HAMILTON DE HOLANDA QUINTET: Brasilianos

Hamilton de Holanda Quintet

Brasilianos

© 2006 Brasilianos (823421102623)

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Brazilian mandolinist Holanda's new recording, his first with this incredible Quintet, which features Daniel Santago on guitar, Andre Vaconcellos on bass, Marcio Bahia on drums and special guest, Gabriel Grossi on harmonica.

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In the legacy of such great Brazilian mandolinists as Jacob de Bandolim, Joel Nascimento and Armandinho, Hamilton de Holanda stands out like a beacon for the future of Brazilian music today. Considered one of the great virtuosos to ever play the instrument, Hamilton was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1976 and has quickly revolutionized the state-of-the-art form and created a new standard of musicianship and creativity that is unparalled today.

De Holanda has developed a thorough polyphonic playing technique, as well as an enriched timbre and percussive palette on his extended range mandolin ( he has an added low C string ).

Hamilton's charismatic and communicative enthusiasm onstage, his flawless playing and his sophisticated harmonic and rhythmic sense make him one of the most remarkable musicians of this new generation performers and composers.

In just a few short years touring and recording, Hamilton has already performed with some of the top names in acoustic music and jazz. He has worked with Mike Marshall, Hermeto Pascoal, Joao Bosco, Marco Pereira, Richard Galliano and Cesarea Evora, to name just a few. "Brasilianos" marks De Holanda's debut for Adventure Music and features some of the most talented musicians in Brazil on this, their first recording as a Quintet.

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  • author: Lasse Myren

    I am a novice when it comes to brasilien music, but ..... this is, to me, one of the most brilliant albums this year; latin jazz-music that doesn't try to be so cool all the time, melodies in front of the groove (Not the other way around), and just awfully dexterous .

  • Best mandolin CD of the year
    author: Glauber Ribeiro

    Hamilton de Holanda is beyond awesome; he's one of the most original instrumentists to emerge from the fertile soil of Brazil. His phrasing in this CD is exciting, his voicings are to die for, the band is flawless (adding the harmonica was a nice touch). Hamilton has one foot firmly planted on Brazil's rich musical traditon, as the other foot ventures into the uncharted waters of modern free jazz. The result is - in one word - wonderful! I recommend this CD highly.

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