Renata Rosa

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Years Active

1990s

Genres

regional music, world music, MPB

Instruments

voice, rabeca

Biography

Renata Rosa is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, rabeca player, poet, and actress born in São Paulo. Her solid academic and artistic background includes studies in Literature and Speech-Language Pathology at USP, as well as time spent at the Tom Jobim Free School of Music. In the field of performing arts, she stood out by playing the character Maria Safira in the miniseries A Pedra do Reino, broadcast by TV Globo and directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, where she also contributed to the composition of choral soundtracks.

As a musician, Renata has built an expressive international career, receiving important awards from foreign specialized critics, such as the Choc de l'Année from the French magazine Le Monde de la Musique for her debut album Zunido da Mata. Later, she solidified her national recognition by winning the Brazilian Music Award in the Best Regional Singer category for the album Manto dos Sonhos. Her immersion in Brazilian popular culture led her to work as a rabeca player and sub-master in Maracatu Rural and Cavalo-Marinho in Pernambuco, consolidating partnerships and productions alongside exponents such as Mestre Luiz Paixão.

Throughout her career, Renata has presented her music on dozens of international stages and has been part of multicultural collaboration projects, such as the encounter with the French group Lo cor de la Plana and creations inspired by the indigenous vocal polyphonies of the Lower São Francisco. She has also shared memorable moments with great names of our culture, having created the opening show of FLIP alongside artists such as Edu Lobo, Arthur Nestrowski, and the Osesp String Quartet. Her discography and artistic work continue to expand the boundaries of traditional Brazilian music onto the global stage.

Discography

• Zunido da Mata (2002)
• Renata Rosa (2004)
• Manto dos Sonhos (2008)
• Encantações (2015)