Forro is a native music of Northern Brazil. Roughly translated it means 'love' and/or 'for all'.
The music was brought to us over at Nublu, the Ave. C music hub of the LES, by band leader Mauro Refosco nearly 5 years ago. It was then this traditional folk-styled music of their homeland reached the ears of the New York nightlife. What started as a Brazilian birthday party became a sweat inducing dance party that has lasted almost every week of now 4 years! Now with the launch of Nublu Records, and special appearances from famous musicians including David Byrne, Miho Hatori (of Ciba Matto), and Brazilian songstress Bebel Gilberto, Forro in the Dark is steadily introducing the genre across the globe. This video featuring David Byrne was produced & directed by one of the many great artists we house over at Nublu, Karina Correa.
They are currently touring and have national dates coming throughout the next month.
For more information on Forro in the Dark:
Myspace.com/Forrointhedark
Forrointhedark.com
And as always: nublu.net
Here are some upcoming dates for Forro in the Dark:

FORRO IN THE DARK NORTHEAST US TOUR DATES
Fri, June 15 @ The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, 10 PM
Sat, June 16 @ Cambridge River Festival, Cambridge, MA, 5 PM show, Free
Wed, June 20 @ The World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA, 7 PM
Thur, June 21 @ IOTA, Arlington, VA, 8 PM
Fri, June 22 @ The Highline Ballroom w/ Miho Hatori, New York, NY, 9 PM
FORRO IN THE DARK CANADIAN TOUR DATES
Fri, June 29 @ Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, ONT, 7 PM, Free
Sat, June 30 @ Le Petit Mort Gallery, Ottawa, ONT, 9 PM
Sun, July 1 @ Highlife Festival , Toronto, ONT, 1 PM
Fri, July 6 @ Quebec City Summer Festival, Quebec City, QB, 7 PM
FORRO IN THE DARK WEST COAST/MIDWEST TOUR DATES
Tues, July 10 @ The Attic, Santa Cruz, CA w/ Culver City Dub Collective, 7:30 PM
Wed, July 11 @ The Independent , San Francisco, CA w/ CCDC, 9 PM
Thur, July 12 @ SOHO, Santa Barbara, CA w/ CCDC, 8:30 PM
Fri, July 13 @ The Belly Up, Solano Beach, CA w/ BitterSweet, 9 PM
Sat, July 14 @ The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA w/ Los Amigos Invisibles, 7 PM
Sun, July 15 @ Chicago Roots and Folk Festival, Chicago, IL, 4 PM
visit FITD myspace for more dates in July and August in Italy, Germany, and the US
