About the author


Musician, songwriter, pianist and guitarist Edu Martins, was born in Colatina, state of Espirito Santo (ES), Brazil, in July 7, 1962, son of Antônio Adelino Alves Ribeiro, a businessman from Pernambuco and Alba Martins da Costa Ribeiro, a teacher, actress, singer, pianist and guitarist from Rio Grande do Norte (RN). The youngest of five brothers, he was only a child when his family moved to Vitoria (ES) and sometime later to Vila Velha, another city in Espírito Santo. Under the guidance of his mother Edu started to study music, first with the piano and as a teenager, he also showed interest in the guitar, it was when he entered the Conservatory of Music. Over the years, he started playing in venues in the states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro where beside the flutist Claudio Galvão, he performed for 12 years at “Reis e Magos”, a studio, restaurant and show house in Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. Edu took part in Music Festivals, clinics and workshops where he had classes with some very well-known musicians and professors, developing arefined and tasteful authorial work through lots of studies and researches. He floated through different kinds of music, such as Choro, Brazilian Tango, Samba, Bossa Nova, Maxixe, Frevo, Choro Maxixe, Marcha, Valsa, Embolada, Jazz, Blues, Song Samba, Choro Samba, Jazz Valsa and Congo. His work, consisting of 150 edited songs, written for several instruments, they are well elaborated for enhancing musical elements like beautiful melodies, well-crafted harmonies and above all respecting the simple, the true and valorizing their roots. In 2012 Edu was invited by a friend, Alexandre Araújo, a musician, producer and professor in Rio de Janeiro, mandolinist, coordinator and mastermind of FAMES Choro workshop, to edit his first songbook, “FAMES Choro Workshop presents Edu Martins” by FAMES (Faculdade de Música do Espírito Santo – “Music College of Espírito Santo State”) publishing house. It was launched on February 04, 2013 in Vitória (ES), Brazil in partnership with the Government of state of Espírito Santo, and College & Studio Namosca audioroom with participation of students, professors and guests. His songbook contains 12 songs, with transcribed sheet music in three registers: Treble Clef, for instruments in C major, Bb major and Eb major, with a repertory focused in four Brazilian musical genre: Choro, Brazilian Tango, Samba e Bossa Nova. It also contains photos, texts about the genres and biographies of music personalities, it is a 12 tracks CD with and without melody so that the musician can listen and play along.




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