Hélio Delmiro

Hélio Delmiro (May 20, 1947 – June 16, 2025) was a Brazilian guitar player and composer.[1][2]

Delmiro started playing the guitar in early childhood. Thereafter, he played with many of the best Brazilian musicians, among whom were Moacyr Silva, Márcio Montarroyos, Luíz Eça, Elis Regina, Elza Soares and Elizeth Cardoso. With César Camargo Mariano, he recorded in 1981 the album Samambaia, which still holds as a landmark for Brazilian instrumental music.[1][2]

Delmiro died in Brasília on June 16, 2025, at the age of 78, after a struggle with a urinary tract infection.[3]

Discography

With Gato Barbieri

References

  1. ^ a b "Hélio Delmiro". Cliquemusic. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Hélio Delmiro". Clube de Jazz. 2004. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Expoente do jazz no Brasil, Hélio Delmiro morre aos 78 anos (in Portuguese)