Bruno Scantamburlo is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and producer: classical, steel-string and seven-string guitars, electric guitar, electric bass, cavaquinho and mandolin. Whether tracking instruments, arranging or producing, his work brings together Brazilian tradition, jazz language and a contemporary sensibility shaped by years of recording between Brazil and Europe. This section gathers a selection of studio projects he has contributed to as a player, arranger and producer.
Available for studio sessions worldwide — in person or remotely.
Lorenzo Andreaggi – Italia, America e ritorno — artistic direction by Narciso Parigi – Incipit Records – 2020
On Italia, America e ritorno, Bruno Scantamburlo wrote the arrangements and recorded acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, electric bass and cavaquinho, leaving his musical signature on every track. The album — Narciso Parigi’s final artistic work — features Stefano Bollani, Irene Grandi, Finaz and Bachi (Bandabardò). As arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Bruno helped shape a rich, cohesive sound that balances tradition and modernity, lifting the voice of each artist involved in the project.
Drusilla Foer – DRU – BMG Rights Management Italy – 2024
On Drusilla Foer’s album DRU, Bruno recorded guitar and mandolin on the track Amore Boh! (Drusilla Foer / Franco Godi).
Bruno Scantamburlo Trio – Brazilian Guitar from Rio – GBMusic Smooth Notes – 2022
On Brazilian Guitar from Rio, alongside Bernardo Sacconi (electric bass) and Piero Borri (drums), Bruno Scantamburlo travels through part of the history of Brazilian guitar with trio arrangements rooted in a jazz language. Released in 2022 by Giacomo Bondi’s GBMusic Smooth Notes.
Raquel Silva Joly – Heart of Bossa Nova – GBMusic Smooth Notes – 2022
On the Italian artist’s album, Bruno contributed electric bass on every track.
Linda Gambino – A Perfect Match – Filibusta Records – 2025
On Roman singer Linda Gambino’s single, Bruno recorded electric bass alongside Nico Gori (clarinet), Fabrizio Mocata (piano) and Aldo Viti (drums).
Fulvio Vasarri – Appunti di viaggio – Mediarecords – 2024
On this album, Bruno plays acoustic guitar on Uniti si può and acoustic and electric guitars on Sei tutto quel che ho.
Duccio – Templi quotidiani – Duccio – 2023
On Duccio’s album Templi quotidiani, Bruno recorded cavaquinho on Sera solitaria and mandolin on Piccolo scopo.
Edoardo Catemario – Ladri di Libertà – EC Records – 2022
On the track Ali, written and sung by Edoardo Catemario himself — one of the most distinguished voices in international classical guitar — Bruno recorded electric guitar.
DJ Farrapo feat. Yanez – Beleza se vai(Carnival Mix) – Putumayo, 2025
“Beleza Se Vai” (Carnival Mix) is a 2025 collaboration between DJ Farrapo and Italian singer-songwriter Yanez Servadei, released through world music label Putumayo. The track blends DJ Farrapo’s signature Globalbeats production with the rhythmic vocabulary of Brazilian carnaval. Bruno recorded cavaquinho and 7-string classical guitar for the song — the two instruments that anchor its samba texture, tracked remotely from Florence.
DJ Farrapo is the project of Italian musicologist and producer Giorgio Cencetti, founder of WalrusRec. For over twenty-five years he has been a pioneering voice in the European Globalbeats and Electro-Swing scenes, with performances at Montreux Jazz Festival, Exit Festival and major venues across the continent, and airplay on BBC and RAI. His work has been featured in the U.S. series “Shameless” and the video game “Cartel Tycoon.”
Macho Beta Orchestra – Vamos pro Rio — WalrusRec – 2026
“Vamos pro Rio” is part of Macho Beta Orquestra, the 2026 project led by Florentine musician Gionni Dall’Orto — former live bassist for Italian hip-hop pioneers Articolo 31 in the 1990s — with co-compositions by Gil Badaró and DJ Farrapo. I recorded cavaquinho for the track, tracked remotely from Florence. The release was mastered by Giovanni Versari, the Grammy-winning engineer known for his work with Muse.
The project bridges Florentine and Brazilian musical worlds, drawing rhythms and instrumentation from samba and choro traditions and placing them inside a contemporary production framework — a territory where DJ Farrapo’s Globalbeats signature and the cavaquinho’s role as the harmonic-rhythmic anchor of Brazilian music come naturally together