Rudd releases new live video of Sarará by Brazilian guitarist and composer Yamandu Costa. The work evokes the spirit of the chamamé, a mainstay of gaucho guitar cultures that proliferate in the border regions of northern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay. The piece recounts the tail of a healer who rides from town to town on horseback.
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Rudd and de Vries team-up for second lockdown video
After the success of their first video, Maximillian Rudd has again collaborated with critically acclaimed Australian guitarist Doug de Vries for a video recorded remotely during Melbourne’s coronavirus lockdown.
Gone Troppo announce double-header at Open Studio
Gone Troppo is the moniker of new Melbourne-based duo featuring Maximillian Rudd on seven-string guitar and Yael Zamir on flute. The pair go tropical for the first time since March, playing two shows at Open Studio in the heart of Northcote on Friday 4 December and Saturday 5 December.
Maximillian Rudd teams up with Melbourne flautist Yael Zamir for their first video
The new duo present Na Glória by Raul de Barros and Ary dos Santos, recorded remotely during Melbourne’s lockdown.
Rudd collaborates with legendary Australian guitarist Doug de Vries
Maximillian Rudd has teamed up with Doug de Vries for this latest video. Doug de Vries is a leading exponent of Brazilian music and one of Australia’s most acclaimed guitarists, having played with the likes of Kate Cebrano, James Morrison and Paul Grabowsky, as well as Brazilian giants Yamandu Costa and Hermeto Pascoal. Here the new duo are kept on their toes as they tackle Visitando o Recife by Canhoto da Paraíba, recorded remotely under coronavirus restrictions.
Rudd releases first of Table For One miniseries
Maximillian Rudd has released the first video in his new Table For One miniseries, produced during the covid-19 restrictions. The videos replicate the traditional roda de choro of Brazil, wherein musicians gather around a table to jam, amidst the context of a pandemic that has forced musicians to think (more) creatively. Check out the first video of Assanhado by the great Brazilian mandolinist Jacob do Bandolim.
Special offer: Maximillian and Salvador CD package
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Beat Magazine reviews Salvador
Preeminent Australian music magazine Beat gives the green light to the new album, calling it a “melting pot of groove and global flavours.” Read the full review here.
Encompassing storytelling, global influences and a rich sense of culture and character, Salvador is a truly enveloping celebration of love, life and belonging.
Beat Magazine
Forte Magazine feature gives Salvador its glaring approval
Australian music media staple Forte has given Salvador its resounding approval in a recent feature article celebrating the release. Editor Talia Rinaldo writes:
The melting pot of South American, jazz, blues and roots influences that Rudd has stirred over the last few years is poured out in completely new ways on this release and is a testament to Rudd’s growth as an artist. Yet the familiar taste of everything Maximillian Rudd has given us before still lingers long after, in the best possible way.
Talia Rinaldo, Forte Magazine.
Read the full review here.
Maximillian Rudd releases second studio album: Salvador
Salvador is Maximillian Rudd’s second studio album, and oozes Rudd’s trademark eclecticism, celebrating life and love with influences from around the globe. Drawing on his established penchant for intimate instrumentals and sensitive songwriting, Rudd looks to and explores new horizons with his groove-driven band.
Salvador is now streaming worldwide on all digital streaming platforms.
More info here.
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