Piano and Accordion

Born in Santos, in the State of São Paulo, Lincoln studied composition and conducting at the State University of São Paulo.

In 1966 he released a CD of his songs called "O Ouvido das Canções" , with the participation of various musicians. He was semi-finalist in the Third Visa MPB Competition (for composers) in 2000. In 2001 he produced the CD " Cavalo de Praia - Sambas da Ilha", bringing together composers and musicians from his home town. In October 2002, he released the CD "Quintal", recorded with the singer Ney Mesquita.

He plays in and acts as producer for the group A Barca, which was formed in 1998 and works in a wide area of activities, including theatrical production, documentation, art education and cultural production. The CD and show called "Turista Aprendiz" was the the group`s first work. It has toured more than 40 Brazilian cities to-date. In November 2002, A Barca released a new CD called " Baião de Princesas", recorded with the afro-religion community Casa Fanti-Ashanti from Maranhão.

He has recorded with Suzana Salles, Cida Moreira, Walter Garcia, Nenê Cintra, Mirian Maria and Péricles Cavalcanti.

In his theatrical work, as musical director and arranger, he has worked with various artists and with the theatrical company Cia. Do Latão, developing musical ideas over a number of years which resulted in live music for various shows. He also worked with the same company to produce the show "Latão Musical" , a project which was presented in the Eugênio Kusnet Theatre and included various musical activities such as workshops, chorus work, readings, performances and shows.

Discography
O Ouvido das Canções - solo, 1996
Turista Aprendiz - A Barca, 2000
Cavalo de Praia - collective, 2001
Quintal - with Ney Mesquita, 2002
Baião de Princesas - A Barca, 2002

Future Plans
" A Barca is working to release its second CD in December 2002 and will play at the 4th Mercado Cultural in Salvador. I am also touring the show "Qunintal" with Ney Mesquita . There are a number of video and theatre projects at various stages of development."

Lincoln`s expectations from this project
" I have always been interested in working in groups, especially with the musicians that have been brought together here. Another aspect that interests me is the interaction between different popular cultures, their differences and similarities. I think we will understand each other through the music."