Yamandu Costa.(RIFFS: World)(Interview)

Guitar Player | April 1, 2008| | Copyright

BRAZILIAN GUITARIST YAMANDU COSTA ATTACKS the nylon strings of his guitar with a demonic playfulness. The fingers of his left hand trace lightning riffs, pausing briefly to block out full chords as they range up and down the neck with effortless zeal. His body tenses with a kind of exhilaration. His head tilts back, then sideways; his eyes close, then open, wide as moons; his legs cross and uncross, then stretch out before him--as though he and his instrument were both being played by some virtuosic sprite, and he were merely an amazed observer. The music is as technical as ...

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