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Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
About Luiz Brasil
- Luiz Brasil (born Luiz Alberto Brasil de Carvalho in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on April 21, 1954) is a Brazilian guitarist.
- He is best known as a guitarist who has performed with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Nando Reis, Cássia Eller, and many other vocalists. He was born into a musical family: his mother played piano, his brothers Jorge and Marcelo became drummers, and his brother Mou became a jazz guitarist.
- More recently, his daughter Tamima Brasil is a percussionist. His early career included stints as guitarist with the rock group Mar Revolto,Scorpius (1970–1974), Zezé Motta (1978–1980), and the carnaval Trio elétrico of Armandinho.
- More recently he has performed as a multi-instrumentalist (including mandolin and percussion instruments), arranger, composer, teacher, and occasional singer.
- His recent collaborators include Jaques Morelenbaum, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jussara Silveira, and Rita Ribeiro. His first solo album was BrasilĂŞru, released in 2005.
- His second solo album, Beira, was released in 2011.
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