Biography
Elias Belmiro, a virtuoso violonista specializing in acoustic guitar, has focused his professional path on both the choro tradition and the violão compositions of Heitor Villa-Lobos. Two selections from his debut solo album, issued in 1996 and devoted to Villa-Lobos, appeared on a Time-Life magazine anthology that also featured performances by Julian Bream and John Williams.
He entered a family of musicians in Vitória, Espírito Santo, where his father served as trombonist in the Military Police Band. The elder Belmiro, himself a chorão who also performed on violão, instructed his son on the instrument and introduced him to choro. At age 18 the younger Belmiro adopted electric bass and embraced rock, relocating to Rio de Janeiro to perform in balls and clubs. Six years afterward he made peace with his roots, returning to Vitória and the classical violão; at 26 he began studies with Turíbio Santos. Since that time he has issued the 2000 recording Influências, dedicated to choro and containing multiple originals.
He entered a family of musicians in Vitória, Espírito Santo, where his father served as trombonist in the Military Police Band. The elder Belmiro, himself a chorão who also performed on violão, instructed his son on the instrument and introduced him to choro. At age 18 the younger Belmiro adopted electric bass and embraced rock, relocating to Rio de Janeiro to perform in balls and clubs. Six years afterward he made peace with his roots, returning to Vitória and the classical violão; at 26 he began studies with Turíbio Santos. Since that time he has issued the 2000 recording Influências, dedicated to choro and containing multiple originals.
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