Two musicians, two life stories, a musical encounter, a concert. Brazilian jazz, Argentine zamba, jazz standards and improvisation – many elements and influences can be found here. And yet the jazz cellist Eurico Ferreira Mathias as well as the guitarist and sound artist Nacho Buk follow their own individual sound, in which some elements of contemporary music also appear. The focus is the encounter: it’s the moment of coming together, of listening, of sharing, of feeling – “zwa” as it is called in the context of ubuntu – that creates the sound. With great concentration one gives, gifts, hears and feels, supplements, reflects, expands, opens and increases – one cannot avoid getting involved with and giving to another person. The relationship creates the vibration and becomes music itself. Thereby the groove sets the rhythm.  

The cellist and composer Eurico Ferreira Mathias has played in various orchestras and ensembles in Sao Paulo. Currently he is living in Berlin and is involved with projects relating to electronic sounds and contemporary Brazilian music. At the Ballhaus Naunynstraße he has had several musical encounters and concerts with, among others, François Regis und Biliana Voutchkova. In addition he performs as a musician in dance and theatre productions, including  Auf meinen Schultern (On my shoulders) by Raphael Moussa Hillebrand.

Nacho Buk is a guitarist, electronic musician and sound artist. He makes sound installations for dance and spoken theatre, but his current artistic focus is on free collective composition, pop collage and sound manipulation. He has performed in several countries in South America and Europe and has collaborated on more than 30 albums.