Composer · 21st Century
Claudia Carvalho
Biography
Claudia Carvalho was born in Guarulhos, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, into a family from Alagoas in northeastern Brazil. Her father was a singer and composer of samba de raiz, and her mother raised her children with the folk music of northern and northeastern Brazil.
From an early age, she encountered a wide range of musical traditions, including baião, reisado, frevo, ciranda, bumba meu boi, xote and xaxado, as well as samba. She has participated in numerous festivals and received recognition for her work.
She has lived in Paraguay and performed in theatres and clubs across Latin America. Her international appearances have included Jamaica, Angola and Sierra Leone. In Italy, she developed a lasting artistic partnership with the Piero Delle Monache Quartet, with whom she recorded Velho Continente.
Her distinctive style draws on a variety of Brazilian and Latin American musical traditions.