Renato Borghetti (born July 23, 1963 in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...
) is a Brazilian
folk music
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ian and
composer.
He works in many genres including traditional styles from his home state of
Rio Grande do Sul, other styles of Brazilian music like
samba, and international genres like
jazz
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and European
classical music. His main instrument is the
diatonic button accordion
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(gaita). He won a
Latin Grammy
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in 2005 for Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album, for his album Gaita Ponto Com.
In 2009 he performed at the
Womex festival.
Discography
*1984 - ''Gaita Ponto'' - RNS Discos
*1985 - ''Renato Borghetti'' - Som Livre
*1987 - ''Renato Borghetti'' - RCA Victor
*1988 - ''Esse tal de Borghettinho'' - RCA/BMG-Ariola
*1989 - ''Renato Borghetti'' - Chantecler/Continental
*1990 - ''O Melhor de Renato Borghetti'' - Som Livre
*1991 - ''Borghetti'' - Continental
*1992 - ''Pensa que Berimbau é Gaita?'' - RBS Discos
*1993 - ''Renato Borghetti'' - RGE
*1993 - ''Instrumental no CCBB (with
Hermeto Paschoal)'' - RGE
*1994 - ''Accordionist'' - Prestige Records
*1995 - ''As 20 Melhores de Renato Borghetti'' - RGE
*1996 - ''Gaúcho'' - RGE
*1998 - ''Gauderiando'' - RGE
*1999 - ''Ao Ritmo de Tio Bilia'' - RBS Discos/Som Livre
*2001 - ''Paixão no Peito''
*2002 - ''Ao Vivo em Viena''
*2002 - ''Umberto Petrin & Renato Borghetti - Reunião''
*2002 - ''SESC São Paulo - A Música Brasileira Deste Século Por Seus Autores e Intérpretes''
*2005 - ''Gaitapontocom''
*2005 - ''Gaúchos (Quinton Recorde Viena)''
*2007 - ''Fandango''
*2011 - ''Andanças - Live in Brussels'' - Saphrane
*2016 - ''Gaita na Fábrica - Sounds from the Squeezebox Factory'' - Saphrane
References
External links
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1963 births
Brazilian composers
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
Culture in Rio Grande do Sul
Living people
People from Rio Grande do Sul
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
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