Hamilton de Holanda Quintet

 

 

 

 

Hamilton de Holanda, mandolina / mandolin

Gabriel Grossi, harmonika / accordion

Daniel Santiago, kitara / guitar

André Vasconcellos, ak. in el. bas / ac. and el. bass

Marcio Bahia, bobni / drums

 

 

 

 

Brazilski glasbenik Hamilton de Holanda je nase opozoril kot inovator tradicionalnega glasbila bandolim (brazilske mandoline, značilne za slog choro), ki ga je začel uporabljati v novem zvočnem in glasbenem kontekstu ter se tako uveljavil kot eden najbolj samosvojih modernih (ne le jazzovskih) glasbenikov. Igrati je začel že kot petletni deček, takrat še na tradicionalni 8-strunski bandolim. Pozneje je glasbilu dodal še dve struni in ga na novo opredelil: s tem ko ga je iztrgal iz značilne vloge ter z združevanjem chora in drugih brazilskih idiomov z jazzom, rockom in drugimi slogi, je dosegel njegovo univerzalnost. Tako zaradi virtuoznosti kot tudi zaradi ne tako vsakdanjega inštrumenta ga primerjajo z znanim bendžoistom Bélom Fleckom.
Njegov album Brasilianos (posnel ga je z istim kvintetom, kot bo nastopil pri nas) iz leta 2006 je bil nominiran za latinskoameriškega grammyja v kategoriji najboljši inštrumentalni album; na njem lahko najdemo skoraj izključno avtorske, de Holandove skladbe, poleg tega pa se je lotil predelav skladb Heitora Villa-Lobosa in Gilberta Gila. Lani je kvintet objavil nadaljevanje tega uspešnega albuma, Brasilianos 2. De Holanda je posnel še veliko albumov, tako solističnih kakor tudi v sodelovanju z drugimi glasbeniki v različnih zasedbah od dua in tria do večjih. Leta 2005 je nastopil na Midemu, kjer je s koncertom začel prireditev Leto Brazilije, njegov solistični album z naslovom 1 byte 10 strings pa je osvojil francoske kritike, ki so ga poimenovali za princa bandolima. Gostoval je tudi na albumih znanih brazilskih in drugih glasbenikov, kot so Yamandu Costa, Djavan, Cesaria Évora, Beth Carvalho, Ivan Lins in João Bosco. Tudi člani njegovega kvinteta imajo za seboj zavidljivo sodelovanje z najbolj znanimi brazilskimi glasbeniki, kot so Chico Buarque, Djavan, Guinga, Lenine, Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethânia, Simone, Rosa Passos in Hermeto Pascoal.

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Brazilian musician Hamilton de Holanda has won general acclaim through his innovation of the traditional bandolim (Brazilian mandolin, commonly played in music style known as choro), which he transposed into a new sound and music context, thereby asserting himself as one of the most idiosyncratic contemporary (not only jazz) musicians. He was initiated into the world of music at the age of five, at the time still playing the traditional 8-stringed bandolim. To his instrument, de Holanda subsequently introduced two new strings, thereby formulating a redefinition of the instrument, as his technique – liberating bandolim from its traditional legacy and fusing choro and other Brazilian idioms, including jazz, rock etc. – added a universal dimension to the emblematic Brazilian instrument. For his virtuosity, as well as for his not quite that common instrument, he is compared with the celebrated banjo player Béla Fleck.
Released in 2006, his album Brasilianos (made with the quintet which is also to guest in Ljubljana) received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for best instrumental album; it features de Holanda’s original music, and also includes some arrangements of works by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Gilberto Gil. Last year the quintet released a sequel to the successful album, Brasilianos 2. De Holanda has made several other recordings; solo, as well as in duos and trios or various extended formations. In 2005 he appeared at Midem, where he performed the launching concert of the Year of Brazil. His solo album 1 byte 10 strings enthralled the French critics, who named him a “Bandolim Prince”. He contributed to the recordings by famous Brazilian and other musicians, such as Yamandu Costa, Djavan, Cesaria Évora, Beth Carvalho, Ivan Lins and João Bosco. Members of his quintet have also worked with world-reputed Brazilian artists: Chico Buarque, Djavan, Guinga, Lenine, Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethânia, Simone, Rosa Passos, Hermeto Pascoal etc. 

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