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Violão, the Portuguese term for "guitar," refers to a genre deeply rooted in Brazilian music tradition where the nylon-stringed classical guitar takes center stage. This genre is characterized by its expressive, intricate fingerstyle playing that gracefully combines elements of samba, bossa nova, choro, and other regional Brazilian forms. It boasts a rich harmonic and melodic complexity, often featuring syncopated rhythms and intimate, poetic lyrics that reflect the cultural tapestry of Brazil. The violão is pivotal in the works of virtuoso players and composers like Antônio Carlos Jobim, whose sophisticated chord progressions have become standards, and the soothing, warm vocal accompaniments of João Gilberto, which have given the genre a timeless and border-crossing appeal.

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Soft Relaxing Guitar

Claude Debussy•

Adrian Le Roy•

Agustín Barrios Mangoré•

Alexandre Tansman•

Alonso Mudarra•

Andrés Segovia•

Antonio Lauro•

Antonio Vivaldi•

Antônio Carlos Jobim•

Baden Powell•

Benjamin Britten•

Béla Bartók•

Carlos Fariñas•

Charles Gounod•

Christian Petzold•

Domenico Scarlatti•

Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•

Egberto Gismonti•

Enrique Granados•

Federico Mompou•

Federico Moreno Torroba•

Fernando Sor•

Francis Poulenc•

Francisco Tárrega•

George Frideric Handel•

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel•

Heitor Villa-Lobos•

Henry Purcell•

Isaac Albéniz•

Joaquín Rodrigo•

Joaquín Turina•

Johann Sebastian Bach•

John Dowland•

João Pernambuco

Album - 154 Tracks - Released April 8, 2026

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April 8, 2026

Soft Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Charles Gounod•
Christian Petzold•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Egberto Gismonti•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco
154 tracks
April 8

Soft Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Charles Gounod•
Christian Petzold•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Egberto Gismonti•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco
154 tracks
April 6

Spring Sonatas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alfonso X El Sabio•
Alfredo Catalani•
Ambroise Thomas•
André Messager•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arrigo Boito•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Somervell•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Christian Sinding•
Clara Schumann•
Claude Le Jeune•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Colin Muset•
Darius Milhaud•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Frank Loesser•
Franz Lehár
132 tracks
April 4

Gathering Clouds
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Alban Berg•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Campra•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Aram Khachaturian•
Armando Manzanero•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Villiers Stanford•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Clara Schumann•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Django Reinhardt•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Émile Waldteufel•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Ferdinand Hérold•
Florent Schmitt•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Georg Philipp Telemann
139 tracks
February 27

Violão Violão 2
Arthur Nestrovski
8 tracks
February 27

Felicidade (Arr. Dyens for Guitar)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1 tracks
February 20

The Lamp Is Low
Laurindo Almeida
3 tracks
February 20

Orfeo Negro
Luiz Bonfá
1 tracks
February 15

Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Christian Petzold•
Daniel Bacheler•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Girolamo Frescobaldi•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco•
Jules Massenet
167 tracks
February 15

Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Christian Petzold•
Daniel Bacheler•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Girolamo Frescobaldi•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco•
Jules Massenet
167 tracks
January 30

The Lamp Is Low (Slowed Down)
Laurindo Almeida
1 tracks
January 13

Bossa Sempre Nova
Luísa Sonza•
Roberto Menescal•
Toquinho
15 tracks
January 13

Bossa Sempre Nova
Luísa Sonza•
Roberto Menescal•
Toquinho
14 tracks
December 26, 2025

Felicidade (Arr. Roland Dyens for Guitar)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1 tracks
December 19

GIL by Alok & Friends (Remixes)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok
6 tracks
December 18

Maracatu Atômico (Alok, Maz & Mozambo Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
Maz•
Mozambo
1 tracks
December 18

Tempo Rei (Alok Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok
1 tracks
December 18

Maracatu Atômico (Alok & Bhaskar Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
Bhaskar
1 tracks
December 18

Toda Menina Baiana (Alok & unfazed Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
unfazed
1 tracks
December 18

Palco (Alok & Watzgood Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
Watzgood
1 tracks
December 13

13 de Dezembro
Nonato Luiz
1 tracks
November 28

Baden Powell Live in Bonn 11/15/99
Baden Powell
15 tracks
November 28

Som e Sina
Almir Côrtes•
Roberto Mendes
1 tracks
November 19

Um Dia, Um Sonho
Nonato Luiz•
Djalma Corrêa•
Marcio Montarroyos
5 tracks
November 15

Garota de Ipanema (Live in Bonn 11/15/99)
Baden Powell
1 tracks
November 11

Avesso
Carolina Andrade•
Toquinho
1 tracks
November 1

Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook
Luiz Bonfá
14 tracks
October 31

A MÃO DA LIMPEZA (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Jota.pê
1 tracks
October 31

A RAÇA HUMANA (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Chico César
1 tracks
October 31

TEMPO REI (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Mãeana
1 tracks
October 31

FELIZ POR UM TRIZ (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Mariana Volker
1 tracks
October 31

VEM MORENA (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Mestrinho
1 tracks
October 31

EXTRA II (rock do segurança) [Reloaded]
Gilberto Gil•
Ana Frango Elétrico
1 tracks
October 31

VAMOS FUGIR (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Jovem Dionisio
1 tracks
October 29

Raça Humana
Gilberto Gil
9 tracks
October 26

No More Blues
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1 tracks
October 24

Samba Triste (Live in Bonn 11/15/99)
Baden Powell
1 tracks
October 10

Manhã de Carnaval
Luiz Bonfá•
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet•
Michael Baker•
Craig Ogden
1 tracks
September 26

Ao Vivo no Cineteatro São Luiz
Nonato Luiz
10 tracks
September 26

Vento Vadio (Live in Bonn 11/15/99)
Baden Powell
1 tracks

April 8, 2026

Soft Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Charles Gounod•
Christian Petzold•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Egberto Gismonti•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco
154 tracks
April 8

Soft Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Charles Gounod•
Christian Petzold•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Egberto Gismonti•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco
154 tracks
April 6

Spring Sonatas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alfonso X El Sabio•
Alfredo Catalani•
Ambroise Thomas•
André Messager•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arrigo Boito•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Somervell•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Christian Sinding•
Clara Schumann•
Claude Le Jeune•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Colin Muset•
Darius Milhaud•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Frank Loesser•
Franz Lehár
132 tracks
April 4

Gathering Clouds
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Alban Berg•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Campra•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Aram Khachaturian•
Armando Manzanero•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Villiers Stanford•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Clara Schumann•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Django Reinhardt•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Émile Waldteufel•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Ferdinand Hérold•
Florent Schmitt•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Georg Philipp Telemann
139 tracks
February 27

Violão Violão 2
Arthur Nestrovski
8 tracks
February 15

Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Christian Petzold•
Daniel Bacheler•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Girolamo Frescobaldi•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco•
Jules Massenet
167 tracks
February 15

Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Christian Petzold•
Daniel Bacheler•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Girolamo Frescobaldi•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco•
Jules Massenet
167 tracks
January 13

Bossa Sempre Nova
Luísa Sonza•
Roberto Menescal•
Toquinho
14 tracks
January 13

Bossa Sempre Nova
Luísa Sonza•
Roberto Menescal•
Toquinho
15 tracks
December 19, 2025

GIL by Alok & Friends (Remixes)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok
6 tracks
November 28

Baden Powell Live in Bonn 11/15/99
Baden Powell
15 tracks
November 19

Um Dia, Um Sonho
Nonato Luiz•
Djalma Corrêa•
Marcio Montarroyos
5 tracks
November 1

Ithamara Koorax Sings The Luiz Bonfá Songbook
Luiz Bonfá
14 tracks
October 29

Raça Humana
Gilberto Gil
9 tracks
September 26

Ao Vivo no Cineteatro São Luiz
Nonato Luiz
10 tracks
August 18

Timeless
Laurindo Almeida•
Egberto Gismonti•
João Pernambuco
14 tracks
August 13

Mágica
El Michels Affair•
Rogê
4 tracks
August 2

Obras-primas da música clássica brasileira
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
João Pernambuco•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Luiz Bonfá•
Garoto•
Paulo Bellinati•
Edu Lobo
41 tracks
August 2

Obras-primas da música clássica brasileira
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
João Pernambuco•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Luiz Bonfá•
Garoto•
Paulo Bellinati•
Edu Lobo
41 tracks
August 2

Obras-primas da música clássica brasileira
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
João Pernambuco•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Luiz Bonfá•
Garoto•
Paulo Bellinati•
Edu Lobo
41 tracks

February 27, 2026

Felicidade (Arr. Dyens for Guitar)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1 tracks
February 20

Orfeo Negro
Luiz Bonfá
1 tracks
February 20

The Lamp Is Low
Laurindo Almeida
3 tracks
January 30

The Lamp Is Low (Slowed Down)
Laurindo Almeida
1 tracks
December 26, 2025

Felicidade (Arr. Roland Dyens for Guitar)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1 tracks
December 18

Tempo Rei (Alok Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok
1 tracks
December 18

Maracatu Atômico (Alok & Bhaskar Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
Bhaskar
1 tracks
December 18

Palco (Alok & Watzgood Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
Watzgood
1 tracks
December 18

Toda Menina Baiana (Alok & unfazed Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
unfazed
1 tracks
December 18

Maracatu Atômico (Alok, Maz & Mozambo Remix)
Gilberto Gil•
Alok•
Maz•
Mozambo
1 tracks
December 13

13 de Dezembro
Nonato Luiz
1 tracks
November 28

Som e Sina
Almir Côrtes•
Roberto Mendes
1 tracks
November 15

Garota de Ipanema (Live in Bonn 11/15/99)
Baden Powell
1 tracks
November 11

Avesso
Carolina Andrade•
Toquinho
1 tracks
October 31

EXTRA II (rock do segurança) [Reloaded]
Gilberto Gil•
Ana Frango Elétrico
1 tracks
October 31

FELIZ POR UM TRIZ (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Mariana Volker
1 tracks
October 31

A MÃO DA LIMPEZA (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Jota.pê
1 tracks
October 31

TEMPO REI (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Mãeana
1 tracks
October 31

VAMOS FUGIR (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Jovem Dionisio
1 tracks
October 31

VEM MORENA (Reloaded)
Gilberto Gil•
Mestrinho
1 tracks