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Larissa Vasconcellos
Vocals, percussion
Larissa Vasconcellos is the singer of Brise Tropicale, but more than that, she is its soul. Born in Brazil, where she lived for 25 years, she later settled in France, bringing with her the music of her childhood: that of Jobim, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso and Djavan. She grew up singing alongside her mother, herself a musician, singer and composer. This heritage is palpable in each of her performances, in the softness of her voice as well as in the energy she conveys.
In Montpellier, she regularly leads rodas de samba, those circles where people sing and play together, and keeps Brazilian culture alive there, through both singing and percussion.
Larissa’s personality is just like her voice: gentle, generous and elegant. It is she who gives Brise Tropicale’s songs all their charm, and if the duo bears this name, she surely has something to do with it.
Martin Gioani
Composition, arrangements, artistic direction
A composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Martin Gioani is the artistic director of Brise Tropicale.
A graduate in jazz guitar from the conservatoire after five years of study, and also passionate about Brazilian music, he forged his playing on stages in France, Brazil and Canada. The duo’s tracks that you can listen to on streaming platforms are arranged, recorded and mixed by him.
During his three years in Montreal, he founded Montreal Jazz Prestige, which became a reference for live music at events (Google reviews here). He kept from it a sense of service and an eye for detail. He will be your point of contact, from the very first conversation to the evening of the event, to understand what you have in mind and imagine a performance that suits you.
A teacher at heart, he has also been sharing his passion for the guitar with a large community for about fifteen years, notably on his YouTube channel Guitare Improvisation, which is followed by several hundred thousand people.