Marco Castillo, (born September 19, 1963 in

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, RJ,

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) is a Brazilian-Canadian musician and songwriter based in

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, Manitoba, Canada and the son of Trio Irakitan guitarist Antônio Santos Cunha. After graduating with a B.A. in Music from Estácio S.A., Rio de Janeiro in 1994, he began touring South America with some of Brazil's top acts like Brazilian singer Rosa Marya Colin. Since immigrating to Canada in 2006, Marco Castillo has become a fixture on the

music scene, including regular appearances at the annual

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Music history

Marco Castillo released his debut album, "Brazilian Season" in 2008. In 2010,

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Producer Kinsey Posen selected Marco Castillo to be part of the Manitoba Cover Project where new and emerging Manitoban artists covered well known Manitoba composers. Marco Castillo's contribution was a

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version of

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and

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's Heart of Gold. In 2012, his second album, "Trip To Brazil" won "World Recording of the Year" in 2012 at the

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in Regina. In 2014, Marco Castillo became a Canadian citizen and released his 3rd album, "Zabele" which was nominated for "World Recording of the Year" at the

in Winnipeg. The song "Forró No Canadá" from "Zabelê" is a tribute to his new homeland in the

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style of

and a Folkloric Category finalist in the 2015 Viña del Mar International Song Festival at the Festival Viña del Mar 2015:

Playing style

Marco Castillo plays a variety of Latin and World Music styles built on a foundation of jazz. The sound is as much jazz-infused world music as it is Latin-infused jazz music; one that has appealed to both jazz and world music fans. The songs are a mix of original compositions, traditional pieces, and standards, and performed solo, as a trio, and with the 8-piece Brazilian Beats.

Discography

*Brazilian Season – 2008 *Trip To Brazil – 2012 *Zabelê – 2014

References

External links

Marco Castillo
official website * *
Marco Castillo's videos on YouTube

Marco Castillo
on

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Marco Castillo
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Marco 1963 births Living people Musicians from Winnipeg Canadian guitarists Brazilian guitarists Brazilian male guitarists Canadian people of Brazilian descent Brazilian emigrants to Canada Canadian world music musicians Canadian jazz musicians Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Canadian male jazz musicians