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"Inventive and unbuttoned."

ALAN KOZIN, The New York Times

"Master of
ritmos brasilieros."

THIERRY ROUGIER

"Machado est un école de samba à lui seul."

CAROLINE KUTTER, Les Cahiers de la Guitare

Official web site of Celso Machado. Virtuoso guitarist and percussionist, Celso Machado, brings joy to his audiences with his subtle mixture of musical inspiration and irresistible rhythm. For over thirty years Celso Machado has been performing on concert stages through out Brazil, Western Europe and Canada. Considered one of the most versatile and exciting musician/composers of Brazilian music today. His guitar technique is but one of his passions. His gift for making music out of anything and everything around us is his mission in life.