Habilidades Extraordinárias

Description

Tulipa Ruiz is a Latin Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and illustrator from São Paulo. Coming from a family of musicians (her father, Luiz Chagas, played with Itamar Assumpção, and her brother, Gustavo Ruiz, is her long-time producer), she follows in the footsteps of the Vanguarda Paulista movement, offering a bold, genre-bending sound. Fusing MPB, soul, pop, and rock, her music is joyful, rich, and inimitable. Since her debut album, *Efêmera* (2010), Tulipa has become one of Brazil's most unique voices, with five critically acclaimed albums, collaborations with Elza Soares and Milton Nascimento, and performances at international festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival and Lollapalooza. From the hypnotic "Samaúma" to the catchy "Estardalhaço," *Habilidades Extraordinarias* fluidly oscillates between improvisation and groove. The duet "Disco Voador" with João Donato, one of his last recordings, bridges generations, blending bossa-jazz swing and Donato's warm Fender Rhodes with Tulipa's luminous voice. "Pluma Black" (feat. Negro Leo) explores avant-jazz abstraction, while "Novelos" and the album's eponymous track evoke the soul-jazz of the Hermeto Pascoal and Stevie Wonder era. Acclaimed throughout Brazil, the album *Habilidades Extraordinarias* has made Tulipa Ruiz an essential figure in modern MPB, combining melodic sophistication, humor, and emotional depth. Ten years after her meteoric rise and Latin Grammy Award win, she continues to enrich the Brazilian pop and jazz scene.