| Duo Gaquere Martins
Boris Gaquere, Belgian guitarist, and Renato Martins, Brazilian
percussionist met in Brussels in 2004, during Renato first stay
in Belgium.
Boris’ approach to the traditional “Brazilian“classical
guitar style, influenced by his studies with Odair Assad, allows
him to tour worldwide.
Renato’s creativity with the Cajón and especially the
Moringa, or clay pot, has made him to be regarded as Brazil’s
percussion rejuvenator.
For obvious reasons, they soon realized they had a similar approach
to music and, after playing together a few times, decided to team
up. Their repertoire, in addition to their own compositions, contains
a number of Brazilian pieces by guitarists and composers of renown
(Baden-Powell, Paulo Bellinati, Marco Pereira, etc). The set is
a musical festival of instrumental rhythms and colours. They were
guests at the Brno Guitar Festival in the Czech Republic in August
2005, and played selected appearances in Brussels, Belgium and London,
England. They toured Brasil and Argentina during the first quarter
of 2006.
The cd “Tempo Feliz” consecrates this union. As this
recording clearly shows, they meet in perfect harmony and emphasize
the bond they share between virtuosity and swing of the Brazilian
rhythms. The Cd is distributed in Brazil by the Brazilian label
“O SOM DA MARITACA”. (www.maritaca.art.br)
CDs :
Tempo Feliz - mogno f010 (+ mp3 samples)
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