Marcio Schuster plays the fantasic “O Vôo da Mosca’, choro from Jacob do Bandolim. Recorded in Brazil and in Germany together with  @trioquintinaoficial. As you can imagine, they had lots of fun recording it.

Marcio used the technique of circular breathing for this song. Basically he plays the entire tune without stopping to breath!

“O Vôo da Mosca” means the The Flight of the Fly and while listening the song you can understand the name. It is a very traditional Choro from Brazil, in the rhythm of Waltz, or Valsa in Portuguese. Every musician who plays Choro tunes aim this song because of the challenging technique. Originally, Jacob do Bandolim recorded the solo in the Mandolim or “Bandolim” in Portuguese.Thereafter, it propagated to any instrument.

The ensemble has a 7 strings guitar, cavaquinho (the small guitar with 4 strings) and a tambourine, or pandeiro in Portuguese.

This has been always an amazing song for me. Lots of emotions since I’ve learned it, directly from the master Baden Powell, via his recordings. Believe me or not, I believe I’ve started Capoeira because of it.

Today I’m honored. Berimbau is released and you can listen below. Even more, as I had the pleasure to share the emotions together with Jana Crivelli, a fantastic Capoeira teacher and musician, who played the “Curimba” (the name we give to the group of percussion instruments, when used into Afro-Brazilian rhythms).

You will notice a complex tempo, varying frmo 6/8 and 2/4 in the guitar, while the Curimba keeps the 6/8 playing a rhythm called Congo de Ouro.

I hope you enjoy!

I’m honored today to release Take Five, song from Paul Desmond, immortalized by the first record done by Dave Brubeck and then, recorded first time on electric guitar solo by Chet Atkins.

Based on the fantastic version of Chet Atkins, here you have now a version on solo nylon guitar. I’ve actually played on my seven strings guitar, with some Brazilian spices.

Hope you enjoy!

Ceci, one my compositions is released today. Happy to get it out, recorded with the eight strings guitar solo. Easy listening, brazilian jazz style, hope to bring you good vibes.

Beautiful capoeira song, recorded with guitar, cavaquinho (first time for me!), berimbau and several other Brazilian percussions. Mara Leone is singing and Jana Crivelli in the percussion. It was so fun to record all of that in the Harati Media studios. Hope you enjoy!

in 1981, Bebeto made the fantastic song “Preto Velho”. Based on the lyrics, he composed to his grandfather, an afro descent who either him or his mom/dad was forced to move to Brazil. Beautiful song!
I was lucky enough Jana Crivelli (@jcrivelli) introduced it to me and we decided to make an arrangement with berimbau, conga, 8 strings guitar and other percussion instruments. And even nicer, the fantastic Andreas Ehrlein (@andreasqueijo) joint the crew and the single is now out.

Very beautiful public domain song from Brazil, first time recorded in this format, with a mix of percussion, guitar and vocals, and including a jazzy improvisation as well. You can notice the dialogue between both Berimbau’s which creates a very interesting parallel melody.

I’ve listened this song since early ages and it truly means a lot for me to get it out, arranged and recorded in this format. Lots of emotions involved!

Recorded with Jana Crivelli (@jcrivelli) and Andreas Queijo (@andreasqueijo) .

Arranged and produced by me with berimbau, conga, 8 strings guitar, 6 strings guitar and other percussion instruments.

Amazing waltz performed by the guitar player Cristiano Fischer