"I never heard, except for Baden Powell and Toquinho, someone so tied to his instrument. It seems that, if you took his guitar away, the music would vanish as if his arm were cut away..." Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius, the great bossa nova poet, was refering to Agustín Pereyra Lucena, an inspired composer and sensitive guitarist born in Argentina, who has mantained a a privileged space among Latinamerican musicians.

Agustín with Paula (enlarge)

Agustín's style finds its roots in brazilian music but has grown encomprising other musical forms such as jazz and french impresionism. The musical achivements that he has reached are profoundly atractive to those interested in the cultural evolution of Latin America and its music.

He did unacountable tours with his guitar. He has performed concerts in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay. He was invited to several international jazz festivals, such as Lillehammer, Bergen, Mar del Jazz and others. He has appeared also in several TV programs in Europe and South America.

^ Playing at La Fusa in Punta del Este (enlarge) < Agustín with Baden Powell (enlarge)

During his career, he performed concerts with artists such as Dori y Nana Caymmi, Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho, Cuarteto EM CY, Mauricio Einhorn, Carlos Lyra, Horacio Larumbe, Miucha Buarque de Hollanda, Andrés Laprida, Sebastiao Tapajos, Juarez Moreira, Horacio Molina, Lucho Gonzalez, and many others. Among his recordings, he released an album with percusionist Nana Vasconcellos, which was a great success, and added to his well known prestige.

The whole group at Notorius - Buenos Aires. From left to right: Alejandro Santos, Paula Bianchi, Agustín, Norma Iovino, Pablo Fernández and Adriana Rios. (enlarge)

In his presentations, Agustín is usually accompanied by great musicians such as the brazilian singer Adriana Rios, Alejandro Santos, and Pablo Fernández.

For more information about Agustín Pereyra Lucena, you may write to aplucena@hotmail.com.