LISTEN · DISCOVER · CONNECT
Hamilton de Holanda | Essential albums and listening guide
Explore Hamilton de Holanda through Gismontipascoal (A Música de Egberto e Hermeto). Discover what to listen for and follow related styles to your next record.
Hamilton de Holanda
Meet the artist
A Brazilian composer and ten-string bandolim player rooted in choro. International collaborations and a wide improvisational vocabulary connect his playing with contemporary jazz and Brazilian instrumental traditions. A small string instrument produces sharp rhythms, low support and singing melodies.
Choro's agile lines meet expanded harmony and improvisation, giving the bandolim additional depth. Clear accents preserve a dancing feel in fast passages. In collaboration, the instrument shifts roles and answers partners with new lines, presenting Brazilian instrumental tradition as a conversation still being renewed.
Where to start listening
Hear the contrasting composers in Gismontipascoal, then the exchanges with Yamandu on Live, focusing on string colours and rhythmic interplay.
2011Gismontipascoal (A Música de Egberto e Hermeto)
André Mehmari / Hamilton de Holanda
Hamilton de Holanda and André Mehmari interpret music by Egberto Gismonti and Hermeto Pascoal. The two featured composers also make guest appearances on the recording.
Open this album in the Atlas →
2005Hamilton de Holanda & Yamandu Costa - Live
Yamandu Costa / Hamilton de Holanda
Ten-string bandolim and seven-string guitar meet in a lively concert recording. Hamilton de Holanda and Yamandu Costa exchange rhythmic and melodic roles with remarkable fluency.
Open this album in the Atlas →
Years follow the Atlas catalogue. Recording dates, original release dates and digital reissue dates may differ.