Yamandú is one of the most amazing (acoustic) guitar players I've ever heard/seen in life, and certainly the best I've seen live. It's not only about the speed, even though he is the speediest sun-of-bitch I've seen not using a pick to play. He's got taste. The first time I heard him playing I thought: it's so amazingly impressive, but it doesn't sound like he's showing off, you know? Not like it does with many virtuosos... it just sounds good, it's amazing... and it's just mind-blowing!!
He plays all kinds of stuff, but I guess I like it the most when he plays "chorinho", which is a typically Brazilian rhythm... let's see what YouTube has to offer...
This is he playing a chorinho by Ernesto Nazareth.
This is he playing in some documentary...
That's from his DVD, he's playing a very popular tune from the '60s, called "Disparada". Of course it's his particular version of the song, though... :-)
He and Hamilton de Holanda play a very brazilian version of a tune by Astor Piazzolla...
He and Armandinho (an amazing (electric) guitar player from Bahia!) play a beautiful chorinho...
A chorinho by Baden Powell (one of the greatest brazilian guitarists of all time, certainly gonna be mentioned in the future).
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Well...I am one of those stuck with Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso and Jobim...so maybe if you "schooled" us, non-Brazilians ready willing and able to learn we would be able to move onto new stuff...what I'm saying is basically that I am still waiting for that CD you promised to send me a year and a half ago...
Karola.
Well, I'm actually learning myself... I'd say half of the brazilian stuff I hear is by Chico, Tom, Caetano, etc... but there's good new stuff too... and, yeah, I admit.... I forgot about the CD... sorry 'bout that...
It's ok...I can live with that...but you know, it's never too late to make it up to your dearest Chilean friend!!
Take care and be...you.
xx
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