Samba De Orly by Chico Buarque (1944-) Francisco Buarque de Hollanda popularly known as Chico Buarque is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic and cultural commentary on Brazil and Rio de Janeiro in particular.
Expresso 2222 by Gilberto Gil (1942-) Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira better known as Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil’s Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Gil started to …
Toda Menina Baiana by Gilberto Gil (1942-) Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira better known as Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil’s Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Gil started …
El Diablo Suelto by Heraclio Fernandez (1851-1886) Heraclio Fernández Noya was a Venezuelan musician, best known for the composition El Diablo Suelto. From a very young age resided in La Guaira with his father Manuel Maria Fernández, from whom received his first piano lessons. In Caracas founded the newspaper El Zancudo, a weekly magazine whose …
Batucada by Isaias Savio (1900-1977) Isaias Savio (1900-1977) was a Uruguayan performer and educator based in Sao Paulo, from 1931. He studied piano as a child for 4 years and then opted for the classical guitar. He was a student of Conrad Koch , has given concerts throughout South America and, from 1931, settled in …
Cajita De Musica by Isaias Savio (1900-1977) Isaias Savio (1900-1977) was a Uruguayan performer and educator based in Sao Paulo, from 1931. He studied piano as a child for 4 years and then opted for the classical guitar. He was a student of Conrad Koch , has given concerts throughout South America and, from 1931, …
Orient Blue by Al Di Meola (1954-) Al Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date.
Bajo el Cielo Iamesis by Celso Machado (1953-) Celso Machado is a Brazilian world music guitarist, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Vancouver, Canada. For over forty years he has performed on concert stages throughout Brazil, Western Europe and Canada, as well as in the United States. He is active as a teacher, composer and …
Bajo el Cielo Iamesis by Luis Antonio Calvo (1882-1945) Luis Antonio Calvo was one of the greatest figures of Colombian music. The work of Luis Antonio Calvo is formed by an enormous amount of musical compositions in various genres, Colombia and abroad.
Cancion Carorena by Rodrigo Riera (1923–1999) Rodrigo Riera was a Venezuelan guitarist and composer. He wrote a vital and important body of works for the guitar, inspired by and dedicated to the rich music legacy of his region in the Lara state (Capital city: Barquisimeto) in Western Venezuela, displaying a loving nationalism that led him …
