Yamandu Costa (born January 24, 1980, in

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), sometimes spelled ''Yamandú'', is a Brazilian

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and

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. His main instrument is the Brazilian seven-stringed classical guitar. Costa began to study

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at age seven with his father, Algacir Costa, leader of the group ''Os Fronteiriços'' (The Frontiersmen) and mastered the instrument after studying with Lúcio Yanel, an

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who lived in Brazil. At age fifteen, Costa began to study southern Brazilian folk music, as well as the music of Argentina and

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. Influenced by the music of

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, he began to study the music of other Brazilians, such as

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and

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. At age seventeen he played in

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for the first time at the Cultural Circuit Bank of Brazil; the concert was produced by Study Tone Brazil. Costa's diverse styles include chorinho,

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, milonga,

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samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...

and

chamamé Chamamé ( Guarani for: party, disorder) is a folk music genre from Northeast Argentina and Argentinian Mesopotamia. In 2020, Chamamé was inscribed in UNESCO's Intangible cultural heritage list after it was nominated by Argentina in 2018. C ...

. Costa appeared in

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's 2005 documentary film Brasileirinho. His album ''Vento Sul'' was considered one of the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2019 by the

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. In

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, his album ''Toquinho e Yamandu Costa - Bachianinha (Live at Rio Montreux Jazz Festival)'' (with

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) won the

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for Best Instrumental Album.

Awards

* Prêmio Tim - Best Soloist - 2004 * Winner of the Prêmio Visa, Instrumental edition - 2001 * Trophy of Instrumental Music Revelation of the

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state * 25º Award of Best Instrumentalist of the

state * Winner of the Prêmio Califórnia of

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- 1995

Discography

* 2020 – ''Nashville 1996'' * 2019 - ''Vento Sul'' * 2018 – ''Yamandu Costa e Ricardo Herz'' * 2017 –'' Borghetti Yamandu'' * 2017 – ''Recanto'' * 2017 – ''Quebranto'' (with Alessandro Penezzi) * 2015 – ''Lado B'' (with Dominguinhos) * 2015 – ''Tocata à Amizade'' * 2015 – ''Concerto de Fronteira'' (with Orquestra do Estado de Mato Grosso) * 2013 – ''Continente'' * 2011 – ''Yamandu Costa e Rogério Caetano'' * 2008 – ''Mafuá'' * 2007 – ''Lida'' * 2007 – ''Yamandu + Dominguinhos'' * 2007 – ''Ida e Volta'' * 2006 – ''Tokyo Session'' * 2005 – ''Música do Brasil Vol.I'' (DVD) * 2005 – ''Yamandu Costa ao Vivo'' (DVD) * 2005 – ''Brasileirinho'' * 2004 – ''El Negro Del Blanco'' (with Paulo Moura) * 2003 – ''Yamandu ao Vivo'' * 2001 – ''Yamandu / Prêmio Visa'' * 2000 – ''Dois Tempos'' (with Lúcio Yanel)

References

External links

Official website
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