Luísa Lacerda

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years Active

2013

Genres

new MPB, brazilian jazz

Instruments

voice, guitar

Biography

Luísa Lacerda is a Brazilian singer and guitarist, considered a prominent voice of the new generation of MPB (Música Popular Brasileira). She began her career in 2013, focusing on innovative work and the promotion of songs by new composers. Lacerda graduated in classical guitar from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Her performances, which have been presented in cities across Brazil and in Portugal, vary in format, from intimate voice and guitar settings to larger ensembles with other instrumentalists. She has shared the stage with notable Brazilian artists such as Cristovão Bastos, Cláudio Nucci, Paula Santoro, Ilessi, Mariana Baltar, Marcelo Pretto, Renato Braz, and Áurea Martins, as well as the Portuguese group Senza. Lacerda has also participated in recordings for CDs by musicians like Luis Barcelos and Edu Guimarães, and the TV Cultura program "Sr. Brasil."

Lacerda's discography includes her first CD, "Meia Volta" (2017), a collaboration with composer Miguel Rabello, funded through crowdfunding and featuring musical direction and arrangements by Cristovão Bastos. She later released the EP "Beira do Mundo" (2019) with cellist Marica Clara Valle, and the album "Cantiga do Breu" (2019) with composer Renato Frazão. In 2020, she released the album "Nó" in partnership with composer and guitarist Giovanni Iasi. More recently, she has been involved in projects like "MPB Ano Zero" and "Escafandristas," dedicated to valuing Brazilian music and engaging with significant figures in Brazilian song.

Discography

• Luísa Lacerda | Miguel Rabello – Meia Volta (2017)
• Cantiga do Breu (2019)
• Nó (2020)
• O Canto e a Asa (2024)