Poranguí is a world music multi-instrumentalist and known for solo improvisational live looping. Born in São José dos Campos, Brazil, he grew up in the cultures of Brazil (his mother), Mexico (his father) and the southwestern United States. He currently resides in Sedona, Arizona.
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Education and teaching
After high school, Poranguí spent a year studying in China and then teaching English through the use of music in Vietnam. Then while on scholarship to Duke University as a Coca-Cola Scholar, he created an interdisciplinary undergraduate major combining music, movement and medicine where he also earned the John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award.
He has taught on the faculty of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music and was recognized as a Teaching Artist for the Arizona Commission on the Arts from 2008-2015.
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Music career (1997-present)
After graduation from Duke University he directed the 10-piece Afro Brazilian ensemble Grupo Liberdade from 2004-2017. He's also collaborated with artists Osunlade, Liquid Bloom, Shaman's Dream and Eric Zang. He released an album under his label Sol Creation with Eric Zang under the artist name Poranguí & Zang titled Terra Sagrada EP in 2011.
Performances and recordings include with the BBC in London at the Jazz Cafe with Osunlade, PBS Singer-Songwriter Series with his ensemble Grupo Liberdade and as a featured artist for TEDxSedona, SXSW Yoga Soundscape Series. He's performed at Lightning in a Bottle Festival, Beloved Festival, Sonic Bloom Festival, and Sedona Yoga Festival among others.
He collaborated with filmmakers Mitch Schultz and Aubrey Marcus on the documentary "Ayahuasca" to release his second album Ayahuasca in 2016. Desert Trax released a remix version of the album by Poranguí in 2017.
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Source of article : Wikipedia
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