ellwanger, Toneco da Costa, Hermeto Pascoal and Guinga. Karen Volkmann was Born in Porto Alegre and is both a folk singer and guitar player. She has had training in erudite and popular vocals, but directed her work for the MPB with influences in Samba, Brazilian Jazz, Jazz, Pop, Reggae, and Music-Afro, all styles she’s been performing since the beginning of her career in 1977..

The two currently have eight songs written and are in the Studio now to finish their first album. Some songs are available for download on their website, www.karenefederico.com. In concert, they also Love to perform music by artists like Clara Nunes, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Seu Jorge, Marisa Monte, Zeca Baleiro, Tim Maia, Jorge Ben, and other big MPB artists.