Isa

HISTORY Isa de Almeida, was born Santa Maria da Vitória -Bahia(west). She has studied acoustic guitar since she has 6 years old, with her master Antônio Augusto Soares, great musician and poet of the city. Isa comes from a humble family of the bahian interior,who have all musical talent starting for the father, who is today 84 years old and who is guitar and mandolin player,besides he also make adobe dolls until today. Sister of the great bahian guitarist Edgar de Almeida, or Edgarzinho as he is known.(View -WWW.EDGARDEALMEIDA.COMIsa,as her brother made,also followed an independent way in her musical carrer. Still in her adolescence, after a long experience with the called;"Ball Bands"(band of party),she comes Salvador to play with her brother. From there to here she did not stop anymore,she formed the musical band Hidra, with her siblings in 1993 and mading many participations in others bands.(including in groups of brazilian instrumental music /fusions bands). Currently with a new work, the Etnical music band"Aroeira"develops,a musical researching of the northeast culture, therefore as a good northeasters she not denies her origins.Since very early the siblings almeida,had been involved by the sonorous universe,and for influence of their parents they had had the musical contact. Borned in the city of Santa Maria da Vitoria - Bahia, they had learned to play and presented in events and local radios, many times by the side of great names of the e region,and always followed by the father (musician and self-taught craftsman)who always bet in the potential of the children. ____________________"HIDRA"________________________________ The band hidra, formed in 1993 middle, it counted in its formation with the union of five siblings; Isa, Ademar, Tania Veny, Ilma de Almeida and later Edgar, oldest of the siblings, the experient one and appraised guitarist Edgar de Almeida.Who participates temporarity in the band,although he had another parallel projects. In this period he travels skin second time for the Middle East,more specificly Israel,in search to divulge his work of jazz and Brazilian music,leaving with Hidra the goal to give continuity with the musical work. Currently the Hidra explores musical a universe well diversified, searching the essence of some elements, that transit between regional Brazilian music (Bahia X Minas),and folkmusic/instrumental,without leaving the Brazilian music peculiarity,turning in into an authentic and creative music. Currently Hidra is:ISA - Acoustic guitar and voice,ILMA -Bass,TANIA -Mandolins,Acoustic guitar, ADEMAR -Drums/efects.