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Grammy Award Nomination, 2023 – Producer Of The Year, Classical Jonathan Allen Saudade (Plinio Fernandes) (A) Brazilian classical guitarist Plínio Fernandes has signed to Decca Gold for the release of his debut solo album Saudade. Plínio Fernandes was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he received his master’s degree. On his debut album, Plínio combines his musical passions, the popular songs of Brazil/Latin America and the classical tradition of Villa-Lobos, telling his captivating international story in sound. He explained, “I chose songs that I grew up listening to, and in many cases I fell in love with the guitar through them.” Saudade evokes Plínio Fernandes love for his faraway home, Brazil. “I’ve found a home in London, and I plan to stay,” he said, “but the title Saudade means nostalgia, longing for something, which is literally what I feel here. The way I connect to Brazil and my identity as a Brazilian artist is through music.” For that reason Saudade features music by a wide range of Brazilian/Latin American composers from the Five Preludes of Heitor Villa-Lobos, who has been described as, “the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music”, to the timeless songs of Antônio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Jacob do Bandolim, Violeta Parra, Edu Lobo and Cartola.