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"I think, that this is a very good project for children and
young people, who are interested in music and percussion. I know Mr.
Silva and his work with children and I hope that more kids from Vienna
get the same possibility."
Alexandra Magalhaes Zeiner (MSc)
VisionQuest Environmental Coordinator
"Such an exiting Saturday afternoon. We waited nervously for
the start of the performance. Everyone was really nervous. Sheik,
the kids and even the audience. And there were a lot of guests, almost
more than seats. Then the children started: "die krassen Fünf".
At the beginning soft and gentle: Iwan on the guitar, with so much
stage fright that he looked like he would have liked to crawl inside his instrument or at
least to hide behind it. For the second piece, everyone
came together to perform a very complex percussion theme. The kids played
together the complicated rhythm with so much fun and harmony. After a
break for some delicious Brazilian snacks, the concert continued with
a solo piece by Oskar on the guitar accompanied by the others.
It was clear how much the children enjoyed playing together and
how sensitively they listened to each other. Slowly, we started to
relax and together with the musicians we stepped deeper into the music.
Unfortunately, we were granted only one more piece. We could have
listened to Sheik and the "Krassen Fünf" for hours. I think that I
write for everyone who came in hoping we will be able to enjoy another
performance soon. It was so great to see the kids making music with the
necessary seriousness but at the same time with so much fun and love."
Barbara Eppensteiner
Media teacher at wienXtra-medienzentrum
"As a music teacher, I really enjoyed this afternoon. I
appreciated especially that my collegue first starts with playing,
experimenting and feeling the music in order to come to work and
understanding. This approach makes it easier for kids to learn. The
kids were able to keep up with the different rhythms easily hile
their leader played much more complicated rhythms. Each of them had also
had his own arrangements and they were accompanied by guitar and
drums. It was obvious that the kids like Sheik Silva very much and
that he supports and inspires them to teamwork. Bravo!"
Claudia Gosewinkel de Márquez
Music educationist by Music School Ernstbrunn and Music School Hollabrunn
"I was really fascinated by the performance of "die krassen
Fünf". Above all I was impressed by the way each one had his part
to contribute to the complete works. I also liked very much the
introduction of the kids own creations. They showed how good they feel
and how well they can express themselves by music. To show children
this "language" is a wonderful work. The performance was
brilliant. I could feel the energy and I could not help dancing. The
rhythm took control of my feet. Finally I have to criticize one little
point just because I couldn’t get enaugh on this afternoon:
I missed an encore!!! Good luck for the future! I’m looking
forward to enjoying such a "krassen" concert again."
Gerhard Kalt
Student of the BOKU Vienna
The concert of the "Krassen 5" was in every respect a joyful
event: an afternoon full of rhythm, music, good food and
"brincadeira". Typical Brazilian. The "Krassen 5"
unter leadership of Sheik Silva proved that you don’t have to be
born in Brazil to be able to play Brazilian rhythm. The musical
spectrum reached from percussion rhythm to blues. There are no entrance
fees for Brazilian children and this makes this afternoon an enrichment
for us all. Good luck for the future.."
Markus Gasser
Projectmanagement by "Meta01 Wien" - Agentur und Schule für Internet und Multimedia
"I was really impressed how easy it can be to arrange such
effective rhythm. The wide variety was impressive... not a show
rehearsed to the last detail rehearsed but one full of variations,
improvisation, spontaneity and a lot of fun... In fact every word
is a word to much - Sheik and "die krassen Fünf" speak
for themselves! Thank you for having the pleasure to join your concert!"
Sigrid Stroh
Student
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