Aug 21, 2017
Adriana Giordano, Brazilian Vocalist and Producer
Making Space to Get Lost in the Music
Adriana’s life growing up was filled with music from her
father’s country, Uruguay, her mother’s country, Italy, and the
country she was born and raised in, Brazil. She was immersed in
dance for her youth and didn’t pick up singing until later in
life.
Her first exposure to singing was through a choir, then a rock
garage band, and then an improve garage band. She sand with Abrace,
http://seanet.com/~jyarrow/,
an all female a cappella group for a time.
One of the highlights of singing for Adriana is when she is
“lost in the music;” transported to a place away from the present
during improvisational singing. She feels like she found her way
back into her passion again in 2010 and began singing
professionally in 2011.
She realized there is space for Brazilian music - there is a
need for something different, including Brazilian jazz,
contemporary music, and other styles.
She sings with Encanto http://www.encantobrazil.com, a
multi-ethnic, female-led seven-piece, world pop music group — a
combination forró, samba, and choro-inspired originals and
reimagined covers of classic Brazilian hits.
She has learned that the voice either needs to be in front or
in the middle, but never underneath. With Brazilian music, the
lyrics describe the challenges of life, so story telling is just as
important as the rhythm of dance. It’s not about the
loudness.
Adriana produces a
Latin/Brazilian/Caribbean festival in Seattle.
The Seattle
Latin, Brazilian, & Caribbean Festival is held at the Royal
Room each July. http://theroyalroomseattle.com
Look for the Facebook page.
Adriana
defines “Latin” in that
sometimes Brazilians feel they are not Latinos - that
they are “other.” But because of the language
roots in the Latin languages, the rest of the world does view them
at Latino.
Looking forward, Adriana feels like it is time to focus on her
own career and voice. She wants to improve her breathing and take
care of things that have been neglected.
Adriana doesn’t dream of fame, she dreams of doing well and
sounding good. Music is for the audience.
Encanto http://www.encantobrazil.com
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