Armando Lôbo

Origin

Recife, PE

Genres

música popular brasileira, frevo, contemporary classical music, experimental music

Instruments

acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano

Biography

Armando Lôbo is a composer, singer, arranger, instrumentalist, poet, and professor from Pernambuco whose work moves across various musical genres and styles, incorporating experimental nuances and a deep symbiosis with literature, history, philosophy, and religion. At the beginning of his artistic career, he stood out at the helm of the group Santa Boêmia, an initiative that contributed to the cultural revaluation process of Recife Antigo. Throughout his career, he has built a solid body of original work that includes critically acclaimed solo albums, in addition to projects focused on instrumental and contemporary classical music.

In his discography, albums such as Alegria dos Homens, Vulgar & Sublime, and Técnicas Modernas do Êxtase stand out, alongside the work developed with Orquestra Frevo Diabo, whose self-titled album was awarded at the Brazilian Music Award. Alongside his work in popular and experimental music, Lôbo has established himself in the contemporary classical music scene, having his compositions performed and awarded both in Brazil and abroad. Projects like O Inferno dos Músicos and his participation in contemporary music biennials reinforce the breadth of his artistic research, which dialogues with visual and literary references.

A Ph.D. in musical composition from the University of Edinburgh and a Master's degree from UFRJ, Armando Lôbo has also carried out academic activities as a professor of composition, counterpoint, and history of contemporary music. His career is marked by international travels, collaborations with collectives such as Diaspora Mousiké, and ventures into literature, establishing himself as one of the versatile and inventive voices of contemporary Brazilian music, engaging in dialogue with names from both the avant-garde and northeastern tradition.

Discography

• Vulgar & Sublime (2008)
• Técnicas Modernas do Êxtase (2011)
• Myopic Serenade (2017)
• Alegria dos Homens (2020)
• Veneno Bento (2022)