Arthur Verocai in Hamburg

Arthur Verocai is a Brazilian composer, arranger, guitarist and singer, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1945. His music draws on MPB, samba, bossa nova and jazz, and he is best known for his self-titled 1972 album. He also arranged records for artists including Jorge Ben, Ivan Lins and Marcos Valle; later reissues and hip-hop sampling brought his 1972 work to a new audience. In 2009, the Timeless concert series presented Arthur Verocai at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles, where he performed the 1972 album with an orchestra. He later returned to that orchestral format for a concert at London’s Barbican Hall.