silêncio
In Silêncio (2024), Zé Nigro follows up on his debut album, Apocalip-Se, revisiting and expanding on previous themes. Released on vinyl and digital formats by Nublu Records (NY), the album features collaborations with Arthur Verocai, Russo Passapusso, Souto MC, Fernanda Broggi, and Saulo Duarte. It explores new arrangements for tracks from his earlier work, such as “Gorjeios” and “Andarilha das Galáxias,” alongside new compositions like “Trincheira” and a rendition of Bob Marley’s “Reaction.”
solo albums
apocalip se
Released in 2021, Apocalip-Se was conceived during the social isolation of the pandemic and reflects on existence through the lens of a solitary "self." The album features collaborations with Céu, Saulo Duarte, Anais Sylla, and Fernando Catatau, as well as compositions co-written with Ava Rocha and Thalma de Freitas. The title is a play on words, referencing global chaos: “Apocalip-se, while there’s still time.”
Vinyl "silêncio"
Available on LP and 7-inch vinyl.
Bio
Musician, composer, and producer Zé Nigro draws heavily from the sounds of the 70s and 80s, ranging from funk to synth-pop and Brazilian popular music. Since 2009, through Estúdio Navegantes, he has produced artists such as Russo Passapusso, Antônio Carlos & Jocafi, Francisco el Hombre, Anelis Assumpção, and Curumin, in addition to collaborating with João Donato, Liniker, and Mateus Aleluia, among others.
His new album, Silêncio, features collaborations with Arthur Verocai, Russo Passapusso, Fernanda Broggi, Saulo Duarte, and Souto MC, blending lush orchestral arrangements with dynamic electronic elements and global rhythms. The album follows his solo debut, Apocalip Se (2021).
Nigro has won two Latin Grammys for audio engineering on the albums Índigo Borboleta Anil (2022) by Liniker and Serotonina (2023) by João Donato, as well as receiving a nomination for Best Audio Engineering for Índigo Borboleta Anil. As a producer, he won the APCA Album of the Year award for Alto da Maravilha by Russo Passapusso and Antônio Carlos & Jocafi in 2022, Boca by Curumin in 2017, and with the band Apanhador Só in 2013.
ZÉ NIGRO
Musician, composer, music producer, and Estúdio Navegantes.
Producer /
Audio Engineer
Collabs
João Donato - Serotonina / Donato Elétrico (Bass and foundational arrangement)
Mateus Aleluia - Olorum (Bass and foundational arrangement)
Liniker - Psiu (Synth Bass)
Elza Soares - Dentro de Cada Um | Deus é Mulher (Bass, keyboards, and foundational arrangement)
Bid/Seu Jorge - E Depois (Bass and arrangement)
Erasmo Carlos - Dane-se (Dance) (Keyboards)
Wanessa Camargo - Meu Menino (Bass)
Russo Passapusso - Paraíso da Miragem / Alto da Maravilha (Bass and keyboards)
Antônio Carlos & Jocafi - Alto da Maravilha (Bass and keyboards)
Curumin - Arrocha / Boca (Bass and keyboards)
Anelis Assumpção (Bass and keyboards)
Giovani Cidreira - Entrelaçados (Composition)
Andre Abujamra (Bass)
DJ Patife (Bass)
Roberta Campos - Minha Felicidade (Bass)
Max BO (Bass)