Toninho Horta & Nicola Stilo – Duets (Adventure Music AM1020 2, 2005)
Trio Da Paz – Somewhere (Blue Toucan Music BTM05, 2005)
Orquesta de Violoes de Brasilia – A Moda Brasileira (independent, 2005)
Duets brings together a virtuoso guitarist from Brazil, Toninho Horta,
and a flute maestro from Italy. Duets is an elegant set of jazz standards
and original compositions by Horta and Stilo. The enchanting music is primarily
instrumental, with intimate vocals by Horta, combining jazz, bossa nova and new
acoustic music.Brazil is a land of abundant guitar instrumentalists. Trio Da Paz includes
acoustic guitarist Romero Lubambo, together with acoustic bassist Nilson Matta
and Duduka Da Fonseca on drums.
Somewhere is a collection of instrumental
jazz pieces, which allow for masterful improvisational passages by all three
musicians, together with more melodic bossa nova pieces.
Orquesta de Violoes de Brasilia is a group of Brazilian guitarists that got
together in Brasilia to record compositions by Brazilian classical and jazz
authors. As the name of the ensemble implies, it is an orchestra of guitarists. Only guitars were used in
A Moda Brasileira.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
