Curations Out to These
Who's taking you?
- Curation by: The Artist
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Gabi Guedes
- City: Salvador, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Gabi Guedes is head percussionist at the Gantois house of candomblé in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, where he was made filho-de-santo by Mãe Menininha.
He plays with and handles percussion arrangements for Orkestra Rumpilezz, and is constantly on call for performances and recording. He spent nine years on the road with Jimmy Cliff.
Gabi's own group is Pradarrum.
▶ Brazil has something called "jeitinho" (zhay-TEEN-you), the "little way". In a land where the official way is often impossible, people get things done by other means.
▶ The matrix is jeitinho. It allows splendid Brazilian musicians to be discovered and accessed from everywhere. But to work for the Brazilians, it has to work for everyone.
▶ All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below (curated artists below this window)... from Brazil, with love!
This matrix is predicated on the fact that fame & fortune are not inextricably linked to talent, dedication, and even genius.
Brazil has something called "jeitinho", the "little way". In a country where the official way is so often impossible, people have to be creative. Do end runs around problems and powers-that-be.
The matrix is jeitinho. All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below. Matrix encompassed artists below the window.