Hans Limburg
Hans Limburg
1962-2013
Tragically, Hans Limburg died in 2013.
His friends, colleagues and musicians from around the world miss him and his music immensely.
Whoever doesn`t like samba is not a healthy person.
There`s either something wrong upstairs or his feet ache.
Dorival Caymmi (from ”Samba da Minha Terra”)
About Hans Limburg
Important milestones in his musical career were courses with artists such as the “New York Voices”, Mili Bermejo, Judy Niemack, Nelson Faria and Célia Vaz.
In 1999, he released the CD “Generation99” with guitarist and composer Tobias Langguth on which one can hear their own songs, bossa standards, songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Roberto Menescal and beat bossa arrangements of international standards.
In 2001 Hans Limburg took part as a singer in the Brazilian Carnival project “Sapucaiu no Samba”, which was the winner of the “Karneval der Kulturen” in Berlin. The next year, his group “Planetão” won first prize in the “Forum brasiliansicher Künstler in Berlin” competition.
BELEZA MERMÃO! TÁ LIGADO, HEIN?
In 2003 he taught Brazilian music at the “Hanns Eisler” Music Academy in Berlin. In the same year, percussionist Volker Conrath’s “Bloco Explosão” was the winner of the Carnival competition in Berlin, with Hans Limburg on voice and guitar. With “Trio Cupuaçu” he recorded the CD of the same name with Volker Conrath, percussion and Thomas Walter Maria, saxophone and flute. The repertoire consists mainly of tunes of their own, alongside Brazilian classics. “Planetão – live at quasimodo” is the name of the CD, that Hans Limburg recorded with the quintet “Planetão” in Berlin at the end of 2003, with Brazilian standards by Tom Jobim, Marcos Valle and others.
TUDO BEM POR AÍ? TUDO CERTINHO?
In 2005, “Trio Cupuaçu” and the band “Bassanova” (with Carsten Schmelzer, bass; Felix Astor, drums and Valentin Gregor, violin, viola, voice) were prize winners at the “Latin Award Berlin”.
Since then, Hans Limburg has toured with the acoustic “TrioRio” (with Zito Ferreira, cajon and Carsten Schmelzer, acoustic bass), with jazz guitarist Roland Gebhardt, with “BassaNova” and as a soloist.
In 2008, Hans Limburg, voice and Tobias Langguth, guitar were price winners at the international competition “Voice & Guitar” in Völklingen/Saar. In the same year, Hans spend six months in Brazil and recorded the CD “From Brazil…With Love” in Stephan Hitzelberger’s “Estúdio ViaBrasil” near Recife, Pernambuco. The repertoire includes a variety of nice MPB-standards.
In 2010 Hans recorded with his “TrioRio” and guest soloist Vladimir Karparov the CD “Christmas Samba – Weihnachtslieder”: German and international christmas songs in a Brazilian style.
The new project “Duo Rio-Amazonas” with the oboist Nigel Shore presents the program “From Bach to Bossa” – inspired by the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Regular concert activties in Europe and Brazil with Nigel Shore, Zito Ferreira, Carsten Schmelzer, Michael Kersting, Volker Conrath, Thomas Walter Maria, Sérgio Brandão, Carlos Bala, Lúcio VIeira, Célia Vaz, Paulinho Trompete, Jessé Sadoc and Jane Duboc, among others.
Press
Kees Schoof, musicabrasileira.org
This is a highly enjoyable album by an artist who devoted his musical talent with love to the music culture of Brazil.
Journal Porto Alegre, Brasilien
The German musicians Stephan Hitzelberger and Hans Limburg are strong advocates of Brazilian popular music, not just as a hobby but for real! Not only do they believe in its strength, richness and beauty, but they said it has transformed their way of thinking, living and feeling.
Ibanez Lemos, June 1987
Die Rheinpfalz
With his extraordinary feeling for rhythmical and harmonic sophistication, he delighted the audience.
WDR
One of Germany’s best Bossa Nova singers and guitarists.
Saarbrücker Zeitung
The guitar playing with its complex fingering across the entire board was simply enchanting, the elastic, soulful vocals have gained even more authenticity
He gives this feather-light popular music hot-blooded moments, makes it tingle and crackle.
Darmstädter Echo
A highly gifted guitarist and singer.
Projects
Hans Limburg solo
Duo Rio-Amazonas
Trio Cupuaçu
Hans Limburg & Band
TrioRio
CD-Productions
Guest Appearance
Groovy Brazilian Bossa Novas, graceful sambas and international standards, mixed with Brazilian jazz, form the repertoire of singer, guitarist and composer Hans Limburg.
With his “extraordinary feeling for rhythmic and harmonic elegance and virtuosity” (press) he inspires every audience.
It is of particular importance to Hans Limburg to play and interpret authentic Brazilian music from the rich “Música Popular Brasileira” (MPB) repertoire alongside the well known cliché carnival songs. More and more he is writing his own songs, composed around his own acoustic guitar playing. He offers courses for brazilian music, likes very much to blend jazz elements with Brazilian music and is collaborating with jazz musicians and musicians of the brazilian scene.
São as águas de março fechando o verão. É a promessa de vida no teu coração
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Contact
Hans Limburg
c/o Nigel Shore
Eisenacher Str. 106
10781 Berlin