Mendes coming for Nov. 15 concert

Sergio Mendes will take concert-goers through a breathtaking array of bossa nova hits in Sergio Mendes & Brasil 2014 Live In Manila!

MANILA, Philippines - The catchy and delightful sound that instantly stirs listeners to sing, sway and swoon to its beat will sweep the local concert scene when Bossa Nova legend Sergio Mendes returns to Manila with his band for a live concert on Nov. 15,  at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.

The Big Dome show will kick off the two-city tour dubbed Sergio Mendes & Brasil 2014 Live In Manila! that will end with another concert on Nov. 16 at the Waterfront Hotel Cebu. Joe Pizzulo will guest in his two-night concert.

To be mounted by Ovation Productions, the shows will spotlight Mendes’ wonderful and easy-listening sound and style that made him the most popular musician in South America and an international star in the past 50 years.

Mendes will take concert-goers through a breathtaking array of bossa nova hits, such as Mas Que Nada, Constant Rain (Chove Chuba), For Me, Night And Day, The Look Of Love, Fool On The Hill, Scarborough Fair, Pretty World, Never Gonna Let You Go, Rainbow’s End, Olympia and Alibis.

His other hit songs are The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye, What Do We Mean To Each Other, Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing, If I Ever Lose This Heaven, Going Out Of My Head, Put A Little Love Away, Waiting For Love, Waters Of March, Please Baby Don’t, So Many Stars, Voce Abuso, Night And Day, Like A Lover, Love City, Bridges and Funky Bahia.

(Sergio Mendes & Brasil 2014 Live In Manila! is presented by Ovation Productions in partnership with Air21 and Fox International. It is supported by The Philippine STAR, Manila Bulletin, BusinessWorld, Crossover 101.5, Monster Radio RX 93.1, Retro 105.9 FM and 96.3 Easy Rock. Tickets for the Smart Araneta Coliseum concert are priced at P5,500, P4,500, P3,500, P2,500, P1,500 and P700 and are available at Ticketnet outlets (911-5555) or online at www.ticketnet.com.ph. Tickets for the Waterfront Hotel Cebu show are priced at P4,500, P3,500, P2,500, P2,000, P1,000 and P750.  For inquiries, call 0917-6228705.)

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