Badi Assad - Solo

Badi Assad (São João da Boa Vista, December 23, 1966) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist in the jazz and worldbeat genres.

She was born in the state of São Paulo, but grew up in Rio de Janeiro until she was twelve. Her father, Jorge Assad, of Lebanese descent, plays bandolim (mandolin), and her two older brothers are guitarists Sérgio Assad and Odair Assad of Duo Assad.

Assad studied classical guitar at the University of Rio de Janeiro and won the Young Instrumentalists Contest in Rio de Janeiro in 1984. In 1986 she joined the Guitar Orchestra of Rio de Janeiro, headed by guitar player Turíbio Santos as conductor. In 1987, she was named “Best Brazilian Guitarist of the International Villa Lobos Festival.” By 1987 she had played in Europe, Israel and Brazil with guitarist Françoise-Emmanuelle Denis under the name Duo Romantique. Assad, who sings in English and Portuguese, was voted Best Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitarist by the editors of Guitar Playerin 1995. Due to a motor disability she was unable to play between 1998 and 2001, but made a complete recovery and released a collaborative album with Jeff Young in 2002 called Nowhere. She has played and recorded with many notable artists of diverse instrumentation, including percussionist Cyro Baptista, guitarists Pat Metheny, Larry Coryell, and John Abercrombie, and didgeridoo artist Stephen Kent.

TRACK LISTINGS

(01) [Badi Assad] Num Pagode em Planaltina(Marco Pereira)
(02) [Badi Assad] Preldio e Toccatina(Sérgio Assad)
(03) [Badi Assad] A Bela e a Fera(Edu Lobo Chico Buarque de Holanda)
(04) [Badi Assad] Valseana(Sérgio Assad)
(05) [Badi Assad] Taimoimoê)(Marco Ferreira)
(06) [Badi Assad] When the Fire Burns Low)
(07) [Badi Assad] Fuoco - Libra Sonatine(Roland Dyens)
(08) [Badi Assad] Joana Francesa(Chico Buarque de Holanda)
(09) [Badi Assad] Vrap(Marcos Ferreira)
(10) [Badi Assad] Palhaço(Egberto Gismonti)
(11) [Badi Assad] Rua Harmonia(ulisses Rocha Silvano Michelino)
(12) [Badi Assad] Estudo #1-Assum preto(Heitor Villa-lobos-Luis Gonzaga)
(13) [Badi Assad] Homenagem a Radamés Gnattalli(Antonio Melo)
(14) [Badi Assad] Drume Negrita(Ernesto Grenet)

APE (EAC Rip): 220 MB | MP3 - 320 kbs: 140 MB | Scans

Archives have 5% of the information for restoration

APE
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

OR MP3 320 kbps
Part 1 | Part 2