ArtistInfo

Rão Kyao

fl, PT
Musician of World and Jazz
A.k.a. João Maria Centeno Gorjão Jorge

Portuguese musician, saxophone and bamboo flute player. He mixes fado with oriental music from India, where he lived for some time. He started in the Lisbon jazz circuit in the late 60s, traveling then to Denmark, Netherlands, Spain and France. His first solo albums were more jazz-oriented: "Malpertuis" (1976), "Bambu" (1977), "Goa" (1979), "Ritual" (1982) and "Macau O Amanhecer" (1984). In the 80s he achieved some success with numerous gold and platinum albums: "Fado Bailado" (1983), "Estrada da Luz" (1984) and "Oásis" (1986). Gradually he entered Indian music and blended it with his traditional Portuguese roots. He also mixed fado, Indian music and flamenco with Ketama (2) on "Delirios Ibéricos" (1992). Discography: - Malpertuis (1976) - Bambu (1977) - Goa (1979) - Live At Cascais (1980) - Ritual (1982) - Fado Bailado (1983) - Macau O Amanhecer (1984) - Estrada da Luz (1984) - SaX (1985) - Oásis (1985) - Danças de Rua (1987) - O Som Mágico Da Flauta (1987) - Viagens na Minha Terra (1989) - Delírios Ibéricos (1992) (with "Ketama") - Águas Livres (1994) - Viva o Fado (1996, Live) - O Melhor De Rão Kyao (1997, Compilation) - Navegantes (1997) - Junção (1999) - Fado Virado a Nascente (2001) - Porto Alto (2004) - Rão Kyao Tour: Sete Sóis Sete Luas (2006, Live) - Mondego (Rão Kyao & Orquestra Clássica de Coimbra) (2007) - Antologia 83/2001 (2 CD, Compilation) (2007) - Porto Interior (Rão Kyao & Yanan) (2008) - Em Cantado (2009)

Instruments

• Flute
• Tenor sax
• Alto sax
• Vocals
• Saxophone

Genres

• World
• Jazz
• Folk
• Latin
• Soundtrack

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