Daniela Mercury plays Avo Session

Synopsis

Many Brazilian musicians are from Salvador de Bahia in the Northeast, Brazil’s most African city, where slaves from West Africa still landed in the 19th century. Daniela Mercury was born there in 1965. She learned to dance and sing at the same time that she learned how to walk. When she was around 20, she finished her apprenticeship with Gilberto Gil and released her first album in 1991, which became a surprise hit. Since then, she has added a dozen CDs to the list and became a star also outside of Brazil.

Additional Info

• No: 8080
• Production year: 2011
• Run time: 01:15:00
• Director: Roli Bärlocher
• Producers: Session Basel AG, SRF
• Format: HDTV 16:9