Une connexion musicale entre            le Brésil et la France...

Through my original compositions and live performances, you will discover the magic of Brazilian music. Passionate about teaching, I use a progressive pedagogy based on my guitar method, my experience in conservatories, and the online content available on this website.

Actualités


Interview with Renato Velasco by the MonArt Collective - January 2025

EP Production - Carimbó do Para

Compositions by Renato Velasco and Agenor de Oliveira - 2025

With singers Enda and Felipe Velasco.


Production of the CD Bossa de Novo

Compositions by Renato Velasco and Gérard Charbit - 2024

Featuring 6 Brazilian and French singers.





Born in the early 1960s in Rio, thanks to talented musicians and writers like Tom Jobim, Joao Gilberto, and Vinicius de Moraes, bossa nova quickly became a rhythm and sound that traveled the world, carried by songs like "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Desafinado." Sixty years later, it seemed to us that it was time for this music, synonymous with grace, lightness, joy, and intertwined melancholy, to return to the forefront.


Bossa de novo takes up all the codes and themes of the original bossa nova thanks to the composer Renato Velasco and reactivates them today with the collaboration of seasoned musicians and young Franco-Brazilian singers.

Because bossa nova is from Rio like the waltz is from Vienna, let's return to the gentle beaches of Copacabana or Ipanema, to rediscover the charm and joy of the Cariocas.


Bossa de novo is available on all listening and streaming platforms


Born in the decade of 1960, no rio, by the start of musicians and talented authors like Tom Jobim, João Gilberto or Vinicius de Moraes, a new boss quickly turned into a song, and so it took a turn in the world like songs “Garota de Ipanema” or “desafinado”.

Sessenta anos depois, parece-nos que chegou a hora desta music, mistura de grace, leveza, alegria e melancholia voltasse à frente da cena.

Bossa de novo returns all the codes and themes of the original bossa nova thanks to the composer Renato Velasco and Gerard Charbit and its reativa with a collaboration of experienced musicians and young French-Brazilian singers.

A Bossa nova é in Rio like a waltz in Viena, we will go to the sweetness of the beaches of Copacabana or Ipanema, to meet or enchant and enjoy the joy of joy.

Bossa de novo is available on all streaming and streaming platforms.


Work


THE BRAZILIAN GUITAR CD by Renato Velasco.
This method is for anyone who wants to learn and progress by discovering the secrets of Brazilian guitar. It is based on the study of traditional Brazilian rhythms. Composed of texts that briefly present the history of popular music, it covers the typical genres of each region, with examples of guitar rhythms. This music is passed down orally, but the author has chosen to write it down to make it more accessible.

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These scores are available in PDF format and range from intermediate to advanced levels. This collection primarily contains bossa nova, but also includes a choro and a baião. You'll find standard notation and tablature scores in PDF format, as well as a scrolling score with video.


RECOIL -AIR BOSSA

Passport for Bossa - Bossa
Landing on Bossa - Bossa
Right to err - Baião
La brise de copacabana - Bossa
Choro pour Jean Marie - Choro
Baião for Amadeus - Baião
A woman and a man - Bossa
Swinging the Bossa - Bossa

Coming soon: Collection of guitar pieces Preludes and Studies in Paris, compositions by Renato Velasco.

Including digital scores and videos.

These scores are available in PDF format and range from intermediate to advanced levels. This collection of artistic and educational material primarily consists of preludes and études. You'll find scores in standard notation and tablature in PDF format, as well as a scrolling score with accompanying video.


RECEUIL N° 2 - PRELUDES AND ETUDES FROM PARIS


Etude n° 1 - Aquarelle cubaine

Etude n° 2 - Dextérité - Vitez

Prelude n° 1

Prélude n° 2 - Arpèges en Lam

Prelude-Bossa n° 3

Etude n° 3 - Campanella

Etude n° 4 - Hybrid chords

Waltz-prelude n° 4

Study n° 5 - Endurance


Discography

Our Production Records:

- Production of the first solo CD « BRAZILIAN GUITAR »
Music composed and performed by Renato Velasco.

- Production of the second solo CD « BRAZIL, LEGENDARY HEADLINES » Compilation of Brazilian standards with two compositions by Renato Velasco.
My Discography

VIDEOS-PHOTOS

Concerts

We regularly perform concerts as part of your artistic activities (festivals, theatre, concerts for town halls, youth centres, café-theatres...)

Camerata Project by Renato Velasco

The Camerata of guitarist Renato Velasco is a very important project in the artistic journey of this guitarist and composer. After a long career as a soloist and accompanist, it is a culmination that embodies his determination as a composer and musician passionate about the guitar and the exploration of different musical styles and instruments.

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Discover the Magazine

Guitar Classic

2010 to 2017: Regular publication of scores of my pedagogical compositions, with commentary by me, in the quarterly magazines Guitare Classique (Latin American Landscape section) and Guitarist Acoustic, both published by Duchâteau.

I am pleased to announce the latest publication of my educational compositions in the "Classical Guitar" magazine, Brazil Special: on the program, 4 pieces to help you play bossa nova, baião, choro, and côco. This magazine includes sheet music, videos, and MP3s to help you practice the music and develop a solid foundation in Brazilian music. (June - August 2017 issue). Brazil Special - 9 pages of sheet music:

1/ Baião for Amadeus
2/ Choro da Naturesa
3/ The Coconut
4/ Balançando a Bossa