Luísa Maita’s Shuffle Through North America

The tour kicks off in Toronto at Small World Music Festival Sept. 23, the same day her album, Fio da Memória, launches in Canada. The routing also includes two appearances at Austin City Limits Music Festival Oct. 1 and 7.

Fio da Memória comes out in the U.S. Sept. 30, which coincides with the second of a two-night stand in New York at Subrosa. The new music incorporates many downtempo electronic influences, while still staying true to Maita’s Brazilian-samba roots.

No matter the tempo, Luísa Maita plays music that surely will make most concertgoers want to dance, so if you make it to the show, wear comfortable shoes.

Maita has an interesting backstory, as she grew up the daughter of musician Amado Maita and sang in commercial jingles and political advertisements as a child. She also sang during the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London and performed in promotional videos for the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.

Here is the routing:

Sept. 23 – Toronto, Ontario, Ontario Place (Small World Music Festival)
Sept. 25 – Montreal, Quebec, Bar le Ritz PDB (POP Montréal Int’l Music Festival)
Sept. 26 – South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground
Sept. 27 – Cambridge, Mass., The Regattabar
Sept. 29 – New York, N.Y., Subrosa
Sept. 30 – New York, N.Y., Subrosa
Oct. 1 – Austin, Texas, Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
Oct. 4 – Chicago, Ill., Martyrs’
Oct. 8 – Austin, Texas, Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
Oct. 10 – Oakland, Calif., Yoshi’s

Tickets to the festivals are on sale now. Stay tuned for more info on her headline shows and check out LuisaMaita.com.br or the artist’s Facebook page for more on the singer.