Yamandu Costa

Yamandu Costa unforgettable violinist of seven chords is an assiduous presence on our country, and just last year, performed at Portugal four times (Festival Internacional de Música da Primavera; Festim – Festival Intermunicipal de Músicas do Mundo – Albergaria-a-Velha e Oliveira do Bairro and Há Música no Trindade – Teatro da Trindade in Lisbon) About his concert in Lisbon, Nuno Pacheco, journalist of Público wrote: “In any case, everything he does, even if it’s hard, looks like a child’s play in his hands. So simple that can only be genius”. In this concert in Lisboa Yamandu Costa invited fado singer Ricardo Ribeiro, together, they got spectacular ovations from the audience, with their interpretations on songs like “Estrela da Tarde” (Ary dos Santos/Fernando Tordo), “El dia que me quieras” (Carlos Gardel) and “As rosas não falam” (Cartola).