Rodrigo Amarante

Rodrigo Amarante
Amarante in 2008
Amarante in 2008
Background information
Birth nameRodrigo Amarante de Castro Neves
Born (1976-09-06) 6 September 1976 (age 48)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresFolk rock, psychedelic folk, MPB, samba, acoustic, experimental
Instrument(s)Vocals
multi-instrumentalist guitar, piano, bass
Years active1997–present
LabelsRough Trade Records, Easy Sound Recording Co., Mais Um Discos, Som Livre, Sony BMG,
Websiterodrigoamarante.com

Rodrigo Amarante de Castro Neves (born 6 September 1976) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. He is part of the bands Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial, and Little Joy, and released his first solo record, Cavalo, in Brazil in late 2013 and worldwide in May 2014. He also wrote and performed the (bolero style) narcocorrido "Tuyo", the theme song for the Netflix Original Series Narcos (2015) and Narcos: Mexico (2018), and wrote the score for the film Entebbe (2018).