Celso Machado, photo by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward
Machado Brothers, Celso & Carlinhos Machado

Songs

Inspired by washing songs slaves would entertain themselves with by chanting and rhythmically slapping the clothes on the river bank.
  • 1 Varal
  • 2 Parazula
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  • artist:Celso Machado
  • event type:Festival
  • date:31 May 2010 - 05 Jun 2010
  • time:tba
  • city/area:Mont de Marsan
  • venue:Festival Moun do Brasil
  • country:France
  • style(s):Brazilian, Samba
  • event posted by:Machado, Celso

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At Moun do Brasil Celso Machado will be be giving multiple concerts and Brazilian guitar masterclasses together with his brother Brazilian jazz guitarist Carlinhos Machado.
Brazilian music has arisen out of various blends of Classical European, African, Portuguese, and Indigenous influences. There is less division in Virtuoso Brazilian guitarist, percussionist, and composer, Celso Machado, brings joy to his audiences with his subtle mixture of musical inspiration and irresistible rhythm. For forty years Celso Machado has been performing on concert stages throughout Brazil, Western Europe, Scandinavia, Canada, and the United States. Considered one of the most versatile and exciting musician/composers of Brazilian music today; his guitar technique is but one of his passions; his gift for making music out of anything and everything around us is his mission in life
Brazilian music between classical and jazz, jazz and folk. While Celso's music is rooted in Brazilian rhythmic and melodic styles, it also reflects his incurable fascination with other world music traditions. He finds similarities between the music of southern Italy and northeast Brazil, the Egyptian Maqsoum and the Brazilian Baião rhythm, the Moroccan Gnawa rhythm and Afoxé and Samba. Celso incorporates these influences into his own sound; his own unique contribution to the ongoing evolution of Brazilian music.
Drawing on his thorough study of classical guitar, Celso composes for guitar and ensemble. His remarkably innovative compositions are infused with a rich knowledge of the traditional music of Brazil: samba, chôro, baião, frêvo etc. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine in Paris, his compositions are performed and recorded worldwide.

WORLD MUSIC AWARDS: 2008 Canadian Folk Music Award for World Solo artist of the year and A Radio-Canada Galaxie Award

WORLD MUSIC NOMINATIONS: Four JUNO Award nominations, A Western Canadian Music Award, and Pacific Music Industry Award