Celso Machado

Biography

Composer, producer, guitarist, lyricist, singer, and music teacher Celso Machado was born in Ribeiro Preto, Brazil on January 27, 1953. From an early age, he was a performer of some sort, getting his start at the age of seven as a member of musical street acts. He would eventually begin to take his sound to a worldwide audience, and in 1989 made a permanent move to Canada. In addition to being a well known Afro-Brazilian musician and performer, Machado has won awards for his fil... Read more