Luciana Requião

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years Active

1989

Genres

MPB, choro, samba

Instruments

violão, baixo elétrico, baixolão

Biography

Luciana Requião is a highly accomplished Brazilian musician, arranger, professor, and researcher with a significant career spanning performance, academia, and music advocacy. She holds a doctorate in Education from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) and a Master's in Music from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), where she also earned her undergraduate degree in Artistic Education. Her academic pursuits have focused on the intersection of music, education, and culture, with particular attention to professional training, the sociology of labor, cultural economics, and music teaching-learning processes. Requião has been instrumental in developing extension projects aimed at music education for non-specialist teachers in various cities since 2010.

As a performer and arranger, Requião is known for her work with the Trio Violão Brasileiro and the Orquestra Lunar. She has also collaborated with various ensembles and artists, including the Orquestra Rio de Violões, Roda de Saia, and the band of singer Magali. Her instrumental skills include the guitar, electric bass, and bass guitar. Requião's academic career includes professorships at the Instituto de Educação de Angra dos Reis and within graduate programs at UFF and UNIRIO, where she contributes to the fields of Music and Cultural Studies.

Beyond her performance and academic roles, Luciana Requião is a prolific author, having published books such as "O Músico-Professor" (2002), "Eis aí a Lapa...: processos e relações de trabalho do músico nas casas de shows da Lapa" (2010), and "Trabalho, Música e Gênero" (2019). She has also been actively involved in music industry advocacy, serving on the board of the Musicians' Union of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Her research delves into the working conditions of musicians, reflecting a deep commitment to understanding and improving the professional landscape for artists in Brazil.