Guto Wirtti

Duduka Da Fonseca Trio: Rio Fantasia

by Dan Bilawsky
January 13, 2025

After 15 years in operation, the Duduka Da Fonseca Trio remains one of the most vital Brazilian combos in the business. Since forming this Rio de Janeiro-based unit with pianist David Feldman and bassist Guto Wirtti back in 2009, the celebrated leader/drummer/composer has created an impressive body of work highlighting a triangular symbiosis like no other. With Plays Toninho Horta (Zoho Music, 2011) and Plays Dom Salvador (Sunnyside Records, 2018), Da Fonseca paid tribute to two giants of the genre ...