ROODE BIOSCOOP SESSIES 8.0 | Pedro Kastelijns & qbae

Pedro Kastelijns (Goiânia - Brazil, 1997) began making music to help overcome the weight of the world as he ascended into adulthood. Now as a songwriter, producer and visual artist based in Amsterdam, Pedro’s work encompasses painting, sculpture, installation, music and performance, carrying a playful sensibility and vibrancy. Currently, he has been working around the question 'How to build a house and how to live in it?”, metaphor for the search for shelter, physical and emotional, in one’s life, preparing for the release of his upcoming album 'Construção' (Out this November). His past releases include early recordings collection 'Raposa' (2015, Lalonge), 'Assim Nascem as Amoras' (2017, Grafisch Atelier Hidrolands), an illustrated poetry book accompanied by an original soundtrack and film, and his debut album 'Som das Luzis' (2019, OAR), featured as 'Album of the Day' on the prestigious online music platform Bandcamp and produced along with Benke Ferraz, guitarist of Boogarins (Latin Gramy Nominee). Pedro is a Gerrit Rietveld Academie graduate and nominee of the Ron Mandos Young Blood Award 2022 and Lakeside Collection Award 2022, he has played at stages such as Cinetol, OCCII and the Festival Le Guess Who?, and is currently supported by the Mondriaan Fund, the public fund for visual art and cultural heritage in the Netherlands.

“Tropical spells meant to aid visits to other realms - music that serves as a hopeful balm to the soul.” Bandcamp Daily

"Hermetic and unfathomable - Kastelijns found in music his necessary shelter." Rolling Stone Brasil

qbae is the performing core of collective-label KB, hosted as rotating ensemble by Gabriel de Oliveira (aka 9nijntjes) and Niels Luteijn. With a mixed emo/afro/impro approach, the guitar-drums duo’s Brazilian and Caribbean references take on a hardcore edge, coded through languages of instant composition and pop culture. For this series, qbae unites with South African bassist Zenzele Mthembu-Salter and Italian drummer Leonardo Lucibelli for explosive grooves. As a trio, they now join forces with Pedro through the collective’s focus on community building and cultural organising for Global-South and immigrant artists in the Netherlands.

Line-up:
Pedro Kastelijns - Voice, guitar, synth and computer
Gabriel de Oliveira - Voice, guitar, synth and sax
Zenzele Mthembu-Salter - Bass
Leonardo Lucibelli - Drums

Please note that members of the audience may be recorded on video and may appear in online publications or on local TV station AT5.