Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays featuring Otto and NOMO August 17, 2009

Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays is a unique series bringing some the freshest “news making” artists and groundbreaking rock veterans to the world renowned Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Each concert will be emceed by a talented performer from the innovative organization Young Chicago Authors.

Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays is part of a collection of three new Monday series in Millennium Park, which also includes Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series at noon and Edible Audible Picnic on Monday evenings, expanding the repertoire of music at Millennium Park.

This week featuring Otto and NOMO
Brazilian lyricist and musician Otto’s rural upbringing in the north-eastern of Pernambuco inspired his fusion of myriad rhythms and beats.  Otto played a crucial role in the new generation of music in Brazil “New MPB” which stands for New Popular Music of Brazil as well as part of the Brazilian musical movement called Manguebeat. Otto’s approaches to classic Brazilian rhythms and melodies embrace a contemporary seamless blend of pop, rock and soul.

Official Website: http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/event.aspx?id=851