Brazilian guitarist-composer Guinga is something of a legendary figure. A polyglot performer associated with música popular brasileira's all-encompassing ethos, he's made his name fusing the ...

Guinga is probably the most interesting contemporary Brazilian composer. Nobody knows him here in the U.S. That’s probably because he doesn’t record much, and his cd’s have all been imports, many of ...

As a composer, Guinga's written hits for Brazilian superstars like Elis Regina. As a musician he's set the bar for classical guitarists far beyond... The Brazilian Guitarist Beloved By Musicians ...

Brazilian music is an immediately recognizable genre with a distinct sense of melancholy underlying its beautiful melodies and harmonies. Indeed, the poetic lyrics, the soft edges of the language ...

Brazilian guitarist-composer Guinga’s Los Angeles performance in spring 2005 was scintillating enough to arouse enthusiasm for a prompt return engagement. And the wish was fulfilled Friday night at ...

If you follow jazz or Brazilian music, you will have come across the name Guinga in parentheses after many titles on many albums — by Paquito D’Rivera, Elis Regina, Claudia Acuña, Sergio Mendes and ...

Magic was in the air Sunday afternoon in Long Beach. Aural magic, that is, in the first Southland appearance of Brazilian composer-guitarist-singer Guinga, in the enchanting visual environment of the ...

The modernist poet Wallace Stevens ran an insurance company. Novelist Franz Kafka toiled for much of his life as bureaucrat. So why shouldn't Guinga, one of Brazil's greatest living composers, spend ...

The sounds of Brazil will fill The Hammer Terrace when vocalist/composer Claudia Villela, guitarist/composer Guinga, and clarinetist/saxophonist Nailor Proveta ...

The Brazilian master composer and guitarist Guinga has been covered more than 155 times on at least 100 albums by other artists, and has appeared in Bay Area jazz spots like Yoshi’s in Oakland, ...

Guitarist and composer Guinga is a popular songwriter in Brazil: his songs have been recorded by the likes of superstar Elis Regina and he's a favorite of musicians around the world like Michel ...

"I met so many virtuoso players in Brazil and had the opportunity to interact with so many virtuoso guitarists, including one called Hélio Delmiro," he says. "Everything that I tried to do in life is ...