Rogê - Brasil - in Concert

Rogê is a bastion on the Brazilian music scene as well as an innovator of the country’s musical heritage. Come along and experience Rogê’s uplifting, soulful, and vibrating sound, when the Rio samba star comes to Protected content in September with his band.

It’s been more than twenty years since Brazilian Rogê released his debut album. But it wasn’t until the release of ‘Curyman’ in Protected content , that the star from Rio, and his heart-warm, funky, and genre-blending samba, made it internationally. With seven solo albums behind him, Rogê is a bastion on the Brazilian music scene, bringing classical Brazilian music into the future, as it has been said about him in the music magazine Mojo.

‘Curyman ’ is a celebration of samba – as well as an album infused with messages of resilience and redemption. The album reflects Rogê’s deep belief in the power of music to inspire hope and perseverance. In his music, Rogê doesn’t just pay tribute to his musical heritage without looking at its darker histories. In the song “100% Samba” from the fresh and critically acclaimed album from Protected content , Curyman II, Rogê “acknowledges samba’s roots in Africa and how enslaved people in Brazil then forged its sound”, as Pitchwork writes in their enthusiastic album review and continue: “The vibrant, expressive songs on Curyman II return often to this theme: how Brazil’s unique cultural identity is a product of its diverse ethnic populations”. We can’t wait to welcome Rogê and his ever-evolving sound to Protected content stage!