Did we resurface a long lost episode of VH1’s Storytellers? Nope, it’s Rogê: Live From HQ. Photos by Larry Hirshowitz.
Did we resurface a long lost episode of VH1’s Storytellers? Nope, it’s Rogê: Live From HQ. Photos by Larry Hirshowitz.

Rogê: KCRW Live from HQ

Intimate performances, fresh sounds, and candid conversations with a view.

Written by Marion Hodges

Brazilian troubadour Rogê sets the Annenberg Performance Studio aglow with a cosmically tropical set of future samba-soul classics. The recent LA transplant regales us with stripped down takes on songs from his 2023 LP Curyman, his first to be recorded stateside. Settle in for the generous spirit of Curyman cuts like “Pra Vida,” “Se Eu For Falar De Amor,” and album standout “Existe Uma Voz.” 

KCRW’s resident expert in all things Brazil, Wyldeflower, hosts a freewheeling chat with the artist about everything from the virtues of spending every day on the beach eating açai bowls to the Portuguese concept of “saudade.” Saudade roughly translates to “longing and melancholy,” which Wyldeflower feels woven throughout the fabric of Rogê’s music. How lovely to be invited.

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Credits:

KCRW Music Director: Anne Litt
Interview: Rocio Wyldeflower Contreras
Director / Editor / Color : Angie Scarpa
Camera operators : Dalton Blanco, Vice Cooler, Angie Scarpa
Recording / Mix Engineer: Nick Lampone
Assistant Recording Engineers: Henry D'Ambrosio and Hope Brush
Producer: Anna Chang
Lighting Design: Jason Groman
Art Director: Evan Solano
Executive Producer: Ariana Morgenstern
Digital Producer: Andrea Domanick

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