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Lufe Lima

= Bossa's Gentle Breeze =

About Me


A New Wind from Rio

"All I want is to have my own voice, find that perfect melody or progression and most of all, have the most beautiful tone. For me, music is not a way of displaying my motor skills, neither to show off how many years I spent studying. When I play or compose, I try to make a statement and each note must have a meaning... I can be very emotional, but I am quite introspective as well, so my music reflects that side and you will not find over-the-top sentimentalism either."

Lufe Lima
Bossa's Gentle Breeze

Lufe Lima was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1963. He grew up in a musical family and since the cradle was put to listen to the masters of jazz and the cool sounds of Bossa Nova, developing his love for music during one of the most prolific musical periods in Brazilian history. He started playing flute and trumpet at age 12. At 13 he switched to the guitars and a year later, he joined the production company of his brother in law working on live shows of some of the most important artists on the Brazilian music scene.

During the early 80's, after a period studying in the United States, he returned to Rio where he played with a number of jazz bands. In 1987, he was hired as a guitar teacher for the Centro Musical Antonio Adolfo music school.
Lufe is living in the United States since 1995. There, he worked as a producer for MTV Networks, Nickelodeon and a number of other companies. He also learned electric bass, percussion and the piano. In addition to performing, he also composes and produces soundtracks for Television and videogames. Press Release

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/12/2007
Band Website: lufelima.com
Band Members: Lufe Lima: Electric, Acoustic, Classical and 12 Strings Guitars, Bass, Piano, Voice & Percussion.

Olhos de Mel - Written and Performed by Lufe Lima

John Coltrane's Giant Steps
Influences:

All sort of Brazilian musicians including Antonio Carlos Jobim, Victor Assis Brasil, Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, Toninho Horta, Celia Vaz, Paulo Belinatti, Lô Borges, Chico Buarque, João Gilberto, Joyce, Boca Livre, Pixinguinha, Cartola, Garoto, Novos Baianos all the way to the Mutantes and Rita Lee.

The Jazz of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, David Brubeck Quartet, Modern Jazz Quartet, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, the wonderful Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Jon Abercrombie, Mike Stern, Keith Jarret, Herbie Hancock, Mingus, Pastorious, etc, etc. Cool only. There's nothing worse in music than exaggeration.
To listen: All the cats above plus a few more, as well as many classical composers, the French impressionists, blues, folk music (both American and Brazilian), celtic music; Portuguese fado, boleros and all Latin rhythms, Beatles, Pink Floyd, James Taylor, G. Gershwin, C. Porter, H. Mancini, B. Bacharah, John Williams, Enio Morricone, etc, etc, etc...

Type of Label: Indie