SANTOS LATIF GONZÁLEZ TRIO
For the European Summer 2025 I am producing a new trio, together with the great Brazilian musicians Tiago Santos, an incredible mandolinist and one of the main exponents of modern Brazilian 10-string mandolin style, and Nelson Latif, a requested 7-string guitarist. See below the biographies of these two superb artists and the links to their personal projects!
We are available for booking from July 2025 until the end of August!
Tiago Santos Mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and musicologist from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. PhD candidate and member of the UNESCO Chair on Transcultural Music Studies at "Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT" in Weimar, Germany. Tiago has been performing concerts and giving courses and workshops worldwide with performances, compositions, studies, and research for mandolin that mix different backgrounds and elements of Brazilian, Latin American, and other classical musical genres. He has recorded five albums: “Ludicamente” (2023), “Afinidades” (2022), “O Bandolim Polifônico de 10 cordas” (2019), “Nosso Tempo” (2017), and “Chorobossambando” (2013).
https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/artist/0RiJuS8iDl1NpQec6GeZD2?si=uWCezMWGQd2XRNIpdmGreg
Cavaquinho and acoustic guitar player Nelson Latif formed his musical identity in the legendary jazz scene of 1980's São Paulo. With roots in choro and jazz, Latif merges Brazilian styles and a classical guitar technique with diverse musical influences. In his melodic phrasing one hears bebop and Brazilian syncopations. As cultural promoter, Nelson Latif has been coordinating educational projects for universities and cultural institutions around the world.
https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/artist/0zaH41rdJncnNnh6MDLG51?si=mAwLbQZUQd239Bg4YWysFQ
