Quem é Zanna
Zanna is a singer, songwriter, music producer, author, agency CEO, and the well-known voice of MetrôRio. She composed the Metro Theme, a notable presence at graduations, parties, and on social media. After 14 years of success, she is releasing Metrô do Rio, her sung version of the theme, in her new album Reflexo. Her first solo album, Zanna, earned three Latin Grammy nominations, including Best MPB Album. In Italy, with the band Bossa Nostra, she opened for Herbie Hancock at the Montreux Jazz Festival and released Karmalions, the group’s first album.
Reflexo
Reflexo, Zanna’s second solo album, is available on all streaming platforms, along with the song Metrô do Rio now released with lyrics.
Blending contemporary MPB, samba-rock, and acoustic pop across 12 tracks that move between Rio’s everyday life and personal themes, the album was produced by the artist herself in partnership with Alexandre Kassin. It features arrangements by Eduardo Farias and performances by musicians such as Kainã do Jêje, Janaina Salles, and João Gaspar. Recorded at Liminha’s studio and mixed by Michael H. Brauer, Reflexo marks a new creative phase for the singer. The album is also available on YouTube.
Voo Solo
The solo album “Zanna” was produced by Moogie Canazio between Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles, California. It had string arrangements signed by Eduardo Souto Neto and featured great MPB musicians such as Jorge Elder, Milton Guedes, Marcelo Costa, Jaime Alem and Rildo Hora. A second version for the track “Inverno” also featured the American trumpeter Dan Fornero.
Pandemia
At the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, in 2020, the artist produced a music video with the participation of almost 100 people. The participants sent scenes of their lives recorded with smartphones using the song “Se” (from the Zanna album) as background music, which invites the question: “What if we stop…?” She prepares the second solo album.
Sound Branding
With Sound Branding, Zanna transcends the boundaries of sonic experience, brand communication, and positions herself in the realm of art. The track Eu, composed for Eudora of Grupo Boticário, is featured on her solo album. From the beginning, she has been composing instrumental themes and dreams of recording an album inspired by the aesthetics of the 1970s with a contemporary touch, much like the themes she created for GRU Airport, MetrôRio, the theme of VLT, and other vocals such as the one she crafted for L’Occitane Au Brésil.
In the book Sound Branding – The Sonic Life Of Brands (Ed. Matrix, 2015), the first of its kind in Latin America, Zanna documents the methodology of Sound Branding and shares numerous cases that the agency has brought to life in its 15 years of existence.
Hit Maker
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Zanna studied lyric singing, composed, arranged, and recorded the albums “Voyage to Brazilia” and “Karmalions” with the Bossa Nostra band during the years she lived abroad in Europe. One of the tracks, “Jackie”, became a hit in the Acid Jazz scene and was added to international compilations. “Inverno”, another song composed by her, followed the same path. The singer-songwriter and her Italian band had the honor of opening the show for American pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, a jazz master, during his performance at the celebrated Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
