Join us for a mesmerising Bossa Nova concert featuring the acclaimed Brazilian guitarist and singer, Mario Bakuna.

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Mario will be joined by some special guests to share the stage in an unforgettable musical journey. You will experience the magic of Bossa Nova as Mario and his guests serenade you with smooth rhythms, lush harmonies, and enchanting melodies. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss as we celebrate Brazil's musical heritage and the charming sounds of Bossa Nova. 

“Mario Bakuna, a sparkling guitarist, plays with palpable feeling - his virtuosic fluency on the fretboard is controlled and flourishes are perfectly placed. His voice has a texture like heavy cloth”. Songlines Magazine

Mario Bakuna is a London-based Brazilian composer, arranger, singer and guitar player, with twenty years of professional experience. A graduate of the Free University of Music in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he studied with musicians such as Olmir Stocker, Roberto Sion and Roberto Bomilcar (the pianist who played with Frank Sinatra during his visit to Brazil). In Brazil, Mario Bakuna has played alongside the trombonist Itacir Bocato, guitarist Renato Consorte, and pianist Nelson Aires, to name a few.

Mario Bakuna's study focuses on the development of a music repertoire inspired by the greats of Afro-Brazilian Music, Samba, Jazz and Bossa Nova. In addition to developing new arrangements of music by enshrined Brazilian artists as Tom Jobim, Dorival Caymmi, Paulo Moura, and João Donato, in recent years he has been working on reinterpretations of Samba Jazz: a musical genre that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s and was led by musicians like Luiz Eça, Tamba Trio, and Edson Machado. Their repertoire was based on Brazilian Standards with more sophisticated harmonies inspired by the Post-Bossa Nova movement.

Marcellus Taylor will open

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Marcellus is a guitarist and singer who combines warm and rich Brazilian music with swinging rat-pack numbers. His repertoire includes songs from the Great American Songbook, Latin classics and some of the most beautiful music from Brazil’s “golden age”.  His arrangements are lyrical, seductive and always uplifting to hear.  

8.30pm, Doors from 7pm

Iconic speakeasy Ram Jam Records is hidden away behind the award winning Smok’d pub at The Grey Horse Kingston (and yes we serve all their award winning food and drink) .

If you would like to book a table (for dining only) please contact the venue at greyhorse@smokd.co.uk and specify you would like to be seated in Ram Jam Records. or put the same request in the notes on your online booking.