379 instrumentalists

Brazilian instrumentalists

Who plays: electric and acoustic guitar, viola, bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, accordion, mandolin and cavaquinho, and winds. The first names in each list are featured; the rest are in alphabetical order, and each name opens the person's page.

Guitarists 130

Edu Ardanuy

Dr. Sin; precise hard rock and heavy metal technique, author of the instrumental album "Electric Nightmare" (1998)

Mateus Asato

From Campo Grande (MS); played with Jessie J, Tori Kelly and Bruno Mars and won the world through Instagram

Kiko Loureiro

Angra and Megadeth; a world-metal reference, author of the solo album "No Gravity"

Juninho Afram

Oficina G3; the reference for Christian guitar and gospel rock

Mozart Mello

Teacher who trained generations, including Edu Ardanuy and Kiko Loureiro

Pepeu Gomes

Novos Baianos; psychedelia with Brazilian rhythms, cited by Guitar World in the 1970s

Prika Amaral

Nervosa; a female reference in thrash and extreme metal

Cacau Santos

Gospel guitar blending rock, jazz and Brazilian music

  1. Alexandre Almeida
  2. Alexandre Guidi
  3. Alexandre Meneses Xandão
  4. André Christovam
  5. Armandinho Macedo
  6. Artur Menezes
  7. Augusto Licks
  8. Benke Ferraz
  9. Bento Hinoto
  10. Bruna Tsuruda
  11. Bruno Kayapy
  12. Christian Mc Carthy
  13. Daniel Santiago
  14. Danilo de Souza
  15. Edgard Scandurra
  16. Edu Falaschi
  17. Fabrizio Martinelli
  18. Faiska Borges
  19. Felipe Machado
  20. Fernando Magalhães
  21. Fernando Penteado
  22. Fernando Uehara
  23. Franja
  24. Frank Solari
  25. Gee Rocha
  26. Gustavo Guerra
  27. Hélcio Aguirra
  28. Hélio Delmiro
  29. Henrique Garcia
  30. Heraldo do Monte
  31. Herbert Vianna
  32. Hugo Mariutti
  33. Jairo Guedez
  34. Jão
  35. Jean Patton
  36. Jean Stil
  37. Jéssica di Falchi
  38. Joe Moghrabi
  39. John Ulhoa
  40. Johnny Hansen
  41. Jorge Amiden
  42. Jorge Ben Jor
  43. José Provetti
  44. Juliana Vieira
  45. Kiko Pereira
  46. Kiko Shred
  47. Lanny Gordin
  48. Lari Basilio
  49. Larissa Liveir
  50. Leo Barreto
  51. Leo Rota
  52. Luan Murilho
  53. Luciano Carlos Cunha
  54. Lúcio Maia
  55. Luís Kalil
  56. Luiz Caldas
  57. Luiz Carlini
  58. Lulu Santos
  59. Marcão Britto
  60. Marcelo Barbosa
  61. Marcelo Vasco
  62. Marcinho Eiras
  63. Marcos De Ros
  64. Marcos Oliveira
  65. Marcus D'Angelo
  66. Martin Mendonça
  67. Mateus Starling
  68. Mauricio Alabama
  69. Max Cavalera
  70. Michel Fujiwara
  71. Michele Cordeiro
  72. Monica Agena
  73. Moyses Kolesne
  74. Nando Bassetto
  75. Nery Franco
  76. Nuno Mindelis
  77. Olmir Stocker
  78. Ozielzinho
  79. Paulo Schroeber
  80. Pedro Bernardi
  81. Pedro Cassini
  82. Pedro Cenik
  83. Peu Sousa
  84. Philippe Fargnoli
  85. Rafael Bittencourt
  86. Rafael Nery
  87. Rainer Pappon
  88. Ramon Mendes
  89. Ricardo Marins
  90. Ricardo Mastria
  91. Robertinho do Recife
  92. Roberto Frejat
  93. Rodrigo Digão
  94. Rodrigo Flausino
  95. Roger Franco
  96. Rogerio Torres
  97. Rubens Gioia
  98. Samuel Rosa
  99. Sérgio Dias
  100. Sergio Morel
  101. Serj Buss
  102. Tainá Bergamaschi
  103. Tarsius Lima
  104. Téo Dornellas
  105. Theo van der Loo
  106. Thiago Castanho
  107. Tiago Della Vega
  108. Tico Fahur
  109. Tomás Bertoni
  110. Toninho Horta
  111. Tony Bellotto
  112. Torcuato Mariano
  113. Ulisses Miyazawa
  114. Vandré Nascimento
  115. Vini Rosa
  116. Vinícius Dias
  117. Waldemar Mozema Risonho
  118. Wander Taffo
  119. Ximbinha
  120. Yohan Kisser
  121. Yves Passarell

Acoustic guitar and viola 19

Baden Powell

Guitarist of the Afro-Sambas and "Canto de Ossanha".

Yamandu Costa

Gaúcho seven-string guitarist, from choro to milonga.

Garoto

Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, a guitarist who anticipated bossa nova harmony.

Almir Sater

Viola player from Mato Grosso do Sul, a master of the viola caipira.

Tião Carreiro

The "king of the viola pagode", of the duo with Pardinho.

  1. Badi Assad
  2. Dilermando Reis
  3. Dino 7 Cordas
  4. Guinga
  5. João Pernambuco
  6. Marco Pereira
  7. Odair Assad
  8. Paulinho Nogueira
  9. Paulo Bellinati
  10. Renato Andrade
  11. Roberto Corrêa
  12. Sérgio Assad
  13. Turíbio Santos

Bassists 103

Arthur Maia

Cama de Gato; Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Milton Nascimento; a fusion of jazz, funk and Brazilian music

Nico Assumpção

Tom Jobim, João Bosco, Hermeto Pascoal; a virtuoso on both acoustic and electric

Dudu Lima

His own trio; Milton Nascimento; natural harmonics and a crystalline tone

Liminha

Os Mutantes; producer for Gil, Paralamas, Marisa Monte

Champignon

Charlie Brown Jr.; slap, funk and hip hop inside rock

Heitor Gomes

Charlie Brown Jr., CPM 22; son of bassist Chico Gomes

  1. Adriano Campagnani
  2. Adriano Giffoni
  3. Alberto Continentino
  4. Alexandre Cavallo
  5. Alexandre Panta
  6. André Gomes
  7. André Negão
  8. Andre Neiva
  9. André Vasconcellos
  10. Andria Busic
  11. Aninha Deleones
  12. Arismar do Espírito Santo
  13. Bi Ribeiro
  14. Braulio Araújo
  15. Bruno Migliari
  16. Canisso
  17. Carol Navarro
  18. Celso Pixinga
  19. Chico Gomes
  20. Claudio Machado
  21. Dadi Carvalho
  22. Didi Gomes
  23. Douglas Giorgiani
  24. Duca Tambasco
  25. Ebinho Cardoso
  26. Fabio Zaganin
  27. Fausto Oi
  28. Felipe Andreoli
  29. Fernanda Lira
  30. Fernando Rosa
  31. Fernando Savaglia
  32. Flávia Basstos
  33. Gilberto de Syllos
  34. Hamilton Pinheiro
  35. Hélio Silva
  36. Igor Tsurumaki
  37. Itamar Collaço
  38. Ivan Corrêa
  39. Jadão Junqueira
  40. Jamil Joanes
  41. Joe Gomes
  42. Jorge Pescara
  43. Júlio Cezar Catedral Motta
  44. Junior Braguinha
  45. Júnior Groovador
  46. Luis Mariutti
  47. Luiz Domingues
  48. Luizão Maia
  49. Marcelo Maia
  50. Marcelo Mariano
  51. Marcelo Soares
  52. Marcos Paiva
  53. Michael Pipoquinha
  54. Munir Hossn
  55. Nando Reis
  56. Ney Conceição
  57. Ney Neto
  58. Nilton Wood
  59. Oswaldo Amorim
  60. Paulinho Carvalho
  61. Paulo César Barros
  62. Paulo Lepetit
  63. Paulo Paulelli
  64. Paulo PJ
  65. Paulo Russo
  66. Paulo Xisto Jr.
  67. Pedro Ivo Lunardi
  68. Rafael Goldin
  69. Raphael du Valle
  70. Renato Cardoso
  71. Renato Leite
  72. Ricardinho Paraíso
  73. Robinho Tavares
  74. Rodrigo David
  75. Rogério Dy Castro
  76. Ronaldo Lobo
  77. Ronaldo Portoga
  78. Rubem Farias
  79. Samambaia
  80. Samuel Chacon
  81. Sergio Carvalho
  82. Sergio Frigerio
  83. Sergio Groove
  84. Simone do Vale
  85. Sizão Machado
  86. Tavinho Fialho
  87. Ted Furtado
  88. Thiago Alves
  89. Thiago Espírito Santo
  90. Vagner Faria
  91. Willy Verdaguer
  92. Ximba Uchyama
  93. Zéli Silva
  94. Zerró Santos
  95. Zuzo Moussawer

Drummers 65

  1. Albino Infantoze
  2. Alexandre Aposan
  3. Amilcar Christófaro
  4. Anderson Nogueira
  5. André Ruas Pinguim
  6. Ary de Almeida
  7. Augusto Zimiani
  8. Betto Cardoso
  9. Bruno Santin
  10. Carlos Bala
  11. Charles Gavin
  12. Christiano Rocha
  13. Cris Alves
  14. Cuca Teixeira
  15. Daniel Weksler
  16. Denis Mendes
  17. Edison Machado
  18. Edu Garcia
  19. Fernando Schaefer
  20. Gabriel Bruce
  21. Giba Favery
  22. Guilherme Martin Guillas
  23. Iggor Cavalera
  24. Ivan Busic
  25. Jean Dolabella
  26. Jenny Machado
  27. João Barone
  28. Jorge Casagrande
  29. Julio Figueroa
  30. Kiko Freitas
  31. Lauro Lellis
  32. Leandro Ferreira
  33. Lilian Carmona
  34. Luciano Perrone
  35. Luigi Paraventi
  36. Manny Monteiro
  37. Marcio Bahia
  38. Marcus Castellani
  39. Matheuzin Ramos
  40. Max Kolesne
  41. Michelle Abu
  42. Milton Banana
  43. Nico
  44. Paulinho Braga
  45. Philipe Nogueira
  46. Pupillo Oliveira
  47. Renan Garcia
  48. Renato Graccia
  49. Renato Pelado
  50. Ricardo Confessori
  51. Ricardo Japinha
  52. Robertinho Silva
  53. Rui Motta
  54. Serginho Herval
  55. Tarcísio Buiochy
  56. Theodoro Mota
  57. Thiago Mateu
  58. Vitor de Castro

Percussion 7

Airto Moreira

Percussionist who took Brazilian percussion into jazz-fusion.

Marcos Suzano

Pandeiro player who renewed the instrument's language.

  1. Djalma Corrêa
  2. Dom Um Romão
  3. Jorginho do Pandeiro

Keyboards and piano 19

João Donato

Pianist from Acre, a pioneer of bossa nova and Latin jazz.

Tom Jobim

Pianist and composer, the central name of bossa nova.

Amaro Freitas

Recife pianist who brings frevo and maracatu into jazz.

  1. Amilton Godoy
  2. André Mehmari
  3. Arthur Moreira Lima
  4. Chiquinha Gonzaga
  5. Dom Salvador
  6. Ernesto Nazareth
  7. Eumir Deodato
  8. Guiomar Novaes
  9. Johnny Alf
  10. Lincoln Olivetti
  11. Luiz Eça
  12. Nelson Ayres
  13. Nelson Freire
  14. Tania Maria

Accordion 12

Luiz Gonzaga

The "king of baião", who made the accordion the voice of the Northeast.

Sivuca

Accordionist and guitarist from Paraíba.

Mestrinho

Accordionist of the new generation, Dominguinhos's partner.

  1. Gaúcho da Fronteira
  2. Lucy Alves
  3. Mario Zan
  4. Oswaldinho do Acordeon
  5. Renato Borghetti
  6. Tarcísio do Acordeon
  7. Targino Gondim
  8. Waldonys

Mandolin and cavaquinho 7

  1. Déo Rian
  2. Henrique Cazes
  3. Joel Nascimento
  4. Paulinho da Viola

Winds 17

Pixinguinha

Flautist and saxophonist, the central name of choro.

Paulo Moura

Saxophonist and clarinettist, from gafieira to the concert hall.

  1. Abel Ferreira
  2. Carlos Malta
  3. Joaquim Callado
  4. K-Ximbinho
  5. Léa Freire
  6. Leo Gandelman
  7. Moacir Santos
  8. Nailor Proveta
  9. Severino Araújo
  10. Spok
  11. Teco Cardoso
  12. Victor Assis Brasil