Antonio Chainho was born in 1938 in Santiago do Cacém, Portugal. He is a Portuguese musician who has been dedicating his career to the Portuguese Guitar.
For over 40 years he has been developing new paths for this unique instrument, composing, playing and participating with international musicians such as Jose Carreras, Paco de Lucia, John Williams, Saki Kubota, Nina Miranda among others, in all sorts of projects.
Chainho’s dream is that the Portuguese national instrument gains global recognition and has even been called planetary promoter of the Portuguese Guitar.
Responsible for two Portuguese Guitar Schools in Portugal he has students learning his art in Brazil, India, and Japan.
Promoters also find interesting to have him teaching in a master class, moments that give him great pleasure and fulfillment.
His fado concert is unique; unlike others it is the Portuguese guitar who gets main attention on stage, inviting the classic guitar and a voice to come along.
Proud to bet in new talents, he shared the stage with Isabel Noronha a young fado singer who accepted the challenge of the Portuguese guitar.
Discography:
Guitarradas (Aquila, 1975)
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (PE, 1996)
A Guitarra E Outras Mulheres (Movieplay, 1998)
Lisboa-Rio (Movieplay, 2000)
Ao Vivo No Ccb (Movieplay, 2003)
LisGoa (Movieplay, 2009)
Entre Amigos (Movieplay, 2012)
Cumplicidades – 50 Anos de Carreira (Sony Music, 2015)
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.
