# Marco Castillo

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{{Short description|Brazilian-Canadian musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Marco Castillo
| image           =
| caption         = Marco Castillo
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| birth_name      = Marco Antonio Castillo Cunha
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1963|09|19}}
| birth_place     = [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil
| origin          = [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada
| genre           = [Jazz](/source/Jazz), [World Music](/source/World_Music), [Latin Music](/source/Latin_music_(genre)), [Samba](/source/Samba), [Bossanova](/source/Bossanova), [MPB](/source/M%C3%BAsica_popular_brasileira), [Musica Popular Brasileira](/source/Musica_Popular_Brasileira), [Instrumental](/source/Instrumental)
| occupation      = Musician, songwriter, performer, composer
| years_active    = 1982–present
| instrument      = Vocals, guitar, bass, [cuica](/source/cuica), [pandeiro](/source/pandeiro), [Brazilian percussion](/source/Brazilian_percussion), percussion, [surdo](/source/surdo), [forro](/source/Forr%C3%B3), [tambourine](/source/tambourine)
| associated_acts = Brazilian Beats
| website         = {{URL|marcocastillo.ca}}
}}

'''Marco Castillo''', ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈmaʁku kasˈtʃilu|lang}}; born September 19, 1963, in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), [RJ](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)), [Brazil](/source/Brazil)) is a [Brazilian](/source/Brazilians)-Canadian musician and songwriter based in [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada and the son of [Trio Irakitan](/source/Trio_Irakitan) guitarist [Antônio Santos Cunha](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Santos_Cunha).

After graduating with a B.A. in music from [Estácio S.A.](/source/Est%C3%A1cio_S.A.), Rio de Janeiro in 1994, he began touring South America with some of Brazil's top acts like [Brazilian](/source/Brazilian_people) singer [Rosa Marya Colin](/source/Rosa_Marya_Colin).<ref>{{cite web |title=Rosa Marya Colin with Marco Castillo – Ritmo de Festa |work=youtube.com |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUxVrOuj0VA}}</ref>

Since immigrating to Canada in 2006, Marco Castillo has become a fixture on the [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg) music scene, including regular appearances at the annual [Jazz Winnipeg Festival](/source/Jazz_Winnipeg_Festival).<ref>{{cite news | title =Singing Without Pause | work =The Uniter | publisher =The Uniter | date =June 4, 2014 | url =https://uniter.ca/view/singing-without-pause | accessdate =June 4, 2014}}</ref>

==Music history==
Marco Castillo released his debut album, "Brazilian Season" in 2008.

In 2010, [CBC Radio](/source/CBC_Radio) Producer Kinsey Posen selected Marco Castillo to be part of the Manitoba Cover Project where new and emerging Manitoban artists covered well known Manitoba composers. Marco Castillo's contribution was a [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) version of [These Eyes](/source/These_Eyes) by [The Guess Who](/source/The_Guess_Who) and [Neil Young](/source/Neil_Young)'s [Heart of Gold](/source/Heart_of_Gold_(Neil_Young_song)).<ref name=cmm>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/manitobacovers/| title= Manitoba Covers Project | publisher=CBC | accessdate=November 15, 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, his second album, "Trip To Brazil" won "World Recording of the Year" in 2012 at the [Western Canadian Music Awards](/source/Western_Canadian_Music_Awards) in [Regina](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan).<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Western Canadian Music Award Winners |work=breakoutwest.ca |url=http://breakoutwest.ca/2016-wcma/previous-winners/2012-wcma-winners/}}</ref>

In 2014, Marco Castillo became a Canadian citizen and released his 3rd album, "Zabele" which was nominated for "World Recording of the Year" at the [Western Canadian Music Awards](/source/Western_Canadian_Music_Awards) in Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominees for the 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards |work=breakoutwest.ca |url=https://theprovince.com/entertainment/2014-western-canadian-music-awards-announce-nominees}}</ref>

The song "Forró No Canadá" from "Zabelê" is a tribute to his new homeland in the [Forró](/source/Forr%C3%B3) style of [Brazil](/source/Brazil) and a Folkloric Category finalist in the '''[2015 Viña del Mar International Song Festival](/source/2015_Vi%C3%B1a_del_Mar_International_Song_Festival)''' at the Festival Viña del Mar 2015:<ref>{{cite web |title=Forró no Canadá - Marco Castillo – Viña 2015  |work=youtube.com |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhkObXAkFsY}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=From Copacabana Beach to the Praires |work=Winnipegfreepress.com |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/From-Copacabana-Beach-to-the-Prairies--285274081.html/}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Marco Castillo plays a variety of Latin and World Music styles built on a foundation of jazz.  The sound is as much jazz-infused world music as it is Latin-infused jazz music; one that has appealed to both jazz and world music fans.  The songs are a mix of original compositions, traditional pieces, and standards, and performed solo, as a trio, and with the 8-piece Brazilian Beats.

==Discography==
*Brazilian Season – 2008
*Trip To Brazil – 2012 
*Zabelê – 2014

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.marcocastillo.ca/}}
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Category:1963 births
Category:Living people
Category:Musicians from Winnipeg
Category:Canadian guitarists
Category:Brazilian guitarists
Category:Brazilian male guitarists
Category:Canadian people of Brazilian descent
Category:Brazilian emigrants to Canada
Category:Canadian world music musicians
Category:Canadian jazz musicians
Category:Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Category:Canadian male jazz musicians

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