Claudia Villela

Brazilian jazz vocalist Claudia Villela grew up surrounded by diverse musical influences, absorbing everything from baroque to jazz. The musical odyssey started at home in Rio de Janeiro, where she listened to the notes of her father's harmonica and her mother's singing. As she lay in bed each night, a Latin lullaby drifted through her window from a nearby samba school. When she turned one year old, her birthday gift from her dad was a pianola, which is similar to an accordion. By the time she was a teenager, the vocalist participated in music festivals throughout the city. ...