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Brazilian visual artist and musician

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Cibelle Cibelle lives in London, England Background information Born Cibelle Cavalli Bastos (1978-01-02) 2 January 1978 (age 48) São Paulo, Brazil Genres non-conforming experimental Occupations Musician performance artist Visual artist Record producer Instruments Vocals Guitar Piano Electronics Sampler Percussion Multi-instrumentalist

Musical artist

**Cibelle** (born 2 January 1978),[1] birth name **Cibelle Cavalli Bastos**, is a Brazilian visual artist and musician. They are based in [London](/source/London), [Berlin](/source/Berlin) and [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo). They graduated in 2015 from the [Royal College of Art](/source/Royal_College_of_Art) in London. Cibelle has released four music albums and has performed and presented work in venues such as [Martin-Gropius-Bau](/source/Martin-Gropius-Bau) in Berlin, [Museo Reina Sofia](/source/Museo_Reina_Sofia) in [Madrid](/source/Madrid), [ICA London](/source/Institute_of_Contemporary_Arts), and [Carnegie Hall](/source/Carnegie_Hall) in New York.

Cibelle has an interdisciplinary practice that includes [performance art](/source/Performance_art), [sound art](/source/Sound_art), video, painting, sculpture and [installation](/source/Art_installation). Their work addresses the deconstruction and formation of [identities](/source/Identity_(social_science)) and people's interactions with each other and their surroundings.

## Biography

Cibelle Cavalli Bastos was born in [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo), Brazil.[1] They attended the Marcelo Tupinambá Conservatory in São Paulo from the age of 6, where they studied guitar, piano, percussion and theatre. They had a short career modelling in their teens, but left it to dedicate themselves to acting and art. They worked in musicals, short films, and Brazilian TV, until music took a stronger lead in their life, followed by their focus in art practice and research.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

After meeting the Serbian-born producer [Suba](/source/Mitar_Suboti%C4%87), they appeared as the main vocalist on his album, *São Paulo Confessions*, on Ziriguiboom ([Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs)' Brazilian imprint) in 1999. A mixture of traditional and electronic sounds, *São Paulo Confessions* is regarded as an important precursor and a landmark album for Brazilian Electronic Music. Suba died shortly after the album's release.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Cibelle next appeared on [Celso Fonseca](/source/Celso_Fonseca)'s album, *Natural* (2003). Their first solo album, *Cibelle*, was also released in 2003. Signed to Belgian record label Crammed Discs,[2] at the age of 22, they started spending more time in Europe, specifically Paris. By the completion of their first album, they moved to London's [Brick Lane](/source/Brick_Lane) in East London.[3]

## Music and methodology

Cibelle creates concept albums.[4][*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*]

Their band is made up of around 10 musicians or more who each get together as trios.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Cibelle works by building tracks live on stage, with special guests and audience members contributing to their "bric-a-brac DIY" sound through vocals, playfulness and instrumental experimentation. Since moving to [Dalston](/source/Dalston), they have been working more with visual arts and performance, taking part in the [abravanista](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abravanista&action=edit&redlink=1) movement with [Rick Castro](/source/Rick_Castro) – also a part of [Assume Vivid Astro Focus](/source/Assume_Vivid_Astro_Focus) – and collaborating as a part of collective and artzine FUR, run by photographer [Cássia Cabatini](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C%C3%A1ssia_Cabatini&action=edit&redlink=1) and artist/printmaker [Fábio Gurjão](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=F%C3%A1bio_Gurj%C3%A3o&action=edit&redlink=1).[5]

### Collaborations

Cibelle has collaborated with a range of music and visual artists all over the world for recordings, film, performance, and installation, including: [Devendra Banhart](/source/Devendra_Banhart), [The Real Tuesday Weld](/source/The_Real_Tuesday_Weld), [Seu Jorge](/source/Seu_Jorge), [Celso Fonseca](/source/Celso_Fonseca), [Cocorosie](/source/Cocorosie), [Rio en Medio](/source/Rio_en_Medio), [Gilberto Gil](/source/Gilberto_Gil), [Júnio Barreto](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J%C3%BAnio_Barreto&action=edit&redlink=1), [Vanessa da Mata](/source/Vanessa_da_Mata), [Orquestra Imperial](/source/Orquestra_Imperial), [Vetiver](/source/Vetiver), [Lightspeed Champion](/source/Lightspeed_Champion), [Josh Weller](/source/Josh_Weller), [David Shrigley](/source/David_Shrigley), [Tom Zé](/source/Tom_Z%C3%A9), [Johnny Flynn](/source/Johnny_Flynn_(musician)), [Quist](/source/Quist), [Tunng](/source/Tunng), members of [Nação Zumbi](/source/Na%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Zumbi) and [The Legendary Tigerman](/source/The_Legendary_Tigerman).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Discography

### Albums

- *Cibelle* (2003)

- *The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves* (2006) (cover art by Cibelle)

- *Las Vênus Resort Palace Hotel* (2010)

- *Unbinding* (2013)

### EPs

- *About a Girl EP* (2005)

- *Noite de Carnaval/Matthew Herbert Remixes* (2005)

- *Green Grass EP* (2007)

- *White Hair EP* (2008)

### Collaborations

- [Suba](/source/Mitar_Suboti%C4%87) (1999), *[São Paulo Confessions](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_Confessions)* (vocals on 3 tracks), [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs).

- [Suba](/source/Mitar_Suboti%C4%87) (2002), *Tributo* (vocals on 4 tracks), [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs).

- *[O Cheiro do Ralo](/source/O_Cheiro_do_Ralo)*, OST, 2006.

- *Electric Gypsyland 2*, [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs), 2006: 1 track by Kocani Orkestar remixed by Cibelle.

- Nove, Apollo (2005), *Res Inexplicata Volans*, [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs): vocals on 3 tracks

- *Worried Noodles* (TomLab Records, 2008): 1 original track

- *Femina* by The Legendary Tiger Man (2009): vocals on 2 tracks

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_1-1) ["Cibelle on Apple Music"](https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/cibelle/3538242). Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via [Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Crammed"](http://www.crammed.be/). *Crammed.be*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Brazil"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110411175207/http://www.soundsandcolours.com/articles/brazil/an-interview-with-cibelle/) (interview). Sounds & Colours. Archived from [the original](http://www.soundsandcolours.com/articles/brazil/an-interview-with-cibelle/) on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010..

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*You tube*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILFrXREiLrA) (video), UK: Google.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Furzine"](http://www.ur.uk.com/). *Ur.uk*. UK..

## External links

- [*Cibelle*](https://web.archive.org/web/20120804153749/http://crammed.be.dd5126.kasserver.com/index.php?id=34&art_id=34&bio=full), [Crammed Discs](/source/Crammed_Discs), archived from [the original](http://crammed.be.dd5126.kasserver.com/index.php?id=34&art_id=34&bio=full) on 4 August 2012, retrieved 4 August 2012.

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