YBIRUPÁ

An artist. A story. Many peoples.

Ybirupá - The great cradle, the sacred mat upon which life walks. It is the earth as a single organism; it represents the absolute rejection of borders and a sense of belonging rather than possession. It is a celebration of life and the absolute certainty that we are all one.

Using percussion, vocals, flute, and electronic instruments, Diego builds a layered sonic universe live, with a loop station as his primary creative partner. Like a live DJ, he blends rhythms created on the spot with existing songs, poetry, melodies, and fragments, crafting an experience that is simultaneously a concert, a ritual, and a collective memory.

The repertoire dives deep into the roots: samba, maracatu, capoeira, forró, côco, and other rhythms that carry the history of a people within them. Each performance is a journey through these sounds, alive, pulsating, and recreated in real time by a single body.

Ybirupá is proof that one person can carry an entire world within themselves and make that world resound.