Guto Pires is a guitarist, singer and composer from Guinea-Bissau. He moved to Portugal in the late 1970s.
Guto played in many bands such as Issabary, Sons da Fala, and Sons da Lusofonia. All these were All-Star bands that included some of the best musicians from the African countries that speak Portuguese. Guto toured Europe, Africa, America and Asia with these and other bands.
He performs his own pieces that talk about Africa, specially Guinea-Bissau, as well as popular songs.
Discography:
Sol Na Manssi (Ocarina, 2002)
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.
