She comes from a musical family, which includes her father, guitarist sergio assad, her uncle, guitarist odair assad, and her aunt, singer songwriter badi assad assad has performed professionally since the age of. Listen to your favorite songs from alma brasileira by sergio and odair assad now. Composer clarice assad contemporary composer discography. Three generations divide a century of brazilian music. Audrey assads mother was from virginia and her father is an arabamerican of syrian descent. Sergio is the father of composersingerpianist clarice assad. Odair assad on his first solo album, brouwer, gismonti, sergio, and more. Their duo is a veritable phenomenon, says diapason, which, with time to mature, will go down in history. In the course of that effort, maintaining this page has brought me into contact with a lot of wonderful people. Sergio and odair assad, the roots obviously go much deeper. Brazilian guitarists sergio and odair assad to perform. The family presented brazilian folk music, known as chorinho, featuring jorge assad, the father, on the mandolin and the voice of mother, angelina assad.
Find odair assad discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Sergio assad bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. His us debut was in new york in 1969, although he was already performing in his native brazil. At age 18, he met with dj abdel and dj godjothai, and this launched his career in djing. Sergio and odair assad dedicate this recording to astor, a close. Brazilianborn guitarists srgio and odair assads exceptional artistry and uncanny. Brazilianborn guitarists sergio and odair assads exceptional artistry and. On this recording odair assad is heard on the left channel and sergio assad on the right, except for valseana, which is performed solo by sergio assad.
Ausencias sergio and odair assad sheet music, music books. Tickets are sometimes turned back by season subscribers. Assad, sergio odair and their family a brazilian songbook, live cd. Do they still need a presentation, sergio and odair assad, this astonishing tandem whose guitars have. Sergio assad began making regular concert tours of the americas and europe with his brother from about 1969. Their younger sister badi assad, is also a guitarist. Assad was passionate about music from an early age. Songs of joy and peace 2008 sony sk89935 jardim abandonado 2007 nonesuch 2781402 sergio and odair assad and their family. On her second album for the label, she teams with longtime nonesuch artists, brazilian guitar duo sergio and odair assad. Domenico scarlatti, jeanphilippe rameau, francois couperin, johann sebastian bach. Together with dj milouz, he launched the concept of royal mix on radio fg in 2002. I tried to create a resource that would aid music lovers in discovering more about the assads.
Sergio and odair assad listen to free radio stations. The brothers sergio and odair assad, born in sao paulo, brazil, in 1952 and 1956 respectively, are not only one of the top classical guitar duos in the world but. The album features guest artists marcelo nisinman, on bandoneon and. Sergio and odair assad, guitars with avi avital, mandolin presented in partnership with butler school of music, austin classical guitar, and kmfafm. However, this mixed program of works ranging from debussy to music written by sergio assads daughter clarice was certainly worth the wait. Sergio and odair assad play piazzolla 2001 nonesuchelektra 79632. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from odair assad at the discogs marketplace. Their sister, badi, brought her unique vocal style and extraordinary guitar ability, sergio and odairs children clarice, carolina, and rodrigo finished the picture on the piano, guitar and.
Todays foremost guitar duo, the assads have been credited with doublehandedly reviving brazilian music for the instrument. She was raised protestant, as part of the plymouth brethren denomination. A kind of wizardry lies within the playing of sergio and odair assad they produce a supple, flawless unified sound. Sergio and odair assad duo guitarists ann arbor district. If tickets become available, they will be immediately be on sale online. The assad brothers record exclusively for nonesuch records. Album sergio and odair assad play piazzolla, sergio. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Alma brasileira by sergio and odair assad on amazon music. Sergio assad is best known as the older sibling in the duo assad, described by many as the finest pairing of guitarists currently before the public. I began the unofficial assad home page back in 1994, not all that long after the world wide web got started. This is the cd recording after the soundtrack score for the japanese movie summer garden natsu no niwa the friends. Sergio assad born 26 december 1952 is a brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, odair assad in the guitar duo sergio and odair assad, commonly referred to as assad brothers or duo assad. She is influenced by popular brazilian culture, romanticism, world music and jazz. Their exceptional artistry and uncanny ensemble playing come from both a family rich in brazilian musical tradition and from studies with the best guitarists in south america. Assad brothers official website of the assad brothers. Listen to your favorite songs from sergio and odair assad play piazzolla by sergio and odair assad now. The album features guest artists marcelo nisinman, on bandoneon and acclaimed violinists nadja salernosonnenberg and fernando suarez. The two odair assad is the other half of the team read full biography. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v. Classical guitarists and brothers sergio and odair join to play a rare sf bay area concert in berkeley feb. They play in such a incredible virtuosistic and musical way, that you can hear them like a gigantic guitar, listining as a 12 strings guitar, never like two different instruments.
Odair assad acoustic guitar, sergio assad acoustic guitar. He has compiled a large discography, both as a soloist and with odair, and the recordings have appeared on a variety of labels, including emi, naxos, nonesuch, sony, and gha. The assads won a latin grammy in 2001 for their album, sergio and odair assad play piazzolla. I listen this beautiful cd many times, always astonished by the extraordinary musicality of the two musicians. Brazilianamerican vocalist, pianist, arranger and contemporary composer of genredefying music exploring the intersections of jazz, brazilian music, world, orchestral, chamber and improvised music. Odair assad is known for his work on duplicity 2009 and manuel barrueco. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Odair is the soloist on malcolm arnolds serenade opus 50. Gnattali, nob re and mignone have dedicated pieces to them, as have the russian. Assad started playing the piano at age two, and spent her youth moving around new jersey before settling in scotch plains from ages 7 to 18. The new york times 8 sergio and odair, two of the finest guitarists on the planet.
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