Fabiana Masili

Fabiana Masili
Fabiana Masili
Background information
Birth name	Fabiana Masili
Also known as	La Bella
Born	22 May 1978 (age 46); Rio Claro, Brazil
Origin	Brazil
Genres	Brazilian funk, jazz
Occupation	Singer & songwriter
Years active	1992–present

Fabiana Masili (Rio Claro, (1978-05-22)22 May 1978) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Musical from her earliest years, she started playing the organ at the age of 8 and began working professionally and singing in bands at 15.

Fabiana Masili studied at the prestigious State University of Campinas – UNICAMP, in Brazil, earning her bachelor's degree in Popular Music while singing in several bands and producing at a Brazilian recording studio, Fabrica do Som.

Afterwards she started a meteoric international career singing in São Miguel Island (Portugal), in Berkeley (United States) and, finally, in New York City (United States). Throughout her career, Fabiana Masili has also participated in several Album recordings.^[1]

Awards

Masili's singing has earned her prominent awards in Brazil such as "Best Jingle (2000)" and "Best Soundtrack for TV (2001) with Cicero Fornari, Gustavo Souza and Eric dos Santos".^[2]

International career

Fabiana started her international career in 2000, after spending 6 months singing in São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

In 2001 she moved to the United States to study at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA. Her road to bigger fame came in around 2003, when she moved to New York City. After that, she has worked with names such as Claudio Roditi, Cidinho Teixeira, Dom Salvador, Frank Martin, Ledisi, Slide Hampton, Jeremy Pelt, Davi Vieira, Sandro Albert, Nation Beat, Dario Boente, Itaiguara Brandão, Mauricio Zottarelli, Scott Kettner.

With regular performances at Lincoln Center Outdoors, Dizzy's Coca-Cola, Rockwood MusicHall, Summerstage, The Zinc Bar, Cafe Wha?, Drom, Joe's Pub, Nublu and S.O.B.'s, With her outgoing personality and unique stage presence, she instantly became a big hit and made her mark among the greatest performers in the city.

Present

"Rastros" (2014)

Fabiana Masili singing the chorus of "Rastro", from the album Face Forward, Jeremy by Jeremy Pelt.

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"Simplify" (2013)

Fabiana Masili singing the chorus of "Simplify", from the album Love Science Music by Josh Giunta.

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"Game Over" (2010)

Fabiana Masili singing the chorus of "Game Over", from the album Sambatronic by Dário Boente & Huge in Japan.

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"Vai Tristeza" (2008)

Fabiana Masili singing the chorus of "Vai Tristeza", from the album CD Bahia 2 Harlem, vol1 by Duke Mushroom.

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She is currently working on her first album featuring Davi Viera and her band Jabacule. It will comprise many Brazilian funk numbers and her expertise in Brazilian Jazz numbers. Masili is at her peak form with regular appearances for the Brazooka at the world-famous, "Café Wha?" the Zinc Bar and S.O.B.'s.

She also performed at the Brazil Premiere 2009^[3] at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, with Davi Vieira.

On 3 May 2013 was released the Love Science Music Album,^[4] by Josh Giunta, which counts with the participation of Fabiana Masili on the vocals.

Selected discography

2003 "Nunca Desista" – Cicero Fornari – Bebê com Lobo

2008 "Vai Tristeza" – Duke Mushroom – Bahia 2 Harlem, vol1

2010 "Game Over" – Dário Boente & Huge in Japan – Sambatronic

2010 "Sorte" – Dário Boente & Huge in Japan – Sambatronic

2010 "My life has Value" – Dário Boente & Huge in Japan – Sambatronic

2010 "Bahia" – Dário Boente & Huge in Japan – Sambatronic

2013 "Simplify" – Josh Giunta – Love Science Music

2014 "Rastros" – Jeremy Pelt – Face Forward, Jeremy

References

^ "CD Davi Vieira". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ "Meet the Brazilian Artists – ASUOS". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ "Brazil Premiere 2009". MoMa. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ "Love Science Music". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.