New Album
My new recording is the realisation of an idea that I have envisaged since a unique set of five distinctive Brazilian guitars were acquired by The University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) almost a decade ago. My original compositions cover various styles of Brazilian instrumental music including choro, samba, north-eastern rhythms, waltz and ballads, and I have performed on the five different guitars: the seven- string guitar, cavaquinho, tenor guitar, mandolin and viola caipira, utilising them in a variety of combinations.
You can download it on Bandcamp here or stream it on Spotify, Apple Music or any other streaming service. Enjoy.
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Duo Agogo
Melbourne Guitarists Adam May and Paul Carey are Duo Agogo, the pair perform Brazilian choro music as well as original compositions inspired by Brazil and beyond. Their live shows are a fiery display of one of the first truly Brazilian instrumental music forms and a showcase of guitar mastery. In 2015 they became the first Australian Guitarists to be invited to the Zihuatenejo International Guitar Festival in Mexico. Their new CD ‘Pacific’ tells the tale of this epic adventure.
Paul Carey and Julian Scheffer
Paul and Julian compose contemporary music influenced by Brazilian and Argentinean sounds. Paul and Julian’s first musical meeting was in June 2010 in Glora, Rio de Janeiro. Since then a true musical and personal friendship has developed. The project was realized on a hot night in Paul’s adopted kitchen in Rio in 2010 over a bottle of cachaça.
Trio Agogo & Friends
Trio Agogo features three of Melbourne’s finest exponents of Brazilian music – guitarists Paul Carey and Adam May, with percussionist Alastair Kerr. Formed in 2009, they have played hundreds of shows from festival and conservatorium stages to gritty back street bars and botequims.
Altamira Guitars
I am proud to be an ambassador for Altamira Guitars, check out their website.
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