Bossa/Salsa

Felicidade (Arr by Roland Dyens) by A.C. Jobim/V. de Moraes (Guitar Tab)

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Felicidade Arranged by Roland Dyens (1955-2016) Dyens is a French/Tunisian classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. He studied guitar with the Spanish classical guitarist Alberto Ponce and analysis with Désiré Dondeyne. As a performer, Dyens is known for his extraordinary capacity for improvisation. Essentially unique among classical guitarists. His guitar music draws on many elements of …

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Jorge do Fusa by Garoto (Guitar Tab)

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Jorge do Fusa by Garoto (Anibal Augusto Sardinha) (1915-1955) Garoto (real name Anibal Augusto Sardinha) started young with the banjo. At the age of 15, Garoto recorded his first solo record with his own compositions. At the age of 18, he received lessons in classical guitar from Attilio Bernardini. Despite his early death at the …

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Inspiração (Preludio) by Garoto (Guitar Tab)

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Inspiração (Preludio) by Garoto (1915-1955) Garoto (real name Anibal Augusto Sardinha) started young with the banjo. At the age of 15, Garoto recorded his first solo record with his own compositions. At the age of 18, he received lessons in classical guitar from Attilio Bernardini. Despite his early death at the age of 39, he …

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Duas Contas Original by Garoto (Guitar Tab)

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Duas Contas Original by Garoto (1915-1955) Garoto, (Portuguese for “The Kid”) started young with the banjo. At the age of 18 he received lessons in classical guitar from Attilio Bernardini. In 1930, Garoto recorded his first solo record with his own compositions. In 1939, he traveled to the USA with Carmen Miranda and the Banda …

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Concerto for guitar by Luiz Bonfa (Guitar Tab)

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Concerto for guitar by Luis Bonfa (1922-2001) Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival of …

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Introducao Poema Dos Olhos Da Amada by Baden Powell (Guitar Tab)

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Introducao Poema Dos Olhos Da Amada by Baden Powell (1937-2000) Baden Powell de Aquino usually known simply as Baden Powell, was one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists. He explored the instrument to its utmost limits, playing it in a distinctive, unique manner, incorporating virtuoso classical techniques together with popular harmony and swing.

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