Brunno de Jesus is a black artist from the city of Salvador who has been fascinated by music since he was a child. His artistic inclination was so great that he imagined himself on stage singing for millions of people. That was his childhood game. From an early age, he drummed on paint cans and glass bottles and also sang in his backyard. He always accompanied his father to the serenades in the neighborhood where he lived. And like everyone from Bahia, he never missed a carnival. He used to go with his father to the parades of Afro-blocos such as Ilê Aiyê, Olodum, and Os Negões, as well as following the band Timbalada and É o Tchan. As an adult, Brunno’s path led him to dance. He studied and became a Brazilian dancer, choreographer, singer and songwriter. Son of Sàngo at Ilê Axé Onirê Unxê Omi Oyá.

In 2014, the composition Identifique-se, a partnership with singer Jeferson Akenaton, came 2nd in the Vozes da Terra Music Festival. The following year, he released his first single: Jogo bola. A researcher of black and peripheral cultures, Bruno de Jesus did his master’s, specialization, and PhD in dance at the Federal University of Bahia. He was also a Substitute Professor of the dance graduate course at UFBA, imparting knowledge to hundreds of students. In 2021, he was awarded the Leda Maria Martins National Prize in the Ancestrality category for his show DI-QUEBRADA. He also conceived the EPA! Peripheral Arts Meeting, held between 2017 and 2021. He directed the documentary RAIMUNDOS: Mestre King e as figuras masculinas da dança na Bahia. The film tells the story of the first black man to graduate in dance in Latin America.

He recently performed the song Quando o Muzenza passar by Ney Baiano and Yure Cajazeiras at the 36th Bloco Afro-Muzenza Samba Reggae Music Festival. The show Epa Rei, which takes its name from his first album, opened the Arts Festival in Pernambuco and was also performed in the Choir Room of the Castro Alves Theater in Salvador.

Released at the beginning of 2022, Epa Rei features elements of candomblé and Yoruba culture. Like the album, the show builds an affective soundscape in an Afro-pop mix of poetry, candomblé music, sambas, samba reggae, R&B, and percussive ballads. With great percussion and dance solos, the artist brings sensory experiences to the audience with his music. It is an interactive and sensorial concert.