Where the light and exotic charm of Brazilian music meets the rhythmic tension of flamenco, there arises a space in which the two of us, Matamá, move. Guitar, voice and percussion form an equal and complex unit of music.

Searching for new forms of sounds as well as moving between different ethnic styles characterises the art of Matamá. This music takes its listener on a journey where influences of various cultures and the those of various musical characters melt into a rich, exciting performance.

Established in 1996 during the German-French cultural festival "sensaccion" in Durbán/South France. Every musician performs there with his/her own music project. For us the instant sympathy and admiration for the other's style of music led to the idea to fuse all personal musical focuses (Flamenco, Brazil, Latin and Afro rhythms) and create "Matamá". Numerous concerts and performances have been given in Germany:

Matamá, this means:

• tour support for "Tomatito" (1998 in Bremen)
• recording/production and presentation of the first album "Historias" by Minor Music, Hamburg
• performance during the world music festival "Marsala" in Hanover (1998)
• participation on the "Jazz made in Hamburg Sampler 1998 - "Historias" gets excellent critics in the German women's magazine "Amiga" (2/1999)
• Radio WDR 3, topic: "The change of folk music" (1999) "The little expedition through Flamenco from Pepe Romero to Matamá" (1999)
• Guitar festival "Klangsprünge" in Uslar (2000)
• concert during the "Schleswig Jazz autumn" (2000)
• presentation of Gabriela Sabatini's fragrance "Devotion" in Hamburg accompanied by Matamá (2001)
• production and presentation of the CD Don Q (October 2001)

Critics: Akustik Gitarre 5/2002

"......there might be some parallel lines to this brilliant work, but few: "Passion, Grace & Fire" by McLaughlin, DiMeola and de Lucia. (The same goes for this album of Matamá: Whoever's got it may keep it in honour - it bears pieces of art from which listenera will gather joy in a hundred years' time www.GitarreHamburg.de August 2002 ....a first-class album. Caution! Acute danger of addiction)