Thierry Peala & Verioca Lherm: "a Tania Maria journey Your absolutely new interpretation made me very happy ! Muito obrigada. Tania Maria This first album brings together Thierry Peala and Verioca Lherm around the music of composer-pianist-singer, Tania Maria. The Duo were keen to share their passion for this icon of Brazilian jazz, who has already applauded their rendering of her compositions. Thierry is a recognised vocalist in the world of contemporary jazz (Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Bruno Angelini, Riccardo del Fra, Francesco Bearzatti) and Verioca is one of the most appreciated French artists in the universe of Brazilian popular music (Joyce, Egberto Gismonti, Guinga, Eduardo Gudin, the Aurelie&Verioca duo) As fate would have it, the two artists were in the running to perform in the first part of Tanias concert at the Olympia in February 2001. but for production reasons, Verioca was selected. Thierry and Verioca met backstage at this extraordinary evening and, against the odds, became the best of friends. This opened their longstanding collaboration as a duo! Exactly 20 years later, the two artists decided to pay tribute to Tania, choosing thirteen of the pianists most emblematic titles and rearranging them for two voices and guitar. Six of these pieces include the magical presence of percussionist Edmundo Carneiro, a fellow traveller of Tanias for over 25 years. The challenge was to transpose Tanias essentially pianistic music onto the guitar and add to it their own personal touch. So for this recording, Verioca chose an aesthetic close to that of Joao Bosco, and the duo leaves plenty of room for spontaneity and the pleasures of shared vocal improvisations, as they do in live concerts. Tania, with her natural talent to express her musical inspirations simultaneously on the keyboard and vocally, points the way to freedom and her music, which transcends all styles, holds the keys to happiness. Happily, Thierry Peala and Verioca Lherm decided to share in their own way by revisiting the themes that have travelled with them for many years! A brief voyage rhythmed by her music. "A Tania Maria Journey".