Ricardo Vignini

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Years Active

1991

Genres

música caipira, instrumental, folk, rock

Instruments

viola caipira, acoustic guitar, guitar

Biography

Ricardo Vignini is a renowned viola caipira player, composer, producer, and researcher of traditional Brazilian music, born in São Paulo in 1973. Initially focused on the electric guitar, he migrated to the viola caipira in the 1990s and became one of the central figures in the renewal of this instrument, founding the group Matuto Moderno in 1999 and creating, alongside Zé Helder, the innovative instrumental duo Moda de Rock.

Throughout his career, Vignini has recorded more than twenty albums, moving fluidly between rural roots and heavy reinterpretations of international and national rock on the viola. He has also carried out important partnerships and shared stages with major names in Brazilian and international music, such as Lenine, Pepeu Gomes, Kiko Loureiro, and Bob Brozman, in addition to being part of projects alongside artists like Zé Geraldo and Tavito.

In addition to his intense activity as an instrumentalist and founder of the Folguedo label, dedicated to the preservation of rural culture, Ricardo Vignini has been widely recognized for his artistic contribution, collecting awards such as ProAC and the Brazilian Music Award. His work has helped redefine the boundaries of the viola caipira, projecting it into rock festivals and various contemporary settings.

Discography

• Moda de Rock (Viola Extrema) (2010)
• Na Zoada do Arame (Instrumental Viola Caipira & Slide) (2010)
• Na Zoada do Arame (2010)
• Índio Cachoeira & Ricardo Vignini – Viola Caipira Duas Gerações (2014)
• Moda de Rock II (Viola Caipira Instrumental) (2016)
• Rebento (2017)
• Moda de Rock Toca Led Zepellin (2018)
• Ricardo Vignini, Tavito, Zé Geraldo, Tuia, Guarabyra – Nós do Rock Rural - Encontro de Gerações (2019)
• Viola de Lata - Resonator Viola (2019)
• Viola de Lata ao Vivo! (2019)
• CUBO (2020)
• Sessões Elétricas para um Novo Tempo (2020)
• Viola Caipira Duas Gerações ao Vivo do Teatro Décio de Almeida Prado, São Paulo Dia 05/06/2014 (2020)
• Reviola (2020)
• Raiz (Viola Caipira Instrumental) (2021)
• Moda de Rock, Ricardo Vignini & Zé Helder – Brasil (2022)
• Caminhos de Saint Hilaire (Ibitipoca) (2022)
• Ricardo Vignini, O Gajo – Terra Livre (2024)
• Terra Livre - Capítulo 2 (2025)
• Moda de Rock Convida Zeca Baleiro (Ao Vivo) (2025)
• Cristalino (2025)