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João Paulo Amaral Trio at St Ethelburga´s Centre
My contact with the Brazilian countryside music, called 'musica caipira', begun when I was a kid.
Back then, my father used to take me to singing family meeting, in the states of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo, where I was born.
That was my first contact with the countryside tunes.
After I graduated in music, I started to focus my interest in the Brazilian ten string guitar, called 'viola caipira',
also known as the most traditional instrument in the Brazilian countryside culture.
From that, I had an idea to combine the viola's traditional rhythms and other Brazilian rhythms, with also contemporary languages.
I've had a lot of musical influences. Among the Brazilian ten string guitar players, called 'violeiros', one of the most important to me was
Tião Carreiro, a great traditional violeiro, who has alredy passed away, and was the theme of my mastery in music.
He was born in the countryside of Brazil, and never had any formal music education, and still was a genious.
And, of course, I had many influences from famous names in the Brazilian intrumental music, like Hermeto Paschoal, Egberto
Gismonti and many others. I also had influences from the European jazz and other kinds of music abroad Brazil.
It's a big honor to play with these great musicians, who are very respected in Brazil. The drummer, Cléber Almeida, plays in very
interesting projects, like the Curupira Trio, and the respected Mantiqueira Band. Alberto Luccas is a great bassist,
who plays with the famous brazilian drummer Nenê and also with the pianist Nelson Ayres,
besides having his solo project. So, to me, it's a big honor to perform with these great musicians.