Janaina Lima


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Janaina Neves Pereira Lima, singer, composer, ballerina, choreographer and acrobat, started her career very early. Her interest in dance started when she was four years old and she participated in all the college presentations. Throughout her teens she studied in various schools and various styles from Jazz, Classic Ballet, Gymnastics and Modern Dance.

In 1996 Janaina moved to New York to improve her dance techniques completing courses at the Broadway Dance Center and at the Step on Broadway. Only fifteen days after her arrival she completed a test as a dancer on the video clip Betcha by Golly Wow by Prince. Janaina was accepted and danced with Ballerinas from Italy, France and Mexico.

When she returned to Brazil she entered in the Cia de Dança de Diadema (Diadema Dance Company) as Art Educator, mixing dance classes with community care. It was in these classes that Janaina discovered her singing talent. From there she studied performance, voice and corporal percussion. Her first performance was in the Municipal Theatre of São Paulo entitled Arte de Raiz, directed by Ivonice Satice.

After these series of performances she entered in the Quasar Cia de Dança (Quasar Dance Company) and participated in festivals in Portugal, U.S.A. and Germany.

At the end of 2001 she met DJ and Producer Ramilson Maia and began to sing for him on his Live P.A. project, Ram Science. The link between the two consolidated and in the middle of 2002 the band Kaleidoscópio was born at which moment Janaina turned full time to the profession of Singer and Songwriter.

APPEARANCES +


Various
The Bossa Club Night #2
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Jew, Lola's World, ,
House/Salsa/Bossa Nova
Various
Brasilian Beach Beats
2011, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, Pyramide, Irma, ,
Acid Jazz/Acid House/Samba/House
Various
Neo Acoustic Lovers
2008, CD, Comp, Re Musica, ,
New Wave/Dream Pop/Jazzdance/Neo Soul
Fernando Porto, Julio Torres (7), DJ Mause, Score U, Deeplick, Ramilson Maia, Alex Hunt, Jay Vaquer, Fernando Castro, Jason Bralli, Kaleido, Techsamba, Anselmo e Tatiane, Flávia Bittencourt
Brasilian Rave mixed by KALEIDO
2008, CD, Irma Records Japan, ,
House
Chieko Kinbara
Summer Love / Todo Vai Mudar / Time To Love
2007, 12", Nite Grooves, ,
House/Garage House
Ryukyudisko
Insularhythm
2007, CD, Album, Ki/oon, ,
Techno/J-pop/Electro/House
Kaleido*
New Sessions! Sampler
2007, 12", La Douce
Various
Sambass 4 - A New Dose Of Fresh Brazil D'n'B
2007
Various
Playlist001 - Irma Japan Sampler
2007, CD, ,
House
Various
Sister Bossa Vol.7 (Cool Jazzy Cuts With A Brazilian Flavour)
2007, ,
Techno/House/Deep House
Various
Grand Gallery Presents Casa Latina 2
2006, CD, Comp, Dig, Grand Gallery, ,
House/Latin/Deep House
Chieko Kinbara
Strings Of Life
2006
Kaleido*
Kaleido
2006
Various
Latin Aperitivo - Brazilian Blend
2005, CD, Comp, Aperitivo Records, ,
Latin/House/Acid
Various
Latin Aperitivo 2 - Happy Party Splash
2005, CD, Comp, Aperitivo Records, ,
House/Acid Jazz
Various
L'Aperitivo Italiano - Parfum
2005, ,
Lounge/Bossanova/Downtempo/Jazzdance
Daniela Mercury
Baile Barroco: Daniela Mercury No Carnaval Da Bahia
2005
Various
Pozytywne Wibracje 6
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Dlx, Dig, Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2), ,
Latin/House/Smooth Jazz/Soul/Easy Listening/Acid Jazz/Downtempo/Funk
Various
Mondo La Douce
2004, CD, ,
Easy Listening
Various
Promoção Vibe Sound Coca-Cola: 2 - Pop Nacional
2003
Various
Chill:Brazil 2
2003, 2x CD, ,
Afro-Cuban/Samba/MPB/Bossanova/Latin Jazz
Various
Red Carpet Lounge 2
2011, 20xFile, MP3, Comp, Peacelounge Recordings
Various
Brazilution Edição 5.8
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Stereo Deluxe, ,
House/Bossanova/Downtempo/Latin/Jazzdance
Various
Sambass 4 (A New Dose Of Fresh Brazil D'n'B)
2007
Various
The Sound Of DPI Vol. 12-13 - Collection - Finest Lounge Music Of DPI Showroom
2xCD, Comp, RE, Dig, Peacelounge Recordings, Rhythm (6), ,
Downtempo/Lounge/Bossa Nova