The voice that has “birds in her throat” was born far from the seashore, surrounded by huge plains with endless horizons and exuberant nature. Singing the intuitive side of the landscapes in the Mid-West region of Brazil, Tetê Espíndola has succeeded to apprehend in her musical themes, the density and the spiritual atmosphere present in the center of the mainland.
The multiplicity has always been a major feature in Tetê Espíndola’s trajectory as a singer, composer and instrumentalist. Her rare voice with a unique tone and exquisite extension enables her to dare in different scenes, such as the vanguard and instigative music of Arrigo Barnabé; the pop and bossa nova songs (which brought herself to win the most important music contest in Brazil TV Globo- Festival dos Festivais), the ecology themes (of which she was a pioneer); the fusion of acoustic and electronic sounds and the experiments with birds. In her album, “Birds”, for instance, she used her voice as a musical instrument - in songs based on the musicality of the birds of Pantanal and Amazon regions.
In Paris, another experimental work composed by Philippe Kadosch : VOZVOIXVOICE " An instrumental kaleidoscope of vocal variations and styles from a gifted artist who learn to sing with the birds of the Pantanal and the Amazon. "
In Brasil, Tetê has already recorded 13 CDs. The most recent one is ZENCINEMA. There, Tetê explores again her cool voice, surprising us when emitting chosen high notes like solitaries diamonds. Bossa nova and Brazilian rhythms assembles original songs and well known Brazilian musicians, like the multi-instrumentalist, Arismar do Espírito Santo.
Even when Tetê sings traditional Brazilian popular music, her leitmotiv is to give it a new approach. Hermeto Pascoal and Egberto Gismonti say that she always has a place to jam in their gigs. Tetê is the only singer with whom Paschoal and Gismonti have been performing breath-taking duets. They have also made participations in some of her albums.
No other Brazilian instrument could fit so well to Tetê’s special tone than the “craviola”, which assembles the features of the folk guitar and the metallic tone of the harpsichord. Due to its special design, the “craviola” gets higher notes in the scale than the traditional guitars, which is just perfect for Tetê’s vocal experiments.
Due to her extremely tuned voice, her mastery as a guitar player, and her originality as a composer, Tetê is one of the few Brazilian singers who can charm any public just with the companionship of her “craviola”.
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