Following Carte Blanche's performance Mellomland, the duo Per Olav Kobberstad and Norwegian-Brazilian Gabriela Garrubo, who offer Brazilian and Portuguese tones, will play a concert at Dansens Hus bar.
The choreographer Lander Patrick (Sovaco de Cobra) is originally Brazilian and lives and works from Portugal. In his dance work, he examines fado music, its roots and mythology.
The duo Kobberstad and Garrubo is one of few in Norway performing authentic Bossa Nova, Samba, and Brazilian popular music (MPB), songs composed by Tom Jobim, Roberto Menescal, Dorival Caymmi, Milton Nascimento, Vinicius de Moraes and many others..
Since 2015 the duo has played at various jazz clubs and festivals like Bajazz, Finsejazz, Festspillene to name a few. They have also toured with the production "Et Lite Stykke Brasil" together with percussionist Audun Humberset for DKS (Den kulturelle skolesekken).