Luís Peixoto (born April 11, 1980) is a Portuguese folk musician.
Early life and education
Peixoto was born in Coimbra, Portugal, and grew up in the Algarve. He studied civil engineering at the University of Coimbra.
Music career
Peixoto was a part of Dazkarieh for six years, as well as the Stockholm Lisboa Project. His first solo album, Assimétrico (2017), incorporated electronic influences. His second album, Geodesia (2021), was a collaboration with Ciscu Cardona and Rubén Bada, as well as a number of guests from other Iberian and non-Iberian regions. In it, he returned to acoustic roots, playing mainly mandolin.
References
- ^ Frota, GonÇalo (June 2021). "Geodesia". Songlines. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Silva, Ana Patrícia (26 March 2021). "Entrevista a Luís Peixoto: 'Cada região tem uma riqueza musical própria'" [Luís Peixoto: 'Each region has its own musical richness']. Time Out (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Pacheco, Nuno (4 March 2021). "Luís Peixoto ensaia um regresso às origens folk com Geodesia" [Luís Peixoto rehearses a return to folk origins with Geodesia]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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