Ana Paula Albuquerque....

Ana Paula Albuquerque is one of the great revelations of vocal music in recent years in Salvador,Brazil. Been born in Grajaú of the Maranhão and created in Pará, she came to the Bahia to the 16 years to study music in the Federal University and soon one got passionate for the local musicalidade and its musicians. With a sweet voice, worked I sing for it lyric and for the jazz, Ana Paula of the one has touched special to each one of musics that she interprets, searching to mix the diverse influences the one that had access, presenting a rich view in combination of rhythms and sounds.

This interpreter has developed a work of high quality, always giving emphasis to the main Brazilian rhythms. RELEASE Ana Paula Albuquerque possesss a diversified resume. Bachelor in I sing (2002-2005), for the Federal University of the Bahia and with great nimbleness in such a way in Brazilian and bahian popular music, how much in jazz and erudite music. Its works include since participation in operas and concerts, as presentations of new samba and bossa. It integrated the Benutt's Band under regency of Sergio Benutti, and the Bahia Sambajazz Quinteto (group which established together with other local musicians).

Already it was presented with Robert Mendes, Joatan Birth, Zeca Freitas, the Melódicos, Rowney Scott and others. It was indicated for the prize of better interpreter for the Trophy Caymmi 2004. It participated of some festivals of music in Salvador and in other localities and, in many occasions, she was awardee for its performance, as Educator FM happened in III the Festival of Music of the Radio, in which the Trip of Firmino was interpreter of best vocal music “”, in November of 2005, in the Unifest - Festival of University Music, when it conquered the prize of better interpreter, with 2° place, music “Pain and the Sea” that also the prize received from according to place in the festival of music of the Bahia. Recently it conquered one more time as place in the festival of Music of the Bahia, interpreting “If you will be Of the Bahia”. In XV the Festival of Instrumental Music of the Bahia if it presented with the Orchestra Fred Dantas. Currently, it develops personal work, from the meeting of the diverse influences of its musical trajectory.
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