Bio:
Nascido em Olaria, Rio de janeiro, em setembro de 1974, Fábio teve uma formação eclética na música. Aos seis anos de idade começou a estudar violão com seu irmão, e logo em seguida veio a flauta transversa, bateria e percussão. Estudou licenciatura em música na UNI-RIO onde participou da Orquestra de Musica Brasileira da universidade.
Em 1997 foi convidado pelo sanfoneiro Sivuca a integrar sua banda, tocando percussão e bateria. Se apresentou por todo o Brasil e em alguns festivais no exterior. Durante 9 anos na banda de Sivuca, também atuou ao lado de Hermeto Pascoal, Dominguinhos, Oswaldinho do Acordeom e Borguetinho.
Fábio lançou três trabalhos instrumentais. O primeiro em 2003 entitulado “MACUNGUÊ-ARÁ”, totalmente autoral. Fabio contou com as participações de Sivuca, Robertinho do Recife, Alberto Continentino, Itamar Assiére, entre outros neste cd. O segundo lançou ao lado de Marcelo Caldi, com composições dos dois, e alguns clássicos da nossa música. Foi o cd “Forró e choro Vol.I”, que concorreu ao lado de Hamilton de Holanda e Spok Frevo Orquestra ao Prêmio da Música Brasileira como melhor cd Instrumental de 2009. Já em 2014 lançou o EP "Macunguê 2", com 5 músicas instrumentais de sua autoria, que haviam estado em trilhas de espetáculos de dança e nas telas do cinema.
Esteve durante esses 25 anos de carreira, tanto no palco como em estúdio, ao lado de músicos como Hamilton de Holanda, Dominguinhos, Marcos Valle, Leny Andrade, Roberto Menescal, Simone e Elza Soares. Participou do grupo Forró Paratodos, quando acompanhou também Elba Ramalho, Alceu Valença, Moraes Moreira e Geraldo Azevedo. A cantora e compositora Zélia Duncan, com quem Fábio se apresentou durante 3 anos, teve uma música de seu cd "Pré, Pós, Tudo, Bossa Band" arranjada pelo músico, que ainda tocou flauta e percussão nas gravações do cd, e participou da gravação do DVD.
Em 2009 Fábio esteve, a convite do Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro, em Copenhagen, Dinamarca, ao lado da banda Caraivana, com quem acabara de lançar o cd Caraivana, para representar a música brasileira na escolha da cidade do Rio de Janeiro como sede das olimpíadas de 2016. Em 2011 Lançou também com o Caraivana o cd “Ser feliz”, totalmente autoral, e em 2016 um EP também autoral.
Em 2009 lança o cd Fábio Luna como autor de letras e músicas. Contou com a participação de mestres do samba como Paulão 7 Cordas, Marcos Esguleba e ainda Eduardo Neves na direção musical. O produtor musical Daniel Vangarde completou o time. Gravado ao vivo no estúdio Cia dos Técnicos no Rio de Janeiro, Fabio registrou 10 sambas de sua autoria. Arrancou elogios de grandes nomes do nosso Samba como Leci Brandão que divulgou em seu Twitter: “... Fabio Luna, um cantor excelente e letrista fantástico. Emocionante. Há tempos um jovem não cantava samba de uma maneira tão linda...”.
Participou também do DVD “Samba Social Clube IV”, cantando Eu hein Rosa, na roda de samba em homenagem a Paulo César Pinheiro, ao lado de Moacyr Luz, Teresa Cristina, Diogo Nogueira, Nilze Carvalho, Casuarina, entre outros .
Em 2010 foi convidado para integrar o quarteto vocal e instrumental Os Cariocas , tocando bateria, flauta e fazendo a segunda voz, se apresentando pelo Brasil e no exterior. Em 2014, o grupo foi finalista do Premio da Musica Brasileira como melhor grupo de MPB com o cd "Estamos Aí", produzido no estúdio de Fabio, o "NaLua". Em março de 2016, após o Falecimento do Maestro Severino Filho, o grupo foi impedido pela família de continuar a usar o nome "Os Cariocas" e passou a chamar-se "Quarteto do Rio". Já com o novo nome, o quarteto vem se destacando no cenário da música vocal. Tem gravado vários vídeos em seu canal no youtube, com participações especiais como Marcos Valle, Yamandu Costa, Roberto Menescal, João Bosco, Fabio Brazza, entre outros. Em 2017 lançou seu primeiro cd na atual formação, Quarteto do Rio e Roberto Menescal: Mr. Bossa Nova, todo com a participação de Roberto Menescal, com grandes sucessos do compositor e algumas inéditas, produzido também no estúdio NaLua de Fabio Luna. Mr. Bossa Nova também foi Finalista do Prêmio da Música Brasileira, na edição de 2018.
Em 2013 lançou seu cd de canções "Presente, futuro e passado", onde assinou a produção, arranjos e composições, ao lado de alguns ilustres parceiros como Délcio Carvalho e Elói Vicente.
Em 2015 idealiza e faz a direção musical, além de tocar e cantar, do espetáculo "Gonzaguinha tudo outra vez", apresentado pelo Brasil em teatros da Caixa Cultural, em homenagem aos 70 anos do compositor Gonzaguinha.
Em 2019, em comemoração aos 10 anos do Caraivana, o grupo lança o cd "Do outro lado de cá", com 6 músicas inéditas e 6 músicas consagradas que o Caraivana vem tocando em todos os seus shows, produzido por Fábio Luna.
Atualmente, Fábio tem feito shows pelo Brasil e pelo exterior com o Quarteto do Rio e o Caraivana, além de shows como multi-instrumentista, cantor e compositor.
English:
Born in Olaria, Rio de Janeiro, in September 1974, Fábio had an eclectic musical upbringing. At the age of six, he began studying the guitar with his brother, and soon after, he picked up the transverse flute, drums, and percussion. He studied music education at UNI-RIO where he participated in the Brazilian Music Orchestra of the university.
In 1997, he was invited by the accordionist Sivuca to join his band, playing percussion and drums. He performed throughout Brazil and at some festivals abroad. During his nine years in Sivuca's band, he also performed alongside Hermeto Pascoal, Dominguinhos, Oswaldinho do Acordeom, and Borguetinho.
Fábio has released three instrumental works. The first in 2003 entitled "MACUNGUÊ-ARÁ," completely original. Fabio had the participation of Sivuca, Robertinho do Recife, Alberto Continentino, Itamar Assiére, among others, on this album. The second was released alongside Marcelo Caldi, featuring compositions by both, and some classics of Brazilian music. It was the album "Forró e choro Vol.I," which competed alongside Hamilton de Holanda and Spok Frevo Orquestra for the Brazilian Music Award for best instrumental album of 2009. In 2014, he released the EP "Macunguê 2," with five instrumental songs of his own authorship, which had been featured in dance show tracks and on cinema screens.
Over his 25-year career, he has performed both on stage and in the studio with musicians such as Hamilton de Holanda, Dominguinhos, Marcos Valle, Leny Andrade, Roberto Menescal, Simone, and Elza Soares. He was part of the Forró Paratodos group, accompanying Elba Ramalho, Alceu Valença, Moraes Moreira, and Geraldo Azevedo. The singer and songwriter Zélia Duncan, with whom Fábio performed for three years, had a song from her album "Pré, Pós, Tudo, Bossa Band" arranged by the musician, who also played flute and percussion on the album recordings and participated in the DVD recording.
In 2009, Fábio was invited by the Brazilian Olympic Committee to Copenhagen, Denmark, alongside the Caraivana band, with whom he had just released the album "Caraivana," to represent Brazilian music in the selection of Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Olympics. In 2011, he also released with Caraivana the album "Ser feliz," entirely original, and in 2016, another original EP.
In 2009, he released the album "Fábio Luna" as a songwriter and musician. It featured the participation of samba masters like Paulão 7 Cordas, Marcos Esguleba, and Eduardo Neves in musical direction. Music producer Daniel Vangarde completed the team. Recorded live at the Cia dos Técnicos studio in Rio de Janeiro, Fábio recorded 10 sambas of his own authorship. He received praise from great names in our samba scene like Leci Brandão, who tweeted: "... Fabio Luna, an excellent singer and fantastic lyricist. Emotional. It's been a long time since a young person sang samba so beautifully...".
He also participated in the DVD "Samba Social Clube IV," singing "Eu hein Rosa" in the samba circle in tribute to Paulo César Pinheiro, alongside Moacyr Luz, Teresa Cristina, Diogo Nogueira, Nilze Carvalho, Casuarina, among others.
In 2010, he was invited to join the vocal and instrumental quartet Os Cariocas, playing drums, flute, and doing backing vocals, performing throughout Brazil and abroad. In 2014, the group was a finalist for the Brazilian Music Award for best MPB group with the album "Estamos Aí," produced at Fábio's studio, "NaLua." In March 2016, after the passing of Maestro Severino Filho, the family prevented the group from using the name "Os Cariocas," so they renamed themselves "Quarteto do Rio." With the new name, the quartet has been standing out in the vocal music scene. They have recorded several videos on their YouTube channel, with special guests like Marcos Valle, Yamandu Costa, Roberto Menescal, João Bosco, Fabio Brazza, among others. In 2017, they released their first album in the current formation, "Quarteto do Rio e Roberto Menescal: Mr. Bossa Nova," entirely featuring Roberto Menescal, with great hits from the composer and some unreleased tracks, also produced at Fábio Luna's NaLua studio. Mr. Bossa Nova was also a finalist for the Brazilian Music Award in 2018.
In 2013, he released his album of songs "Presente, futuro e passado," where he signed the production, arrangements, and compositions, alongside some illustrious partners like Délcio Carvalho and Elói Vicente.
In 2015, he conceived and directed the musical direction, as well as playing and singing, for the show "Gonzaguinha tudo outra vez," presented by Brazil in theaters of Caixa Cultural, in tribute to the 70 years of the composer Gonzaguinha.
In 2019, in celebration of Caraivana's 10th anniversary, the group released the album "Do outro lado de cá," with 6 new songs and 6 renowned songs that Caraivana has been playing at all their shows, produced by Fábio Luna.
Currently, Fábio has been performing shows throughout Brazil and abroad with Quarteto do Rio and Caraivana, as well as shows as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.
These are pathways, originating in the sprawling cultural matrix of Brazil (Indigenous, African, Sephardic and then Ashkenazik, Arab, European, Asian...), integrating cultural matrixes worldwide.
Matrix ground zero is the Recôncavo of Bahia...virtually unknown center of gravity circumscribing Bahia's Bay of All Saints...end of voyage for more enslaved human beings than any other such throughout all of human history...birthplace of some of the most physically & spiritually uplifting music ever made. Many countries are happier than Brazil, but none are more joyous.
"Dear Sparrow: I am thrilled to receive your email! Thank you for including me in this wonderful matrix."
—Susan Rogers: Personal recording engineer for Prince, inc. "Purple Rain", "Sign o' the Times", "Around the World in a Day"... Director of the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory
I'm Pardal here in Brazil (that's "Sparrow" in English). The deep roots of this project are in Manhattan, where Allen Klein (managed the Beatles and The Rolling Stones) called me about royalties for the estate of Sam Cooke... where Jerry Ragovoy (co-wrote Time is On My Side, sung by the Stones; Piece of My Heart, Janis Joplin of course; and Pata Pata, sung by the great Miriam Makeba) called me looking for unpaid royalties... where I did contract and licensing for Carlinhos Brown's participation on Bahia Black with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock...
...where I rescued unpaid royalties for Aretha Franklin (from Atlantic Records), Barbra Streisand (from CBS Records), Led Zeppelin, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Airto Moreira, Jim Hall, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Ray Barretto, Philip Glass, Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd for his interest in Bob Marley compositions, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam and others...
...where I worked with Earl "Speedo" Carroll of the Cadillacs (who went from doo-wopping as a kid on Harlem streetcorners to top of the charts to working as a janitor at P.S. 87 in Manhattan without ever losing what it was that made him special in the first place), and with Jake and Zeke Carey of The Flamingos (I Only Have Eyes for You)... stuff like that.
Yeah this is Bob's first record contract, made with Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd of Studio One and co-signed by his aunt because he was under 21. I took it to Black Rock to argue with CBS' lawyers about the royalties they didn't want to pay (they paid).
MATRIX MUSICAL
The Matrix was built below among some of the world's most powerfully moving music, some of it made by people barely known beyond village borders. Or in the case of Sodré, his anthem A MASSA — a paean to Brazil's poor ("our pain is the pain of a timid boy, a calf stepped on...") — having blasted from every radio between the Amazon and Brazil's industrial south, before he was silenced (that's me below left, with David Dye & Kim Junod for U.S. National Public Radio) ... The Matrix started with Sodré, with João do Boi, with Roberto Mendes, with Bule Bule, with Roque Ferreira... music rooted in the sugarcane plantations of Bahia. Hence our logo (a cane cutter).