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Poranguí is a world music multi-instrumentalist 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.[1][2]
Education and teaching
After high school, Poranguí spent a year studying in China and then teaching English through the use of music in Vietnam.[3] Then while on scholarship to Duke University as a Coca-Cola Scholar,[4] he created an interdisciplinary undergraduate major combining music, movement and medicine[5] where he also earned the John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award.[6]
He has taught on the faculty of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music[7] and was recognized as a Teaching Artist for the Arizona Commission on the Arts from 2008 to 2015.[8]
Music career (1997–present)
After graduation from Duke University he directed the 10-piece Afro Brazilian ensemble Grupo Liberdade from 2004 to 2017.[9] He's also collaborated with artists Osunlade, Liquid Bloom,[10] Shaman's Dream[11] and Eric Zang.[12] 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[13] with Osunlade, PBS Singer-Songwriter Series with his ensemble Grupo Liberdade[14] and as a featured artist for TEDxSedona[15],SXSW Yoga Soundscape Series.[16] He's performed at Lightning in a Bottle Festival,[17] Beloved Festival,[18] Sonic Bloom Festival,[19] Sedona Yoga Festival,[20]Boom Festival (Portugal), and Ozora Festival (Hungary), among others.
He collaborated with filmmakers Mitch Schultz[21] and Aubrey Marcus on the documentary "Ayahuasca"[22] to release his second album Ayahuasca in 2016.[23] Desert Trax released a remix version of the album by Poranguí in 2017.[24] He released his first live recorded album, self titled Poranguí, on March 1, 2019, along with a guided meditation version featuring Ashley Klein.[25] Desert Trax released two remix versions of the self-titled album in 2019. Resueño released a remix version of the self-titled album in 2020. Shaman's Dream Records released the Earth Keepers EP in July 2021 – a collaborative project between Shaman's Dream, Porangui, and Eric Zang. In August 2021 the self-titled live album Poranguí was fully remixed by Mose and released as Poranguí – Mose Remixes. In October 2021 Poranguí and Liquid Bloom released Kuya Sessions: Cura – the first installment in a four-part release series of aural containers for the cutting-edge frontiers of psychedelic-assisted therapy. In April 2022 Poranguí, Vylana, Aubrey Marcus, Liquid Bloom & Eric Zang released the album Remembrance under the collaborative artist name For the Good of All. This release was subsequently followed by Remembrance: Soundscapes – the music only release of the album. In April 2022 Poranguí and Liquid Bloom released Kuya Sessions: Samadhi – the second installment in a four-part release series of aural containers for the cutting-edge frontiers of psychedelic-assisted therapy.
