Biribá Union x Bright Shiny Things

Biribá Union is joining the Bright Shiny Things roster for touring and management! Borrowing its name from a Brazilian wild sugar-apple, Biribá Union features Mike Block (cello, vocals), Christylez Bacon (beatbox, guitar, rhymes) and Patricia Ligia (electric bass, vocals).

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“a dynamic trio, blending original music with world fusion influences”

— Sarasota Herald-Tribune

“There is nothing casual, however, about their attitude to performing this music, or to their control over their voices and instruments, which is fanatically perfectionist and virtuosic to a degree that is scarcely believable. ”

— The Spokesman-Review

The trio met through Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop, initially bonding over their shared love of Brazilian music. They quickly began co-writing new music that draws on the freestyle theatrics of hip-hop and Go-go music; the effortless beauty of Brazilian forró and choro; the earthiness of American roots music, and the improvisational spontaneity of jazz.

Their debut album will be released on the Bright Shiny Things label in Spring 2026!