Saulo Duarte

Origin

Belém, PA

Also known as

Saulo Duarte Costa

Years Active

2008

Genres

MPB, canção popular, latin pop, pop

Instruments

voice, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, percussion

Biography

Saulo Duarte is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer born in Belém, Pará, on November 30, 1987. At age 13, he moved with his family to Fortaleza, Ceará, and at 20, he settled in São Paulo, a city where he has lived for over 15 years. His musical career began in his teens, around age 14, when he started composing.

In 2008, Saulo Duarte founded the band Saulo Duarte e a Unidade, consisting of Klaus Sena (bass), Beto Gibbs (drums), João Leão (keyboard), and Tulio Bias (percussion). With the group, he released the albums "Saulo Duarte e a Unidade" (2012), "Quente" (2014), and "Cine ruptura" (2016). The band gained recognition, being awarded "Best Show of the Year" by Folha de São Paulo in 2013 and "Best Popular Song Group" at the Brazilian Music Award in 2015. "Cine ruptura" was also awarded "Best Popular Song Album" in 2017.

As an instrumentalist, Saulo Duarte has accompanied several renowned artists, such as Curumin, Russo Passapusso, Anelis Assumpção, Céu, Elza Soares, and Dona Onete. In 2018, he released his first solo album, "Avante delírio", followed by the EP "Lumina" in 2021 and the EP "Jamevú" in 2023, in partnership with Aldo Sena. His most recent work is the album "Digital Belém" (2024), which explores the fusion of Latin-Amazonian rhythms with digital elements, featuring guest appearances by artists such as Aldo Sena, Manoel Cordeiro, Russo Passapusso, and Larissa Luz.

Discography

• Saulo Duarte e a Unidade (2012)
• Quente (2014)
• Cine Ruptura (2016)
• Avante Delírio (2018)
• Digital Belém (2024)