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Product Identifiers

Record LabelCD Baby, Cdb

UPC0837101440080

eBay Product ID (ePID)20046049836

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2007

GenreWorld Music

ArtistShining Light Band

Release TitleGhetto Around the World

Dimensions

Item Weight0.21 lb

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks12

Number of Discs1

TracksLet the Light Shine, Beleza, Take Me with You, Bahia Com Amor, Everybody Party, Balanca, Nega de Tranca, Ghetto, Natureza, Barco, Rise Up, Ghetto [DVD]

Notes***BONUS MUSIC VIDEO INCLUDED*** Brilho de luz Band is Brazilian Portuguese for Shining Light. Brilho de Luz takes listeners and viewers on an inspirational and melodious journey with their soulful and energizing rhythms. Their original music is composed of Afro-Brazilian beats, strongly influenced by the samba, pagoda and frevo of Bahia, Brazil. The musicians and singers of Brilho de Luz fuse their sound with reggae, funk, soul, rock, rhythm & blues and hip hop. The lyrics of their unique songs are performed in Portuguese and English. The message is positive and inspirational, focusing on love, peace and empowerment. They play a variety of Brazilian and African percussion and folkloric instruments. Brilho de Luz inspires their audience with the timbal, surdo, bacurinha, djembe, congas, tabla, sabar, berimbal, drums, guitar, bass, piano and flute. Brilho de Luz Band believes that music has no strict genres, and no fixed categories. Reggae and rock, Brazilian, heavy metal, jazz and hip hop all fuse together. Instruments, from djembes of West Africa, tablas of India, surdos of Brazil and guitars of America and Japan jam together for great stimulating sounds! The world is one and multicultural. North meets South and East meets West. As life has different characters, so our music has different melodies, energies and vibrations. The love songs like Beleza, Take Me With You and Nega de Tranca can make you cry or fall in love again. You will not be able to sit in your seat and may find yourself dancing around the house to Bahia Con Amor, Natureza, Balanca and Everybody Party. These songs are hot for your next party! Music has always been a force for social change. Songs like Ghetto, Barco and Rise Up attest to this fact. In the music video "Ghetto" you will see children from around the world whose families struggle to survive. Please join our vision for a better world, especially for those in poverty. Brilho de Luz Band is part of the wonderful tradition of creative and soulful musicians being international peace messengers. Enjoy...feel the natural high and be inspired by the music of Brilho de Luz Band. Brilho de Luz invites the young and old of all cultures to dance to it's passionate beats. Let Brilho de Luz shine it's light upon your soul! BAND MEMBERS' BIOS Binho Shining Composer, Vocalist and Percussionist The creative musician, Jailson "Binho" da Silva was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The unique Afro Bahian sound has influence Binho since he was born. At age 7 he started playing percussion under the tutelage of his older brother, Jorge "Mad Max" Barata, who was one of the band members to play with Carlinhos Brown. Binho developed his talents as a composer, vocalist and percussionist. In Brazil he toured with Master Senac, Band Connection and Ile Aiye. With Ile Aiye, the largest Afro Brazilian band, Binho performed with Beto Jamaica, Tatau do Ara Ketu and Margareth Menezes. Binho's talents as a percussionist and vocalist were soon recognized in Europe. He toured Germany, Spain, Italy, the U.K., France, Switzerland and Morocco with Heath Hunter, the German R&B recording artist. His performances were also broadcast on European television with wide press coverage. Beginning in 2001 in the U.S., Binho has performed with Silvana Magda, Silvia Barnes, Omar Ben Hassan from The Last Poets and the Café Wha Band. Binho performs at some of the hottest clubs in New York City including SOB's Pacha and the Copacabana to name a few. In 2007, Binho was invited to perform on Fox Channel 5's The Mike and Juliet Show, which was broadcast nationwide. He is a much sought after composer and arranger of lyrics, rhythms and melodies. His universal genres include Brazilian, African, reggae, rap, soul, fun, R&B, rock, jazz etc. Binho is the co-owner of Brilho de Luz's record label, Brazil Brooklyn Connection, Inc. Brilho de Luz has provided Binho Shining a band and structure to create his original songs and carry out his musical vision. H