Armando Lôbo
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | INDIE
Music
Press
Brazilian Press... - Delira Música site
On his debut album, “Alegria dos Homens" (2003):
O Globo (RJ) - ?????
Estado de Minas – “Alegria dos Homens has, in its dozen tracks distributed in economical 40 minutes, more ideas and provocations than most celebrated “new geniuses” in their entire careers.”
JB – “a fruit from the crop of new authors and performers that are revolving the foundations of Brazilian Music."
- Brazilian newspapers
On his second album, “Vulgar & Sublime" (2008)
Folha de São Paulo – “(…) bringing about what’s rarer and dearer in 2008: personal diction.” – rating: “GREAT”
Jornal do Commercio (PE) – “reaffirms the artist’s talent in all his versatility”; “aimed at a fine selection of listeners”
JB – “Never mind the vulgar; Sublime is the right title”; “gives rise to the best thing since the Mangue Beat generation.”
Gazeta do Povo (Curitiba) - “Armando Lôbo (...) expands musical possibilities and creates delightful strangeness”
- Brazilian newspapers
Discography
Alegria dos Homens "Joy of Man" (2003)
Vulgar & Sublime (2007)
Frevo Diabo (2009)
Técnicas Modernas do Êxtase "Modern Techniques of Ecstasy"(2011)
TRACKS AND VIDEOS:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id424553451
www.armandolobo.com
www.soundcloud,com/armando-lobo
Photos
Bio
www.armandolobo.com
Composer, singer, guitarist and arranger, Armando Lôbo has deep roots in traditional grounds as he constantly seeks innovation. With poetical, modern, surprisingly original songs, the author transforms themes and rhythms from his native Pernambuco into Brazilian contemporary music.
In 1998, Armando Lôbo started his solo career, moving to Rio de Janeiro to pursue musical studies and performing in Brazil and Europe. His debut album Alegria dos Homens was released in 2003.
In 2005, he has obtained a master’s degree in Music Composition from the National College of Music (UFRJ), where he developed a dissertation under the guidance of Professor Doctor João Guilherme Ripper, discussing the Carnival aesthetics in “Petruschka”, ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
In 2008, his second solo album, Vulgar &; Sublime, was released by Delira Música.
In 2009, he has conceived and produced the multimedia show History of Time, based in Mircea Eliade and Octavio Paz writings. His Alchemical Study, a piece for symphony orchestra, was selected to close the XVIII Biennial Festival of Brazilian Contemporary Music.
In 2010, he was invited by the Brussels Jazz Orchestra to orchestrate a song from George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess. In the same year, he’s received the highest Award of Brazilian Music, for the work in the Frevo Diabo orchestra.
Armando Lôbo has already composed many contemporary classical pieces and dozens of popular songs, in addition to soundtracks for documentaries and fiction films.
He is now working on the release of his third solo album, Técnicas Modernas do Êxtase.
?PRESS?
On his second album, “Vulgar & Sublime" (2008)
Folha de São Paulo – “(…) bringing about what’s rarer and dearer in 2008: personal diction.” – rating:“GREAT”
Jornal do Commercio (PE) – “reaffirms the artist’s talent in all his versatility”; “aimed at a fine selection of listeners”
JB – “Never mind the vulgar; Sublime is the right title”; “gives rise to the best thing since the Mangue Beat generation.”
Gazeta do Povo (Curitiba) -“Armando Lôbo (...) expands musical possibilities and creates delightful strangeness”
On his debut album, “Alegria dos Homens" (2003):
O Globo (RJ)-*****
Estado de Minas – “Alegria dos Homens has, in its dozen tracks distributed in economical 40 minutes, more ideas and provocations than most celebrated “new geniuses” in their entire careers.”
JB – “a fruit from the crop of new authors and performers that are revolving the foundations of Brazilian Music."
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