Nando Reis

Most well known for his time as the lead singer of the Brazilian rock band, Titas, Nando Reis broke away from the band to pursue his own solo career, which had been incredibly successful, and had been listed consistently tin the top 10 Brazilian artists. He opened the shoe with the title track from his album A Letra A, and absolutely rocked it with his acoustic guitar and his backing band. The band that support him on his solo tours are called Os Indernais, and they’re exceptionally talented.
Until seeing him live, I didn’t realise just how incredible Reis was at guitar. Of course everyone knows he’s an incredible bassist from his time in Titas, but his acoustic and lead guitar playing was incredible. You just don’t realise the extent of his talent on his studio recordings, but his improvisations, both instrumental and vocal blew me away.
He played a great selection of his new and older music, and even played one or two Titas tracks he’d adapted as solos. He focused mainly on Sei Como Foi Em BH, his newest album, which had everyone singing and dancing along. Although a lot of the audience weren’t Portuguese speaking, he taught us little sections of the tracks, and we were singing along with him. It was great, and despite the language barrier, I understood the narrative of every track due to his dedication and commitment to the songs.