Get to know our artists
ZECA PAGODINHO
Brazil’s fiesta frontman - Born and raised in the notorious suburbs of Rio, a 40-year career has seen the four-time Latin Grammy award winner become the biggest samba star in Brazil. Zeca has recorded 15 albums (including his platinum-selling debut album), 3 DVDs, and has his own TV show. His creative, joyful, and heartfelt songs typify the day-to-day easy-going nature of the Carioca, one from the Wonderful City, Rio de Janeiro. In his 2023 Tour, Zeca is bringing the samba vibe to his performances.
Djavan
“A JUMBLE OF INFLUENCES FROM ROCK STYLES TO LOCAL FOLK SONGS, JAZZ AND BOSSA NOVA MAKES DJAVAN ONE OF THE MORE ACCESSIBLE OF BRAZILIAN ARTISTS...”
- THE GUARDIAN
The mixing of jazz, funk and regional genres is the trademark of one of the most original Brazilian artists, in Djavan. He is admired worldwide for his originality - something that brought great collaborations with the likes of Stevie Wonder and Paco de Lucia, amongst many others. Following his sell-out tour in 2019, he returns to the old continent on public demand with fresh tracks from a new release set to come out in 2022, as well as hits from across his illustrious career. With dates already running short, book Djavan NOW to avoid disappointment.
NEY MATOGROSSO
"OWNER OF THE MOST FAMOUS DIASTEMA IN THE COUNTRY, HE DETESTS IMAGE TREATMENTS AND WANTS TO APPEAR EXACTLY AS LIFE LEFT HIM, AT THE AGE 66, SYMBOLIZING THE MAXIMS OF ROCK’N ROLL: ATTITUDE, PROVOCATION ANS, OF COURSE HIPS”
- Rolling Stones Brazil
Ney Matogrosso is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and director. A former member of Secos & Molhados (1973-1974), he was the group's most prominent artist after starting his solo career with the album Água do Céu-Pássaro (1975) and subsequent performances. He is considered by Rolling Stone magazine as the third greatest Brazilian voice of all time and, by the same magazine, the thirty-first greatest Brazilian artist of all time.
JORGE ARAGÃO
The singer and songwriter Jorge Aragão brings joy and a sense of resistance for Brazilian popular art in his new musical project. He is a composer, lyricist, musician and performer. Owner of many hits, “The Poet” as commonly referred to is interpreted by some of the greatest voices of MPB. This artist, who is proudly part of the samba elite that founded “Grupo Fundo de Quintal”, followed a solo career and today has a discography of more than 20 CDs. With his band, Jorge Aragão is used to performing for huge audiences, but he also loves a more intimate environment - a characteristic that makes this singer-songwriter one of the most sought after acts across Brazil and abroad.
GERALDO AZEVEDO
With an artistic career spanning more than 50 years, singer, composer, and guitarist Geraldo Azevedo has released many hits that are present in the affective memory of several generations. His “Voz & Violão” (Voice & Guitar) show, in an intimate format, brings a cozy atmosphere, involving and moving the audience with his diversified repertoire, with no lack of space for the greatest hits and unreleased songs. Accompanied by his virtuous guitar, Geraldo Azevedo walks through these five decades of compositions, presenting from early hits, such as "Táxi Lunar" (Geraldo Azevedo, Alceu Valença, and Zé Ramalho), "Bicho de Sete Cabeças" (Geraldo Azevedo, Zé Ramalho, and Renato Rocha), and "Caravana", to songs from his new work with Chico César, the show "Violivoz".
NISHAT KHAN
“PROFOUND AND ELECTRIFYING... PURE EXHILARATION TAKING TRADITION AS BLUEPRINT FOR ECSTASY.”
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
Nishat Khan is a singular figure in the realm of sitar playing. He is a torchbearer for a lineage of seven generations of sitarists, but transcends musical barriers with his innovative expression and spellbinding technical mastery - an approach has led to collaborations with John McLaughlin, Philip Glass, Paco Peña, Vanessa Mae and Evelyn Glennie to name but just a few.
Never afraid to step into the unknown, he has experimented and diversified into musical strands of Gregorian chant, western classical music and abstract jazz.
Currently based in London, he is a great choice for any world-class concert hall or festival on the continent. Now booking!
Diego Figueiredo
“HE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS I’VE SEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE. THE WORLD NEEDS TO LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC.”
- GEORGE BENSON
Diego Figueiredo is an extraordinary bright star among the world's greatest jazz & bossa guitarists. His superb technique, timing and imagination have made him one of the hottest international names. Mixing the best of bossa nova with a modern and creative approach, his concerts have been blowing audiences away in over 60 countries worldwide. This has led to some amazing collaborations: from American guitarist Stanley Jordan, to Brazilian pianist João Donato, and French singer Cyrille Aimmé, to guitar icon George Benson.
STANLEY JORDAN
During his four-decade career, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a musical persona of openness, imagination and versatility. Whether boldly reinventing classic masterpieces, playing soulful interpretations of pop-rock hits, or blazing through straight-ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisations, Jordan takes listeners into unexpected musical territory. Key to Jordan’s fast-track acclaim was his mastery of a special technique on the guitar’s fretboard. Instead of conventional strumming and picking, Jordan's innovative "touch technique" is an advanced form of two-handed tapping. While a handful of other players were using similar techniques, Stanley’s fluid, multi-layered textures and sheer virtuosity raised the bar for excellence. It also allows Jordan to play simultaneously on two different guitars, or even on guitar and piano. “I think of it as a single instrument, but one with a wide range of tonal colours - that’s why I do it”, he explains.