Edu Negrão

Winner of the II BDMG Prize for Instrumental Music, in the composer category, Edu Negrão, musician, guitarist, researcher, teacher and arranger, is dedicated to Brazilian instrumental music since the beginning of his career in 1996. He has released 3 albums: "Tempo Bom " (2002), with the participation of musicians from Minas Gerais, Toninho Horta, Nivaldo Ornelas, Yuri Popoff, Neném and Juarez Moreira, a work released by the NY label, Apria Records; "Vem Ver" (2005), nominated for the Latin GRAMMY, recorded in Rio de Janeiro, with the participation of musicians from Rio de Janeiro, Zeca Assumpção, Gilson Peranzetta, Carlos Malta, Paulo Russo, Mamao and Marcio Bahia. And the third work, by Tratore, “Verdenovo” (2009) , with the São Paulo natives, Benjamim Taubkin, Teco Cardoso, João Parahyba, Nenê and Toninho Ferragutti. The guitarist stands out for his approach, called the hybrid technique, where he uses the pick to make the melody and his fingers to do the accompaniment simultaneously and also for his precision and energy, which are highlighted by the extremely clean and warm sound of his guitar. He performed with: Toninho Horta, Nivaldo Ornelas, Ivan Correa, Neném, Robertinho Silva, Yuri Popoff, Kiko Continentino, Aluízio Horta, Marcio Hallack, Michel Freidenson, Edu Ribeiro, Antonio Barker, Vitor Alcantara, Eddy Palermo, Silvia Manco, Rosália de Souza, Susanna Stivali, Angelica Caronia, Virginia Croma and Mariangela Caserta. Also with Willard Dyson and Christian Fabian.