SELMAH · Fusion · Italian Music · Brazilian Jazz
Special guest: harmonica player Giuseppe Milici · Musical direction by Luigi Rana
On stage
The concept
A rare musical complicity, led by the magnetism of Brazilian-born singer SELMAH and the virtuoso breath of Italian harmonica player Giuseppe Milici, under the musical direction of Italian producer and arranger Luigi Rana, awarded multi-platinum records across Europe and Asia.
The project reveals a sunlit, rhythmic Italy, deeply connected to the heart of Brazil. SELMAH brings to the stage an important chapter in the musical history of the two nations, weaving Brazilian harmonies into the great Italian song tradition: from Jimmy Fontana to Jobim, from Domenico Modugno to Ivan Lins and João Bosco, all the way to Ornella Vanoni, the grande dame of Italian music.
Celebrating fifty years of the album «La voglia e la pazzia, l'incoscienza e l'allegria», recorded with Toquinho and Vinicius — the landmark work of the most beautiful musical collaboration between Italy and Brazil.
A show that goes beyond the music — anecdotes, stories and moments of rare spontaneity.
SELMAH · Live
SELMAH & Giuseppe Milici · Samba Rosa
The roots of Samba Rosa
With Ornella Vanoni and Celso Fonseca
On stage, with Ornella
The great Italian tour with Toquinho
Performances
Recordings from different projects and line-ups.
Ensemble
Vocals & Percussion
SELMAH Hernandes
Selma Hernandes · Singer, composer, performer
Harmonica · Special Guest
Giuseppe Milici
Blue Note NY · Tokyo · Milan · Toots Thielemans · KLM · 20+ countries
Classical Guitar & Musical Direction
Luigi Rana
Best Arranger, Sanremo 2004 for artist Mario Rosini · Sanremo 2002 (Warner) · Disney soundtracks · 3.3 billion streams
Piano · Bass/Double Bass · Drums
Trio Unisono
An ensemble of excellence alongside major names in music such as Tony Esposito, Antonella Ruggiero and others.
Paolo Luiso · Piano · Filippo De Salvo · Bass/Double Bass · Saverio Petruzzellis · Drums
The Samba Rosa sextet
Artist profile
SELMAH (Selma Hernandes) is a bilingual singer and composer with over 35 years of career. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, and a lifelong lover of Italy, she blends Indigenous, African and European roots into a sophisticated stylistic identity. Acclaimed by critics as one of the most compelling voices on the music scene, she achieved major radio success with the single Remédios, released alongside Ferzan Özpetek's film Saturno Contro.
SELMAH · Live
Special guest · Artist profile
Regarded as one of the most refined interpreters of the chromatic harmonica, Giuseppe Milici has collaborated with Toots Thielemans, Gino Paoli, Fabrizio Bosso, Philip Catherine, Sarah Jane Morris and many others, performing at the Blue Note in New York, Tokyo and Milan, and in theatres and festivals across more than 20 countries. Since 2015 his music has accompanied KLM's intercontinental flights.
His presence in Samba Rosa is no add-on — it is one of the reasons this concert sounds unlike any other Brazilian music programme on the market.
giuseppemilici.com
Musical direction · Artist profile
Luigi Rana — guitarist, arranger and multi-award-winning producer (Gold and Platinum records across Europe and Asia), is a sound architect who moves effortlessly between pop, world music and international productions, with a career spanning European and Asian borders.
Luigi Rana brings to Samba Rosa a refined aesthetic vision, combining meticulous arrangements with his signature guitar touch.
luigirana.com
Live
Samba Rosa and SELMAH's projects, in front of every kind of audience.
Samba Rosa · Auditorium, Molfetta (Italy)
Bari seafront (Italy)
Piazzas & Festivals
BeatOnto Jazz Festival · Piazza Cattedrale, Bitonto (Italy)
Booking & Contacts
For collaboration proposals, booking, festivals, theatres and events across Italy, Europe and Brazil.