In Salvador da Bahia
Our circle includes musicians and teachers of a variety of instruments and styles played here in Brazil; we can arrange for lessons tailored to your taste and playing level. Should you wish to record during your time here that can be arranged as well. Just let us know!
Bossa Nova Guitar Lessons with
Master Aderbal Duarte
Aderbal Duarte is a maestro, graduating with degrees in Composition and Conducting from the Federal University of Bahia. A disciple of professors Ernest Widmer and Walter Smetak, Aderbal is a student and researcher of contemporary MPB (Música Popular Brasileira, popular in the sense of perhaps American popular music in the 1930's when by popular one meant George Gershwin and Harold Arlen, quality music in other words), particularly the music of João Gilberto and Baden Powell.
Aderbal Duarte é maestro, graduado em Composição e Regência pela Universidade Federal da Bahia. Discípulo dos professores Ernest Widmer e Walter Smetak, Aderbal é estudioso e pesquisador da MPB contemporânea, em particular, das obras de João Gilberto e Baden Powell. Information at: 55 (Brazil) 71 (Salvador) 3346-7432 or 8103-0733, or at aderbald@terra.com.br |
Percussion classes available (at extremely reasonable, non-diva prices) with Gabi Guedes, alabé (ogã) and principal drummer of Salvador's most storied terreiro de candomblé, Gantois (where Gabi was made filho-de-santo by Mãe Menininha, iyalorixá whose praises may be heard sung in recordings by Dorival Caymmi, Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa, Ivone Lara, Clementina de Jesus, and Caetano Veloso, among others).
Gabi later played and recorded with Margareth Menzes and Gilberto Gil, going on to spend nine years as percussionist in Jimmy Cliff's Oneness band. He is currently head percussionist and arranger for the most celebrated instrumental band in Brazil (Stanley Jordan and Airto Moreira are two of the most recent to sit in), a band styled after the Afro-Cuban jazz bands of Tito Puente, et al, and based in jazz and the rhythms of candomblé, Rumpilezz. Although not completely fluent, Gabi does speak English (as one might imagine after nine years with a Jamaican band!) Information at: 55 (Brazil) 71 (Salvador) 8884-8548, or at canabrava@bahia-online.net |
