Fabrício Conde

Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais (Brazil), the guitar player Fabrício Conde made his way into music with the piano.
Ther guitar became part of his life as popular songs were played to him by his mother from an early age.
His work, wich combines sensitivity and virtuosity, has been presented in several cities in Brazil.
It is pointing by critics as one of the largest representatives of new generation of brazilian ten-string guitar.
As a teacher of brazilian ten-string guitar is invited frequently to gives lectures, show indifferent parts of the country.
Conde was invited to give a class about his compositions for an undergraduate class in Brazilian ten-string guitar at the USP, SP in 2006.
He has composed the music for various theatrical productions: “Os idiotas” of the theater company Teatro de Nosotros which was awarded special recognition in the festival I Prêmio APAC-JF, “A cigarra e a formiga,” which was awarded the best children’s soundtrack in the festival II Prémio APAC-JF and “Verdades de papel” for the theater company Putz which was awarded as the best soundtrack in the III Prêmio APAC-JF. He is the musical director for the Story-telling department of the Instituto Metodista Granbery for the productions “Sobre o tempo,” Indez,” “As sem razões do amor” e “Viageiro, viajante.”
He is author of the books “Causos, hitórias e um pouco mais…”(Frnco Editora) and “O caminho das asas” (Roda & Cia.).
Fabrício Conde hás performed in diverse cultural events in Brazil. Somo of his performances incluide: the Circuito Syngenta Instrumental de Viola Caipira; the 8ª Feira Internacional de Música in Fortaleza; XIII e XV Festival Internacional de Música Colonial Brasileira e Música Antiga; the Festival Gastronômico in Piacatuba; the Rumos Música Itaú Cultural.

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The Brazilian ten-string guitar (“viola caipira”), an instrument of Portuguese origin, is a descendent of the guitarra latina, a highly popular Arabic-Persian instrument in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The brazilian ten-string guitar, or the viola, arrived in Brazil around 1550 with the Jesuits and was first used to help convert the native population. It was gradually given various names (wire guitar, North-eastern guitar, Brazilian guitar) as well as various tunings, tones, and design features.
For a long time violas were used by Brazilians in the backlands to play country and religious music.
In the 19th century, backland Brazilians began migrating to the cities in search of a better life, and brought with them their customs, traditions, and music. In this context the ten-string guitar expanded into new musical horizons, influencing and also being influenced by urban life.