In the organizer's words:

Tobias Langguth sings his own Brazilian lyrics with great empathy and an excellent feel for the authentic rhythms of Brazil. His electric guitar is supported by Michael Arlt'sacoustic guitar and is repeatedly framed by flat sounds.

The melodically rich and versatile pieces by Langguth and Arlt are brought to the stage alongside compositions by A.C. Jobim, Oscar Castro-Neves, Ivan Lins, Carlos Lyra and other stars of Brazilian songwriting - from quiet meditative sounds to grooving batucada!

Tobias Langguth - vocals & electric guitar
Michael Arlt - acoustic guitar & synth guitar

Tobias Langguth
His instruction in Brazilian music began early with Ronaldo Folegatti in Berlin and was completed by study visits to Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans.
Tobias also worked as a street musician in Lisboa/Portugal and played concerts with the Brazilian singer and songwriter Monica Tomasi.
Langguth has recorded a number of CDs, including `November Samba ́ with Oliver Strauch, Zeca Oliveira and Hendrik Meurkens, `One Note Bossa ́ with Peter Reiter and Dirik Schilgen, `Alquimia do Tempo ́ with Ignez Carvalho and `BOSSA CLASSICS With A BEAT
́ with Franco Petrocca, Claudio Wilner, Aldo Martinez and Pedro Weiss and last but not least the current vinyl LP `The Stars of the Night/Estrelas da Noite ́.

Michael Arlt
At home in a variety of musical environments and performing for years with well-known North American musicians such as Red Holloway, Houston Person, Jon Sass, Keith Copeland or his own longtime Hammond Trio WE THREE ( feat. Dan Kostelnik and Scott Neumann ) as well as with European Jazz Masters like Thomas Stabenow, Luciano Biondini or Vienna Art Orchestra Leader Mathias Rüegg, guitarist Michael Arlt
has also gained first-hand experience with top musicians from the world of Latin music.
For example, in his collaboration with the trio of the Brazilian percussion legend Portinho - with Itaiguara Brandao and Klaus Mueller -, the Spanish percussion wizard José Cortijo, singer Maria de Fatima from Portugal, Argentina's Gustavo Bergalli, trumpet, and the Cuban saxophone and world music virtuoso Paquito D'Rivera. As a bandleader, accompanist or guest soloist, Michael Arlt's guitar sounds can be heard on more than 40 CDs ranging from jazz to Latin to pop, from solo guitar to big band. Most recently, `Michael Arlt BRAZILIANA : Terra Distante ́ was released on GLM/Fine Music.