24 min

Leopold Nunan - Singer, Dancer, Actor We Know Weho

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This week's guest is Leopold Nunan, a Brazilian-American multi disciplinary artist (singer, dancer, actor), who is a West Hollywood resident. He's a Los Angeles community leader and queer activist. He was classically trained in theatre and ballet in Rio de Janiero. At 18, he recorded his first international hit single “I’ve Got It". The video aired on MTV and played worldwide. Leopold is known as the first house music singer in Brazil.
After moving to Los Angeles he wrote and released his first single and music video "Multiple Personality." He directed, produced, and edited the video where he played 47 characters. It was followed by singles, "Got to Be Strong" and "Bate Bum Bum".
Leo co-hosted KPFK’s Dj Potira’s Brazil Show and the Annual Brazilian Carnaval Party, headlined Long Beach Price twice, and created and performed a Samba-Opera musical which brought together Afro-Brazilian dance-expression at Highways Performance Center.
In 2019, he released the song “Banze”, a social-political statement denouncing the Brazilian Government for destroying the Amazon Rainforest. Leopold invited Amazon Xingu tribe leader, Anuia Amaru, to appear in the video.
Leo will be performing at 6:30pm on Sunday, September 26th in West Hollywood Park in THE LEO FROM RIO SOUND MACHINE – a 2 hour dance music show extravaganza. This interactive pop up dance event on wheels will showcase Carnaval Parade Costumes, dancers, live drums, capoeira acrobats, drag queens and a DJ on a sound truck.  This is a free performance supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.
Leopold Nunan Instagram @leopoldnunan
Show Notes & Links:

Leopold Nunan 
Feeling Like Myself Again on Spotify
West Hollywood Park
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)
Being the Ricardos Movie with Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem
City of West Hollywood Artist Performer Grants
Mickey’s
Bottega Louie
Bossa Nova on Sunset
Pink Dot
Happy Hour Tequila Seltzer

This week's guest is Leopold Nunan, a Brazilian-American multi disciplinary artist (singer, dancer, actor), who is a West Hollywood resident. He's a Los Angeles community leader and queer activist. He was classically trained in theatre and ballet in Rio de Janiero. At 18, he recorded his first international hit single “I’ve Got It". The video aired on MTV and played worldwide. Leopold is known as the first house music singer in Brazil.
After moving to Los Angeles he wrote and released his first single and music video "Multiple Personality." He directed, produced, and edited the video where he played 47 characters. It was followed by singles, "Got to Be Strong" and "Bate Bum Bum".
Leo co-hosted KPFK’s Dj Potira’s Brazil Show and the Annual Brazilian Carnaval Party, headlined Long Beach Price twice, and created and performed a Samba-Opera musical which brought together Afro-Brazilian dance-expression at Highways Performance Center.
In 2019, he released the song “Banze”, a social-political statement denouncing the Brazilian Government for destroying the Amazon Rainforest. Leopold invited Amazon Xingu tribe leader, Anuia Amaru, to appear in the video.
Leo will be performing at 6:30pm on Sunday, September 26th in West Hollywood Park in THE LEO FROM RIO SOUND MACHINE – a 2 hour dance music show extravaganza. This interactive pop up dance event on wheels will showcase Carnaval Parade Costumes, dancers, live drums, capoeira acrobats, drag queens and a DJ on a sound truck.  This is a free performance supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.
Leopold Nunan Instagram @leopoldnunan
Show Notes & Links:

Leopold Nunan 
Feeling Like Myself Again on Spotify
West Hollywood Park
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)
Being the Ricardos Movie with Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem
City of West Hollywood Artist Performer Grants
Mickey’s
Bottega Louie
Bossa Nova on Sunset
Pink Dot
Happy Hour Tequila Seltzer

24 min