Biography
Gabi Almeida is a singer/songwriter/musician/producer from Brazil.
Gabi was born in São Paulo and spent most of her live in London. Her sound is a mixture of these urban styles with breaks and beats around melodies with the English elegance and the Brazilian sensuality.
Gabi started her music career playing and singing with bands and soon was touring with names such as Tricky (performing in the Jools Holland Show, The American MTV fashion awards, festivals and concerts in the U.S.A, Europe and Israel), Five (European MTV Awards), Anne Clark (European Tour and Special featuring on one of Anne Clarks Single “Wallies” and “Sleeper in Metropolis”), The Lighthouse Family, Des’ree, Cathy Dennis (European tours and TVs including Top Of The Pop’s), Mc’ Almont (British tour supporting Cindy Lauper, Royal Albert Hall, GLR Radio Live Session). She has also sung on the Porn Kings European single C’mon Amour.
Gabi has lived in Philadelphia and Spain too, where she has produced and performed various DJ sets of Brazilian House.
All this experiences inspired her to produce her first solo work entitled Paint My Colours/ Pinte Minhas Cores. The recordings of her debut started in England independently with the co-producer Richard Robson (Amy Winehouse/ Tiesto/ Shakira/ Richard Ashcroft). Back in Brazil in 2006 she spent one year travelling with an acoustic guitar writing more songs that were later recorded and produced in Florianópolis, South of Brazil, with special featuring from guest rapper K-Chaça and other Brazilian musicians. Her album has already had good reviews by MTV, The Rolling Stone Magazine, Vogue and many local newspapers and websites.
“’Till the Moment You Sleep”, from the album Paint My Colours/ Pinte Minha Cores, was chosen for the soundtrack of the Latin American HBO original production series “Alice”.
Gabi has been promoting her album and touring since beginning of 2008, playing at venues and Festivals such as ”Power To The Peaceful” and performing at live TV shows such as “Programa do Jo” Globo Brasil as well as the European Music Days EUROPE
Based in Berlin and São Paulo, she is looking forward new concerts with her show full of breaks and beats, textures, guitar, and her melodic and captivating voice.
Instrumentation
Gabi Almeida solo set up- Vox, Guitars, laptop, keybords
or Gabi Almeida + DJ
Discography
1.Paint My Colours - Gabi almeida solo Album (2007)
2.Wordprocessor - Gabi Almeida features on Anne Clark album
3.Sleeper In Metropolis - Gabi features on Anne Clark single
4. Amour C'mon - Gabi features on the Porn Kings single
Links
| http://www.gabialmeida.com |
| Gabi Almeida Live at Jo Soares Globo TV |
| Gabi Almeida Live at Showlivre |
| INTERVIEW MTV BRAZIL |
| The Rolling Stone Magazine- Brazil |
| Lofficiel Magazine Brazil |