Hamilton de Holanda (Rio de Janeiro, 1976) is a virtuoso on the mandolin. He effortlessly fuses styles such as samba, choro and jazz into a unique, inimitable style. De Holanda's acoustic music harks back to the early 20th century, when acoustic music was Brazil's main entertainment music. For this album he edits songs by . Just like De Holanda, Buarque (Rio de Janeiro, 1944) often harks back to
… the nostalgic sounding choro in his work. Chico Buarque is a national institution in Brazil, a singer who has written many classic Brazilian songs with his poetic lyrics and dreamy melodies. The admiration for Chico Buarque radiates from this album. That's why it's extra nice that the modest Buarque took the trouble to re-sing two of his own songs for this album. (PdK)more
