Artist Profiles: Rui Filipe Reis

Rui Filipe Reis with Caixa de Pandora

Pianist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and musical producer Rui Filipe Reis started his musical education at the Instituto Gregoriano and became a professional musician at the age of twenty.

After collaborating with Dulce Pontes in the mid-1990s, he undertook a vast enterprise of composition and direction, while continuing to collaborate with many other singers, as well as in musicals, TV shows, music for dancing and the theater.

Starting in 2006, Rui Reis inaugurated a new artistic phase with such projects as Xaile and RosaNegra, the latter of which was awarded the 2012 Carlos Paredes Prize.

The trio Caixa de Pandora reveals Rui’s more emotional side.

Discography:

Teias de Seda (Barqueiro de Oz, 2014)
Rota das Afinidades ( Barqueiro de Oz, 2016)

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.
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