Fernanda Cunha

Fernanda Cunha is well established singer on today’s Brazilian jazz scene. She started to sing in 1997 in Rio de janeiro,Brazil.

Fernanda has toured in Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Denmark, France, Malaysia and Argentina .

In 2012 she recorded her 5th CD entitled “Coração do Brasil” (Heart of Brazil singing well-known sambas and bossa novas with a new and refreshing interpretation. “Coração do Brasil” was recorded to celebrate Fernanda´s 15 year of career.

In september 2015 she released a new album “Olhos de mar”, the first one featuring only previously unreleased songs written by great songwriters that are still making music in Brazil such as Antonio Adolfo, Cristóvão Bastos, Carlinhos Vergueiro, Daniel Gonzaga, Denilson Santos, Filó Machado, and 2 songs composed by Toronto jazz guitarist Reg Schwager (Born in Netherlands, living in Toronto-Canada) with lyrics by Fernanda. The CD brings Bossa nova, sambas, Brazilian blues and jazz, upbeat songs.

In celebration of the 90th anniversary of Antonio Carlos Jobim in 2017, Cunha released an album entitled JOBIM 90 featuring only Jobim's songs (music and lyrics) accompanied by a brazilian standard quartet ( Ze Carlos on guitar, Camilla Dias on piano, Helbe Machado on drums and Jorjao Carvalho on bass). Reg Schwager (Toronto guitarist ) and Edson Ghilardi(drummer) plays on track 5.

All Fernanda´s CDs are available at CD baby, Itunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, and all digital stores around the world

Tags

Fernanda Cunha, Vocalist, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Music, Filó Machado, Latin Jazz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazilian Jazz

Album Reviews

Olhos De Mar by Budd Kopman
Olhos De Mar by Dan McClenaghan

Whenever we think of Bossa Nova, it is inevitable to think of Rio de Janeiro andits stunning nature and gorgeous beaches. But here in Canada, when we talk about this authentic Brazilian rhythm, one of the names that come to mind is Fernanda Cunha. The carioca singer is already very famous in Vancouver and every time she comes to this country she amazes the Bossa Nova addicts who live in the area. (Brazilian vibe magazine)

Fernanda Cunha is one of the best kept secrets of Brazil. Cunha is a wonderful singer with an extraordinary feel and voice suited to sing any kind of music, especially Samba and Bossa Nova.(Latin Jazz Network)

Daughter of singer Telma Costa and niece of songwriters Sueli Costa and Lisieux Costa, Fernanda Cunha carries music in her veins