Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Gabriel for the past 25 years has chosen Lisbon, Portugal, as his hometown, where he has been pursuing a career as a guitar player, singer, producer and composer, working mainly with Brazilian musical styles, specially bossa nova, samba and choro (chorine). He is a member of various Brazilian music ensembles such as Grupo de Choro Raspa de Tacho, Democratas do Samba and Orquestra Libertina de Lisboa, as well as other groups dedicated to jazz related styles as French Swing Café and Une Maison Française. He has also performed and recorded with many portuguese and brazilian artists in their european tours. His main instruments are the seven and the six nylon string guitars and a versatile Gibson 335.
I didn’t have a very rational approach to the task at hand ... it took me long between receiving the file and finding the time necessary to create something. When I did, I started to improvise until I found something that I liked. The percussion inspired me to feed from the Brazilian rhythmic universe... I used my seven string guitar which helps to set the mood of Brazilianness. I really like the interlude, it is simple and reminds me of what Edson and I used to listen to in our teen years and keeps the focal point on the Brazilian flavor. I'm happy with the musical results ... and very curious to see the final result!
