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Alegre Corrêa
Alegre Corrêa is a Brazilian musician and composer with a solid international career. He lived in Vienna for over 20 years, where he launched his work and had the opportunity to play alongside great music legends, such as Joe Zawinul - founder of Weather Report, and Vienna Art Orchestra - one of the most important European jazz orchestras. He also has received awards such as the Hans Koeller Prize – once for best album of the year and once for best musician of the year, and the Grammy Awards for the 75th album by Zawinul & The Syndicate for best performance in Contemporary Jazz.
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Guy Buttery
“Guy Buttery” is something of a National treasure”, says South Africa’s leading newspaper, The Mercury. Guy’s distinct unification of South African guitar music is the musical advocate for everything positive and beautiful about the place he calls home. An ambassador of South African music, Guy inspires people across the world with his homegrown style at the very heart of his talent and tenacity. As an internationally recognized musician, this multi-instrumentalist enjoys invitations to play sell-out performances all over the globe. The USA, UK, Australia, France, Brazil, and Italy have all welcomed him back year after year. His international role has surpassed merely performing concerts to foreign audiences and has evolved into one as an ambassador of South African music, inspiring people across the world.
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https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/guy-buttery/
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Guinha Ramires
Guinha Ramires is a multi-instrumentalist musician, guitarist, composer, and arranger who has lived in Florianópolis since 1982. He is one of the best-known and most recognized cultural figures among artistic/musical enthusiasts and producers in southern Brazil. Guinha was a member of Renato Borghetti's band for ten years. During this period he participated in tours throughout Brazil, Europe, and the United States. Awarded the Elizabete Anderle Grant from the Santa Catarina Cultural Foundation, he recorded his first solo CD, "VINDOURA," featuring eight original songs, one in collaboration with Alegre Corrêa and another with Alessandro Kramer (Bêbe). VINDOURA was launched in Florianópolis at the Álvaro de Carvalho Theater in 2011.
Chimé Mattis
Chimé Mattis is a songwriter, composer, vocalist and musician who has been studying and playing music since he was a child. He received his B.F.A. from Cal Arts in World Music and Percussion, studied at the Ali Akbar College of Music, and did post graduate studies in composition at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. Cofounder of the band Chimpanzee Tree, he lived in Latin America for 20 years and was further exposed and influenced by a number of the musical traditions there. In 2003 he released his first solo CD Map Home. Chime’s lifelong passions are the merging waters of the creative and spiritual. In addition to using traditional instruments in his recordings, he often uses unorthodox sounds to enhance the sonic palette and texture of his music and voice. His songs are deeply influenced by the Dharma and reflect how he sees, interacts and works with life as a practitioner.
Chime Mattis’ music has been featured in OQ Podcast for many years. In 2003, Chime released his solo CD Map Home which is available through Amazon. Enjoy some of Chime's music here.