Zé Filho was born in Recife-PE, Brazil but when he was 8 years old he moved to João Pessoa-PB, Brazil, when he still lives. He began to study music in the Conservatory of Music at Federal University of Paraiba-UFPB. He studied classic guitar during 4 years and then started to dedicate to popular music. At 16, he began to play the electric guitar, instrument in which he was always self-taught.

In 1997, he launched his first instrumental CD, entitled "Guitar Performance" that obtained a good acceptance, so much for part of the public as well as the specialized criticism.

In 2001 the new album "Q_OUT" was released. In 2002, the second edition of the first album, Guitar Performance. "With the spread of the second CD, the search for the first one grew up and since I had that already finished, I decided to do a new print run with a new graphic material, remastered and including 4 bonus tracks" Zé Filho comments.

He is one of the representatives of the instrumental northeastern music, looking for his space among the instrumental Brazilian music.

Zé Filho uses NIG strings and pedals, Meteoro amplifiers and guitars made by luthier Carlinhos Bezalel.

EVOLUÇÃO
Containing 10 tracks, " EVOLUÇÃO " is the name of the 4th CD album of guitarist Zé Filho. There's 9 instrumental tracks of his authorship and a re-reading for the music " Bluesão " by guitarist Washington Espínola from Paraíba, now living in Switzerland.

" I find this music one of the best of Washington Espínola's repertoire and I always wished to record it. It is a tribute to the Washington, undoubtedly one of the most highly thought names of music from Paraíba. " ZF comments.

The cd had the collaboration of great musicians, such as Sérgio Groove and Sérgio Gallo (bass), Gledson Meira, Glaucous Andrezza and André Videres (drums), Giulian Cabral, Fábio Giovanni and Helium Medeiros (keyboards) and still special participations of guitarist Edu Ardanuy, saxophonist Costinha and Uirapuru Quintet .

Among the tracks which compose the cd, there is the outstanding "Portal das Cores", in honor of the public bar which was a success in the 90's"

" I used do play very often at the Portal das Cores. It was undoubtedly one of the best places of our town, mostly beautiful people and high vibes. It was very sad what happened there", ZF says.

The CD was entirely produced in João Pessoa, recorded at PROMIX studio, mixed and mastered at SG Studio, under the sponsorship of Municipal Fund of Culture in the Mayor's office of João Pessoa.

One of the high points of the CD was the participation of Uirapuru Quintet, mixing traditional instruments like acoustic double bass, violin, viola and bassoon with the electric guitar, composing an unusual mixture which gave beautiful results, as can be checked in the piece "O Recomeço".

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