Catina DeLuna

Catina DeLuna has enjoyed a successful and varied musical career since beginning to play the piano and sing at a young age. After completing a B.A. in Brazilian Popular Music at the prestigious UNICAMP University in São Paulo, she founded tow award winning groups: the vocal group Arirê, in which she was responsible for arranging, playing piano, and singing, and the group Serenata Brasileira, playing classic Brazilian songs from the 1920’s and 30’s, in full authentic costume and style. Catina currently has two independent released CDs available, Na Era de Ouro, from Serenata Brasileira, and Brazilian Accent, her solo debut featuring classic Bossa Nova standards. Additionally, Catina has been a guest artist in Japan, Singapore and the United States, as well as recording many commercial jingles for national radio and television in Brazil. Since her move to the United States, Catina served as visiting scholar at Uof I at Urbana-Champaign, and has performed with many local ensembles. Now working on M.M.A. at Northern Illinois University, Catina performs in DeKalb/Chicago area. Catina was recently awarded a grant from the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies at NIU to carry out research on maracatu in Brazil this summer.