Mariana Bernardes

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Also known as

Mariana Perdigão Bernardes

Years Active

1980

Genres

samba, MPB, choro

Instruments

cavaquinho, vocals, arranger

Biography

Mariana Bernardes is a Brazilian singer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, born in Rio de Janeiro on May 8, 1977. The daughter of musician Marcelo Bernardes and singer and multi-instrumentalist Ignez Perdigão, and sister of singer and flutist Alice Passos, Mariana began her musical career early, participating in 1980, at three years of age, in the recording of an album by Geraldo Azevedo.

Throughout her career, Mariana Bernardes has worked as a cavaquinho player and singer in various projects. In 1995, she performed with Cristina Buarque and Ignez Perdigão in the show "Eles por Elas". Around the same time, she accompanied Mário Lago on a tour across Brazil in the show "Mário Lago causos e canções". She was a member of the group Anjos da Lua, with which she performed in important music venues and participated in the founding of the Orquestra Republicana. With the group Garrafieira, she released the CD "Garrafieira" in 2004, an album that won the 2005 Prêmio Tim.

Mariana Bernardes was also a member of the Itiberê Orquestra Família, with which she released the CD "Pedra do Espia" in 2001. She was one of the soloists in the project "O Samba É Minha Nobreza" in 2002, which resulted in the release of a self-titled CD. Her career includes participation in tribute shows to Jackson do Pandeiro and recordings with artists such as Wilson das Neves and Larissa Goretkin, as well as collaborations in projects like "Coco do Karma" with Thiago Duarte.

Discography

• Das Coisas Vol. 2 e 3 (2020)