Event details

Event details

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Bobby Oroza w/ Gabriel da Rosa + DJ Archive 65
Fri Aug | 18 2023 Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Moe's Alley , 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA
$22 advance / $25 day of show

About This Event

Folkyeah presents Bobby Oroza w/ Gabriel da Rosa + DJ Archive 65!

Friday, August 18th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$22 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+
*Tickets on sale May 5th at 10am PT*

BOBBY OROZA
After years of grinding as a sideman in the Finnish music scene, Bobby Oroza has stepped up to make his voice heard. Always with an air of crude romanticism, Bobby pushes towards an expression transcending the borders of soul and rock balladry. His dark and intimate debut single ”This Love” didn’t take long to reach the ears and hearts of a worldwide soul music community and is already a proper classic amongst the lowrider and soul collector scenes.

Bobby was born in Helsinki, Finland into a family of musicians and artists. During frequent family parties Bobby's Bolivian grandfather would pick up a guitar and sing Latin canciones and Cuban classics. Bobby ́s mother is a singer and his father a gypsy-style jazz guitarist. All his siblings work in show business and music. As a kid, Bobby was lucky to grow up surrounded by his parents’ record collection which included early jazz and blues, Motown hits, gospel ensembles, and doo-wop groups like The Drifters and The Clovers. The Soul records were balanced out by Brazilian ones, African ones, his mother’s collection of North and South American folk songs, and Nuyorican Salsa albums. All of these influences show up in Bobby’s music. Bobby started working professionally as a musician in his early teens. His main instruments are guitar and
percussion. Before finishing high school Bobby decided he needed to experience the rhythmic source that had inspired him the most, and travelled to Santiago, Cuba. There he studied percussion and singing intensively for months. Since his return he’s been producing, recording and performing music to make a living for his family.

Teaming up with the Timmion Records house band Cold Diamond & Mink, led by Jukka Sarapää, Sami Kantelinen, and guitarist/composer Seppo Salmi, he has a tight quartet of musicians to support his vision. With his instant classic, debut album “This Love” Oroza has shared his strange and unique shade of Soul with the world, creating a cult-like following for his sound from Finland to sunny Southern California and beyond.

GABRIEL DA ROSA
Growing up in rural southern Brazil with a radio DJ for a father, Gabriel was exposed to all kinds of music from his home country, but it wasn't until he moved to L.A. that he began curating Brazilian records and DJing himself. In L.A. he bonded with Stones Throw's founder, artist and DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, over their shared love of Brazilian music, and began writing his own bossa nova. He recently released his debut album on Stones Throw, É o que a casa oferece, which pays tribute to the greats of samba and bossa nova, with a modern edge. Sung in Portuguese, the autobiographical lyrics explore Gabriel's rural childhood, his adventures traveling around the world, and the stories he's picked up along the way. 
 
Please Note: This event is 21 and over. Any Ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.