BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21372@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Guinga & Debora Dienstmann in concert DTSTAMP:20260429T021559Z DTSTART:20260513T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Guinga\, guitar & voice\nDebora Dienstmann\, voice Guinga\, Bra zilian guitarist\, singer\, and composer\, is\nconsidered one of the great est musical talents to have emerged in Brazil in the\n1990s. Born and rais ed in the neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro\, a self-taught\nguitarist and f ormer dentist\, he grew up listening to choros\, waltzes\, and\nsambas\, i mmersing himself in the music of Jacob do Bandolim\, Pixinguinha\,\nCândid o das Neves\, Custódio Mesquita\, Ary Barroso\, Noel Rosa\, Chico Buarque\ ,\nDorival Caymmi\, and Vinícius de Moraes. Today\, Guinga is followed by an\ninternational audience\, and his songs have been performed by renowned artists\nsuch as Elis Regina\, Sérgio Mendes\, and Paulo César Pinheiro. His artistry was\nalso featured in Mendes’ Grammy-winning album Brasileiro \, and he has\ncollaborated with João Nogueira\, Beth Carvalho\, Clara Nun es\, Alaíde Costa\, among\nmany other icons of Brazilian music. His compos itions\, often ironic and poetic\,\nare small gems that bring together sam ba\, choro\, jazz\, classical\, and popular\nmusic\, blending refined harm onies with haunting melodies. By his side\, Brazilian\nsinger Debora Diens tmann - based in Italy - is a versatile and profound artist\,\ndeeply enga ged in exploring the many repertoires of her country’s music. She has\nper formed at numerous music festivals in Italy\, sharing the richness and dep th\nof Brazilian tradition. Her background also includes classical trainin g: she\nholds a diploma in violin. A passionate and faithful interpreter o f Guinga’s\nwork\, she moves naturally between popular and classical music . Her voice\nintertwines with Guinga’s guitar in an intimate dialogue\, cr eating an original\nconcert where each song becomes an emotional story and every arrangement a\nsurprise. A musical experience that strikes deep cho rds\, suspended between\nlyricism\, technique\, and passion. more about Gu inga. . . GUINGA (pronounced\nGeen-ga) was born Carlos Althier de Souza Le mos Escobar in Rio de Janeiro\,\nBrazil\, on June 10\, 1950. When he was 1 3 years old\, he taught himself to play\nthe guitar. Later\, he formally s tudied music\, including five years of classical\nguitar lessons with the renowned Jodacil Damasceno. Guinga began composing music\nwhen he was 16 y ears old and by age 17 he had already qualified one of his\ncompositions f or the Festival Internacional da Canção (International Festival of\nSong). By the time he became a professional musician\, Guinga was already\naccom panying famous Brazilian artists such as Clara Nunes\, Beth Carvalho\, Ala íde\nCosta\, Cartola\, and João Nogueira\, among others. As Daniella Thomp son wrote for\nBrazzil.com [http://Brazzil.com]\,"While most popular compo sers are usually\nassociated with specific songs\, Guinga established his reputation primarily on\nhis unique sound. Regardless of the genre in whic h he works - canção\, choro\,\nfrevo\, waltz\, bolero\, samba\, coco\, bai ão\, modinha\, foxtrot\, or jazz\, vocal or\ninstrumental - the outcome is unmistakably his. Like Kurt Weill and Nino Rota -\ntwo other composers wh o are instantly recognizable by their sound - Guinga\nstraddles an indefin able line between pop and serious music. Synthesizing\nnumerous sources\, including Impressionist music\, opera\, older popular songs\, and\njazz\, he distills an intoxicating brew all his own\, enriched with audacious\nly rics by a handful of partners past and present." In addition to his life a s a\nmusician and composer\, Guinga has been a practicing dentist since 19 75. He\ncomposes constantly and his songs have been recorded by some of th e most\nimportant names in Brazilian music\, including Elis Regina\, Miche l Legrand\,\nSérgio Mendes\, Leila Pinheiro\, Chico Buarque\, Clara Nunes\ , and Ivan Lins. He has\ncomposed songs in partnership with Paulo César Pi nheiro\, Aldir Blanc\, and most\nrecently\, with Chico Buarque and Nei Lop es. awards and recognitions . . . Guinga\nhas received four Premio Sharp a wards (the Brazilian equivalent to the Grammy)\nin the following categorie s:\nBest Instrumental CD (Cheio de Dedos)\nBest Instrumental Song ("Dá o P é\, Loro")\nBest CD Production\, and Best Brazilian Popular Song ("Chá de Panela"). The\nlatter appeared on Leila Pinheiro's CD\, Catavento e Girass ol (EMI Odeon)\, which\nfeatured a repertoire consisting entirely of Guing a's compositions. In 2000\, his\nfourth CD\, Suíte Leopoldina\, was electe d\, unanimously\, by the music critics of O\nGlobo (Brazil's newspaper) as the best CD of Brazilian popular music\; his 2001\nrelease\, Cine Barones a\, was nominated for a Latin Grammy\, in the category of\nBest Brazilian Popular Music Album. His 2003 CD\, Noturno Copacabana\, was also\nnominate d for a Grammy in the same category\; 2004 saw the release of Graffiando\n Vento. Guinga has toured Europe several times\, with performances at the j azz\nfestivals of Lavanga\, Arezzo\, Napoli\, Latina\, Naples\, Milan\, an d Rome\; the\nFestival Brasiliana and the Cafe Central in Madrid\; the Fes tival Internacional\nde Guitarra in Córdoba\, Spain\; Uppsala Guitar Festi val in Sweden and the\nFestival Braziliana at the Jazz House in Copenhagen \, Denmark. He has also\nappeared at Cuba Disco and the Festival Guitarras del Mundo in Argentina. In\nspring 2005\, Guinga embarked on his first ma jor U.S. tour with his own quartet.\nThis tour took him to many cities acr oss the country\, including New York\, Los\nAngeles\, Chicago\, Cleveland\ , Miami\, Atlanta\, Boston\, and Washington\, D.C. Guinga\nhas been partic ipating in the California Brazil Camp in Cazadero for 23 years. 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Debora Dienstma nn, voice Guinga, Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer, is considered one of the greatest musical talents t o have emerged in Brazil in the 1990s. Born and raised in the neighborhood s of Rio de Janeiro, a self-taught guitarist and former dentist, he grew u p listening to choros, waltzes, and sambas, immersing himself in the music of Jacob do Bandolim, Pixinguinha, Cândido das Neves, Custódio Mesquita, Ary Barroso, Noel Rosa, Chico Buarque, Dorival Caymmi, and Vinícius de Mor aes. Today, Guinga is followed by an international audience, and his songs have been performed by renowned artists such as Elis Regina, Sérgio Mende s, and Paulo César Pinheiro. His artistry was also featured in Mendes’ Gra mmy-winning album Brasileiro, and he has collaborated with João Nogueira, Beth Carvalho, Clara Nunes, Alaíde Costa, among many other icons of Brazil ian music. His compositions, often ironic and poetic, are small gems that bring together samba, choro, jazz, classical, and popular music, blending refined harmonies with haunting melodies. By his side, Brazilian singer < strong>Debora Dienstmann - based in Italy - is a versati le and profound artist, deeply engaged in exploring the many repertoires o f her country’s music. She has performed at numerous music festivals in It aly, sharing the richness and depth of Brazilian tradition. Her background also includes classical training: she holds a diploma in violin. A passio nate and faithful interpreter of Guinga’s work, she moves naturally betwee n popular and classical music. Her voice intertwines with Guinga’s guitar in an intimate dialogue, creating an original concert where each song beco mes an emotional story and every arrangement a surprise. A musical experi ence that strikes deep chords, suspended between lyricism, technique, and passion. more about Guinga. . . GUINGA (pronounced Geen-ga) was born Carl os Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 10, 1 950. When he was 13 years old, he taught himself to play the guitar. Later , he formally studied music, including five years of classical guitar less ons with the renowned Jodacil Damasceno. Guinga began composing music when he was 16 years old and by age 17 he had already qualified one of his com positions for the Festival Internacional da Canção (International Festival of Song). By the time he became a professional musician, Guinga was alrea dy accompanying famous Brazilian artists such as Clara Nunes, Beth Carvalh o, Alaíde Costa, Cartola, and João Nogueira, among others. As Daniella Th ompson wrote for Brazzil.com< /a>,"While most popular composers are usually associated with specific son gs, Guinga established his reputation primarily on his unique sound. Regar dless of the genre in which he works - canção, choro, frevo, waltz, bolero , samba, coco, baião, modinha, foxtrot, or jazz, vocal or instrumental - t he outcome is unmistakably his. Like Kurt Weill and Nino Rota - two other composers who are instantly recognizable by their sound - Guinga straddles an indefinable line between pop and serious music. Synthesizing numerous sources, including Impressionist music, opera, older popular songs, and ja zz, he distills an intoxicating brew all his own, enriched with audacious lyrics by a handful of partners past and present." In addition to his lif e as a musician and composer, Guinga has been a practicing dentist since 1 975. He composes constantly and his songs have been recorded by some of th e most important names in Brazilian music, including Elis Regina, Michel L egrand, Sérgio Mendes, Leila Pinheiro, Chico Buarque, Clara Nunes, and Iva n Lins. He has composed songs in partnership with Paulo César Pinheiro, Al dir Blanc, and most recently, with Chico Buarque and Nei Lopes. awards an d recognitions . . . Guinga has received four Premio Sharp awards (the Br azilian equivalent to the Grammy) in the following categories:
Bes t Instrumental CD (Cheio de Dedos)
Best Instrumental Song ("Dá o Pé, L oro")
Best CD Production, and Best Brazilian Popular Song ("Chá de Pan ela"). The latter appeared on Leila Pinheiro's CD, Catavento e Giras sol (EMI Odeon), which featured a repertoire consisting entirely of Guinga 's compositions. In 2000, his fourth CD, Suíte Leopoldina, was elected, u nanimously, by the music critics of O Globo (Brazil's newspaper) as the be st CD of Brazilian popular music; his 2001 release, Cine Baronesa, was nom inated for a Latin Grammy, in the category of Best Brazilian Popular Music Album. His 2003 CD, Noturno Copacabana, was also nominated for a Grammy i n the same category; 2004 saw the release of Graffiando Vento. Guinga has toured Europe several times, with performances at the jazz festivals of L avanga, Arezzo, Napoli, Latina, Naples, Milan, and Rome; the Festival Bras iliana and the Cafe Central in Madrid; the Festival Internacional de Guita rra in Córdoba, Spain; Uppsala Guitar Festival in Sweden and the Festival Braziliana at the Jazz House in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has also appeared at Cuba Disco and the Festival Guitarras del Mundo in Argentina. In spring 2005, Guinga embarked on his first major U.S. tour with his own quartet. This tour took him to many cities across the country, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, and Washington, D .C. Guinga has been participating in the California Brazil Camp in Cazader o for 23 years. BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Guinga & Debora Dienstmann in concert TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR