| Ivan Vilela Pinto | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | August 28, 1962 |
| Origin | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Occupations | Musician, Teacher, Researcher |
| Instruments | Viola caipira |
| Labels | Kalamata |
| Website | www.ivanvilela.com.br |
Ivan Vilela (born August 28, 1962 in Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian composer, arranger, research, teacher and viola caipira player. Ivan Vilela is teacher of the School of Arts and Communication, University of São Paulo.[1] He is director of Orquestra Filarmônica de Violas, a Brazilian orchestra composed by Brazilian violas.[2] Ivan Vilela is one of the main ten-string guitarists (viola) nowadays. With a special style and very developed technique, he has more than 15 albums recorded, solo or with different groups, and was nominated or awarded in several prestigious prizes in Brazil.[3]
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Ivan Vilela is the youngest of a family of eleven children. When he was 11 years, Ivan has gained from his father a guitar. The first guitar teacher was in 1973, Amaury Vieira, Itajubá.[4] He began his artistic career at 18 years, integrating the "Pedra" Group and then the "Àgua doce" Group, who did research on the music roots from the state of Minas Gerais.[5] Vilela attended the faculty of history before joining the course in Music Composition from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) where he completed a BA and MA in Arts. In 1989, he moved to Campinas. In 1995, he assumed the viola as a solo instrument. Since 1996 he has been frequently performing not only in Brazil, but also in Spain, France, Britain, Italy and Portugal.[6] Vilela worked for over 20 years of research with popular culture. He is currently completing a doctorate in social psychology from the University of São Paulo with a thesis on the social history of Brazilian country music.[7]