NEW TECHNIQUES ON THE PORTUGUESE GUITAR
PEDRO HENRIQUES DA SILVA at Museum of Modern Art


Pedro H. da Silva made a Portuguese guitar arrangement/improvisation on his composition "1=3=7" especially for this recital, using some techniques that have never been used before on the instrument: E-bow, slide, using the natural nails, and using a pick like a mandolin.

FOLIA BY LUCIA CARUSO AND PEDRO DA SILVA
MANHATTAN CAMERATA

Manhattan Camerata, Tango Fado Project 2015 at (le) Poisson Rouge, with Lucia Caruso on piano and Pedro da Silva on Portuguese guitar performing their joint composition "Folia", written five days before they got married.

PEDRO HENRIQUES DA SILVA IMPROVISES ON "Norwegian Wood"

Pedro da Silva improvises on the Portuguese guitar on the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood"

PEDRO HENRIQUES DA SILVA IMPROVISES ON ELECTRIC UKULELE

Pedro da Silva improvising on a Japanese Eleuke solid body electric ukulele at Ukulele Mansion in 2009, part of the concert series NY Ukulele Salon.

Manhattan Camerata PGM 179, NEW YORK CITY

Uma mistura de tango e fado tempera a vida deste casal de músicos que levou a sua arte ao Consulado da Argentina em Nova Iorque.

 

"Buleria" for flamenco guitar and strings by Pedro Henriques DA Silva with the Manhattan Camearata

Manhattan Camerata performance at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC 9/12/10, with Pedro da Silva on guitar, Amanda Lo and Ernesto Villalobos on violin, Eric Lemmon on viola, Lauren Weaver on cello, and Pablo Aslan on bass.

Oud flamenco improvisation
Pedro da Silva

Pedro improvises with flamenco technique on his brand new Godin MultiOud. 

“Totenköpfchen” Inge & the TritoneKings
Swiss Eurovision 2015

Lyrics by Inge Ginsberg. Music by Pedro Henriques da Silva and Lucía Caruso. Vocals: Inge Ginsberg, Guitars: Da Silva, Keyboards: Caruso.

“Trümmer”  Inge & the TritoneKings
Swiss Eurovision 2016

Lyrics by Inge Ginsberg; Music by Pedro Henriques da Silva and Lucía Caruso. Director: Cheriyan; Executive producer: Joya Dass; Producers: Inge Ginsberg and Da Silva; Vocals: Inge Ginsberg; Guitars, Bass, and Programming: Da Silva.

"TRÜMMER"
Inge & the TritoneKings rocks the stage

94-year-old Inge Ginsberg loves the stage and enjoys singing in front of the audience of the greatest Swiss talents. The spectators, Jonny Fischer, Gilbert Gress, Susanne Kunz and Bligg send her into the next round with a loud "Yes!".