Filo Machado
Brazilian Singer, Guitarist, Composer
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In the sound track of the singer's life, composer, guitar player, (indeed he is a multi instrumentalist) arranger and producer, among stages and records appear the most
respected names of national and international songs, such as, Michel Legrand, Paul Mauriat, Jon Hendricks, Jane Duboc, Ivan Lins, Leny Andrade, Proveta, Joyce, Hermeto Paschoal, Johnny Alf, Tim Maia or Flora Purim.
His virtuosity and talent allowed Filó Machado to travel from Ribeirão Preto to the world, begining from the United States, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France
to Japan, besides taking part of "Rendez Vous Brasil/Cuba" Concert together with the saxofonist Jane Bunnet, in a turnê all over Canada. With songs wrote in partnership with Djavan, Aldir Blanc, Sérgio Natureza, Taiguara, Judith de Souza, Sérgio Ricardo and Fátima Guedes, the composer also had the opportunity of making concerts in
Corsega Jazz Festival and in Uzeste Jazz Festival, in France. He opened Nina Simone
Concert in Cannes Jazz Festival.
Now the North American people are the biggest appreciator of Filó Machado good
music. Since 2000, his CD "Cantando um Samba"(Malandro Records - Ohio-EUA) has been collected compliment from the jazz specialized critique and even from the world music, through famous publications like Down Beat, Jazziz, Jazz Now and Rhyhm.
Besides appearing in the list of the 44 titles indicated for the Grammy -best Latin jazz album -- which also led him to the stage of the music world temple: in October, 2001, invited by conductor Ettore Stratta and by producer Pat Philips, he divided the Carnegie Hall stage, in New York, with Gal Costa, Dory Caymmi, Toots Thielemans, César Camargo Mariano, Jane Monheit, Romero Lubambo and Paula Robison in the
concert called "40 Years of Bossa Nova".
From this point on it was more than natural for him to get to the Snug Harbor, in New Orleans, or to The Bird of Paradise Jazz Club, in Ann Arbor and even to the Night Town, in Cleveland. The American turnê was his fourth one in this year.
He has already made concerts in Canada (at Uma Mas, in Toronto), Japan (in Takasaki and Tokyo), Denmark (at Jazz House, in Copenhagen) and Pays Basco (Altxerri San Sebastian).
Nowadays the Lua Discos Record is putting in the market (lançando) "Porto Seguro" which has songs still not published and new interpretations of Filó Machado. The essential Brazilian repertory also encloses "Maracangalha", from Dorival Caymmi and "Maria Três Filhos", from Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant.
In the other tracks of the album, the singer --accompany by talented artists as Arismar do Espírito Santo, Léa Freire, Neylor Proveta, Robertinho Silva and Laércio de Freitas, accomplishes a true parade of preciosity like "Novo Testamento", which
he wrote in partnership with Nei Lopes, or "Quatro Elementos", with Aldir Blanc.
Filó Machado has recorded his new CD by Malandro Records which has been put in the market (lançado) in 2003. His guests were: Kenny Barron, César Camargo Mariano, Romero Lubambo, Paulo Braga, Steve Turre, Nilson Matta and Teco
Cardoso. In 2003 his CD "F to G" has also been put (lançado) in the Japanese market (Filó Machado and the percussionist (percussionista) Guennoshin.
His first CD by Maritaca Record is still being recording, with special participations of Toninho Horta, Arismar do Espírito Santo, Teco Cardoso and Léa Freire.
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