“Guitarist and singer Pedro Sá Moraes is a great introduction to Rio de Janeiro’s adventurous music scene. At turns rocking and lyrical, Moraes demonstrates his ability to mine Brazil’s rich musical veins and turn traditional rhythms and forms on their heads” – Tim Wilkins (NPR.org)
 
Sá Moraes pitted rough and smooth against each other in songs from his album, “Além do Princípio do Prazer”. His melodies, sung in a warmly sustained baritone with echoes of Gilberto Gil, were the smooth aspect. But they were set in contentious arrangements: with noisily scrabbling guitar, sudden drum interruptions or choppy meter shifts that made the melodies sound even stronger for withstanding the attacks.” – Jon Pareles (New York Times)
 
Recently featured on NPR’s “10 artists you should have known last year”, the Rio born singer/songwriter presents songs from his latest CD – “Além do Princípio do Prazer” – “Beyond the Pleasure Principle”.
 
After touring Brazil extensively since 2003, the artist started consolidating an international career, with tours to Europe, Asia, North and Latin America. Since 2010 he is often watched live in the US, performing in festivals such as the Chicago World Music, Brazil Summerfest (NYC), SXSW (Austin), Philadelphia Film and Music Festival and others, as well as in clubs such as Yoshi’s (San Francisco), MOMO’s (Austin), Joe’s Pub, Zinc Bar, Drom, Nublu, SOB’s and Le Poisson Rouge (NYC), The Blue Whale and Key Club (LA) and Performing Art Centers, such as the Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago).
 
His first album, Claroescuro (Lightdark), was released in 2010 by Austin Based Caravan Music, and was acclaimed by press outlets such as NatGEO Music, NPR and the Boston Globe, which featured it amongst the ten best World Music CD’s of 2010.
 
Pedro Sá Moraes official site