With the release of his vibrant and exotic new EP, SOUL CARIOCA, keyboard master and Rio de Janeiro native Marcos Ariel celebrates 30 influential, soul-transportive years as a bicoastal (Brazil/Los Angeles) recording artist. “Carioca” refers to anything related to the City of Rio de Janeiro and Ariel showcases his hometown pride with every sparkling melody and solo. Driven by lushly produced compositions that were created and matured via numerous performances in Rio, Ipanema and the U.S. This collection alternates between funky, brassy vocal-inflected samba party energy, sultry pop/soul, bossa nova ballads, plus a cool, hipster rap in Portuguese!
