Gerardo Diria and I played many choros together. "Quem diria, Dirié!" is a tibute to this great friend and superb composer, to those wonderful years, and to his passion for Brazilian music.
Alfredo Minetti is a music director, anthropologist, pianist, composer and lecturer born in Uruguay to a family of tango and opera aficionados. He was exposed to tango early in life by his maternal grandmother, an accomplished tango dancer. He studied classical piano in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under Ondine de Mello. Earning a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthorpology from IU, he collaborated with the Latin American Music Center, forming BloomingTango and Tangamente. He created Minetti Productions in 2008.
www.minettiproductions.com.
Adamo Prince is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger, author and pedagogue. A true living legend, he is one of the most important names in Brazilian music, having authored music methods (rhythm and aural perception as well as harmony) that are adopted by numerous conservatories and colleges in the country and abroad. The ensemble of his work (methods, songbooks, compositions, recordings, arrangements, and performances) is considered as reference for quality and modernity not only in Brazil, but also around the world.