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Yamandu Costa

Wednesday, 9 August, 2006

http://www.yamandu.com.br/
Yamandu Costa was born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where he began his guitar studies with his father Algacir Costa, band leader of “Os Fronteiriços”, when he was 7 years old. Later, he perfected his technique with Lúcio Yanel, Argentine virtuoso who was then settled in Brazil.

Until the age of 15, Yamandú´s only music school was the folk music from the south of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Nevertheless, after he heard Radamés Gnatalli´s work, he decided to get in contact with the music of other renowned Brazilian musicians, such as Baden Powell, Tom Jobim, Raphael Rabello, among others. When he was 17, he played for the first time in São Paulo at “Circuito Cultural Banco do Brasil” (BB Cultural Tour). The event was produced by “Estúdio Tom Brazil” (Tom Brazil studio), and from then on he was recognized as one of the most gifted guitar players of Brazil.

One of the greatest geniuses of Brazilian music of all times, young Yamandu deserves the highest praise. Whenever he is on stage, he fills with joy the most select audience since his impressive performance shows the deep intimacy between Yamandu and his guitar. The recognition he has earned throughout the years reveals what he can offer the audience – recreation of the magic of music - once from his fingers the music he plays travels through his body and soul and is almost miraculously transformed.

Yamandu is a guitar player, composer and arranger that does not fit into a single music style, yet he creates his own when he combines all of them playing his 7-string guitar. Yamandu fully deserves his beautiful name which in “tupi-guarani”, the native language of Brazilian indians, means “the precursor of the waters of the world”.

Participations:

· Release of first DVD “Yamandu Costa ao Vivo” – 2005

· Tour in Europe: Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Holland, Austria - 2005

· “Festival Banlieues Bleeus” – Paris April 05, 2005

· Release of fourth CD “El negro Del Blanco” – Biscoito Fino – June, 2004

· Tim Award – Best Instrumentalist – 2004

· Release of third CD “Yamandu ao Vivo” – independent label – Dec 5, 2003

· Guitar Festival of Chile – 2003

· Midem – 37th International Music Market - 2003

· Yamandu and “Os Irmãos Flores” (Argentina) – Sesc São Paulo -2002

· Londrina Jazz Festival – July, 2002

· Beach Summer Festival, São Paulo, Brazil – 2002

· Banco do Brasil Cultural Tour, tour around the main capital cities of Brazil – 2002

· “Caras” Award 2002 – Music Revelation of year – official and popular juries

· 33th Winter Festival of Campos de Jordão, Brazil – 2002

· Free Jazz Festival 2001, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo/2001

· 32th Winter Festival of Campos de Jordão, Brazil – 2001

· Guitar Festival, Chile – 2001

· Release of the Visa Award CD – “Yamandu” – 2001

· “Visa” Award 2001 – Instrumental Music of year – official and popular juries

· Banco do Brasil Cultural Tour – 1999

· Nashville Festival, USA – 1998

· Instrumental Music Revelation Prize, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

· 25th Best Player Prize, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

· Montevideo Concert – 1998

· Buenos Aires Tour – 1998

· Winner of the “Uruguaiana California Award” – 1995/p>

Discography:

· 2005 – DVD - Yamandu Costa ao Vivo

· 2004 – El negro Del Blanco / Yamandu Costa e Paulo Moura

· 2003 – Yamandu Ao Vivo

· 2001 – Yamandu / Premio Visa

· 2000 – Dois Tempo / Lucio Yanel e Yamandu Costa

http://www.yamandu.com.br/

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