Sete has been referred to as the "Venice of Languedoc", and perhaps with good reason.
Sete has always looked to the sea for its living, and that focus is celebrated throughout the town.
Two festivals in Sete warrant special note; the festival of St. Pierre, patron saint of fishermen, and the festival of St. Louis which culminates in nautical jousting.
The accommodation is a converted fisherman’s house situated on the hill in the old quarter of town with magnificent views of the Mediterranean and the old port of Sete.
Located 28 km SW of Montpellier, the town of Sete is a major Mediterranean fishing port.
The upper portion of the town is situated on the slopes of Mont Saint-Clair overlooking the Bassin de Thau, a breeding ground for mussels and oysters.
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Amazon.com: Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival: Music: Bola Sete(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
To be sure, Bola Sete didn't sneak up on the American public quite like Jimi Hendrix did--after all, Sete had made waves as part of Vince Guaraldi's ensemble in the years leading up to this historic 1966 performance.
The classically trained Sete wowed fans with a unique style that seemed to fall somewhere between Andrés Segovia's elegance and Django Reinhardt's exuberance, a space not as wide as you might think.
Sete plays along side bassist Sebastiao Neto and drummer Paulinho DaCosta, then relatively unknown but today is one of the most recorded musicians in history, look at the credits of any major album recorded in the last twenty five years, and you'll probably find his name.
Bio: The words Bola Sete are Portuguese for the seventh ball in the billiard game, which is the only fl one.
In 1959, he moved to the U.S. and in 1962, was hired directly by the general manager of Sheraton Hotels to play in the several units of that chain.
When Gillespie's pianist, Lalo Schifrin, came to the hotel, he met Sete, with whom he had become acquainted and played with when the Brazilian toured Argentina.
The Special Task Force, consisting of former Chairmen and Secretaries General of the Greek National Tourist Organisation, provides advice and assistance to the SETE Board of Directors.
Its accumulated experience and inside knowledge of the problems of the Greek tourism significantly help in SETE’s effort to confront these problems and increase the competitiveness of Greek tourism.
This Task Force is a think tank exchanging information and seeking to disseminate the principles, interests and activities of SETE.
Guitarist Djalma De Andrade, better known as Bola Sete (1923-1987) (or "Seven Ball," a reference to Brazilian billiards) was both an early exponent of Brazilian music in the United States, and a pioneer of solo acoustic guitar work.
His guitar work is flawless throughout, and Sete brings a lot more vitality to this EZ album than you might expect.
This link is to the Bola Sete page; at the bottom of the page you can follow a link to the main index, which brings up profiles of other artists such as Baden Powell and Laurindo Almeida.
Global Volcanism Program | Sete Cidades | Summary(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sete Cidades volcano at the western end of Sao Miguel Island contains a 5-km-wide summit caldera, occupied by two caldera lakes, that is one of the scenic highlights of the Azores.
Sete Cidades is one of the most active Azorean volcanoes.
Historical eruptions date back to the 15th century and have occurred from within the caldera and from submarine vents off the west coast.
By 1966, Bola Sete, known for his brilliant Brazilian Afro-jazz fusion, had formed his own trio with drummer Paulinho Da Costa and bassist Sebastiao Neto.
Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete - Vince and Bola
Spotlighting Sete's deft, spidery lines, Guaraldi's solos, with their hallmark "bent" notes, a sublime repertoire ranging from pop and rock to jazz and bossas (including the "Black Orpheus Suite"), Vince and Bola is an outstanding jazz-samba collaboration.
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Bicho de Sete Cabeças (2001)(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This is where the title, Bicho de Sete Cabeças (animal with seven heads) comes in.
It's a Brazilian term that loosely means, 'making a mountain out of a molehill,' 'blowing something way out of proportion' or 'something horrible.' The action that Neto's family takes when they find that he's been smoking joints is drastic.
Bicho de Sete Cabeças is the story of something horrific that ends well.
Soon fishing built the towns wealth, making it the envy of local lords and barons.
Under the control of the Abbot of Aniane since the 9th century, Sete came under the bishop of Agde in 1246, no doubt to provoke the King of Aragon and the bishops of Maguelone.
During this time the lagoon closed up creating the Bassin de Thau.
Far more original than the bossanova was the synthesis offered by fl guitarist Djalma "Bola Sete" DeAndrade, who blended samba, jazz, American folk music and European classical music in effortless improvisations.
His 1972 opus Ocean was only released in 1975 (by his fan John Fahey), and its follow-up Ocean II only in 1981.
