
Marcelo Politano (1989) is a specialist in folk flutes and has been the folk flutist of Chasky since 2007. The group Chasky was created in 1960 when musicians from different countries of South America migrated to Brazil. With almost 60 years of existence, Chasky is one of the most important groups of South American folk music still active.
Marcelo is very comfortable in improvising, reading any type of scores or simply creating the necessary lines for your project. He offers recordings of the following folk instruments:
- Pífano flute (bamboo flute from Brazil, known 'pife') and Piccolo pife;
- Quena flute (Andean bamboo or wood flute);
- Quenacho flute (Andean bamboo or wood flute);
- Tin whistles (Irish folk flutes):
- Wood Whistles;
- Duduk (Armenian folk wooden flute);
- Native American Flute (Navajo flute);
- Indian Bansuri;
- Chinese Hulusi;
- Different range of whistles and bird whistles;
- Classical western Flute;
- Tenor Saxophone;
- Soprano Saxophone;
- Recorder (blockflute);
some releases:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1fRxIgL3KfJdxFbJUdQ37N?si=hAUEGdPbQMe67BM4Xs6mvw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM-ya5oFc7k
https://open.spotify.com/track/26ohRZsyb5be7Sn2KcYWsr?si=DNT1vyBBSBmVsdXhqzUbJA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIV83P30xj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uy8hOq2BLQ
Marcelo Politano completed his bachelor in saxophone-Brazilian popular music at the University of Campinas (Brazil) and his master studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He is currently teaching Folk music at the Estonian Academy of Music in Tallinn: https://eamt.ee/en/inimesed/marcelo
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63 Reviews - 5 Repeat Clients
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Marcelo was very good at communication and (over)delivered tracks very fast! Definitely would recommend him to anybody out there looking for some flutes! cheers
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Love working with Marcelo. The best!
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Marcelo plays the flute with great versality. He shared me many great ideas. Was very passionate about the project and always delivered on my requests. Thank you so much Marcelo for cooperation and patience, will use again.
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Marcelo has been a pleasure to work with! His recordings were clean and professional, the turnaround very fast and the communication friendly and professional.
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Marcelo is absolutely amazing! I asked him for a simple flute part in a song. And man, did he deliver!! So many options with different flutes to choose from and the quality of his playing is beyond amazing. Fantastic turn-around time, very nice guy and super talented! I highly recommend!! 100000 stars!!!
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an excellent musician! he is going to deliver exactly what you want and he def has some great ears for melody so you should trust him for your project :) (+also very fast delivery)
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The tracks that Marcelo delivers has unique sound and definitely helped my project~
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As always Marcelo delivered a perfect track he even sent a few extra options, for what I have requested. His talent is amazing and always nails it from the first take, super professional and very quick, and I can't recommend him enough.
Will be working with him again for sure.
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Working with Marcelo was a very nice experience! The job and the payment were on time! Marcelo is a great musician and was a honor to work with him. I hope to do more music together! Thanks a lot!!
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I had such an amazing experience with Marcelo. He was always quick to respond and super nice. He went above and beyond to capture the flute part and sound I was looking for, and added incredible improvisations in addition to my composed part. I would not hesitate to recommend him and I definitely hope to work with him again. Thank you so much Marcelo! :)
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Amazing and super talented musician, he nailed what I wanted on the first try, super fast and will alway play the right part to support the track and take it to perfection.
Can't wait to work with Marcelo again. - check_circleVerified
I would like to thank Marcelo for putting the best effort on my production. Such a great player, easy to work with, delivers on time, no hassle. A real pro!!!
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Marcelo is a great player and he is very easy to work with! I highly recommend him!!
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Marcelo was incredible to work with, very understanding and really helped me find what I was looking for. I highly recommend him to work with!
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Another fantastic job by Marcelo. Very thorough and talented.
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Marcelo is an awesome flautist, excellent tone, great musical sense. Very professional communication and enthusiasm about the project. Definitely looking forward to working with him again in the future!
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Marcelo is a very talented flute player that gives you the choice between various flute instruments for recording. The recording quality is clean and proffesional! I definitly will get back for more future projects.
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Always a pleasure working with Marcelo!! Will be back..
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Marcelo is a wonderful musician and a real pleasure to work with. He knocked my project out of the park! Would highly recommend.
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Lightning fast delivery , great communication, Marcelo delivers way more than my expectations , highly recommended.
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Marcelo delivered the tracks perfectly and in time. His input was valuable and his knowledge helped my project.
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Does a great job as always!
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It was great to work with Marcelo. He took my instructions and the music and really delivered with what I was looking for. I highly recommend working with him. Thanks again!
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Once again a pleasure, nailed it in the first take.. Highly recommended !
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Marcelo is a super musician. He was so sensitive to all my advice and my vision of the track. He offer me a lot options for my song , it's really kind of him. He is a super pro. 100% recommended
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Amazing job!! Highly recommended..
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A+, just what I was looking for. Did multiple takes & quality was great.
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Great work! Went above and beyond!
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Great player and extremly friendly! Recommended!
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It has been a pleasure to work with Marcelo, he provided me with High-quality material and great professionalism.
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The best!!!!
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Marcelo is an incredibly talented flautist and very easy to work with! I look forward to our next collaboration!
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Great flute player as usual and keeps professional as always!
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Great player, and very nice guy!
Fast and high quality, and he has know very much how to play good traditional melodies, it helped me a lot ! - check_circleVerified
An amazing talent, super professional and got exactly what I wanted from the first try, I will be working with him again soon for sure.
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If you need ethnic woodwinds, no doubt... Marcelo is your man.
Perfect Technique and sound!
Thanks my friend!!!
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Marcelo was fantastic to work, great music and good communicator.
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Always fun working with Marcelo especially in this job!
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Marcelo is a consummate professional, best person to work with, star level talented of musicianship and character!
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A very kind professional who was super easy and efficient to communicate with. I loved my results with Marcelo, you will too!
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Marcelo is really detailed in his explanation of what options he can provide as far as his many instruments and how they differ from each other.
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It was a pleasure to work with Marcelo. Obrigado por tudo!
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Amazing job! would use him again 100%. Highly professional and fair pricing.
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Marcelo really added magic to my song. He was very easy to work with, super professionnel and talented !
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Marcelo is an excellent performer with wide knowledge of different woodwind instruments. Loved how easy it was to work with Marcelo on this project and can't wait for more.
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Great job ! Beautiful playing and very fast turnaroud time ! Hope to work with Marcelo again in the future.
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Marcelo was a pleasure to work with. He was timely, professional and open to criticism.
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best flautist in the game!
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Marcelo was a real pleasure to work with and delivered exactly what I had in mind for my project and very quickly! What a gifted and talented musician he is and very easy to work with! I will certainly use Marcelo on any future projects I have where his many flute sounds are needed!
Patrick C.
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Great job with a bamboo flute! Reasonable price and quick turnaround.
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always great to work with Marcelo knows exactly what u need for your project!
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Very fast and reliable like always! :)
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Awesome musician who provides a very accommodating service! Warmly recommended!
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World class folk flutist! Highly recommended!
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Hands down best flute player I could've asked for, did exactly what was asked from him and delivered like a legend!
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I have to say Marcelo was great, I was an awkward client and Marcelo tried three different versions to make me happy , a very talented and patient musician
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It's our first collaboration. Marcelo is a very talented and professional musician!! I like his music so much!! Looking forward to next project with him!:)
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I asked Marcelo to record a part with 2 Bamboo flutes and the result was very pleasing ... he is also a very nice guy to work with ...
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Marcelo was professional with his work, prompt with communication and I enjoyed working with him.
Fantastic experience working with Marcelo, a very talented musician who delivered amazing results! Also great and fast communication + quick turnaround. It all went very smooth and I look forward to working with Marcelo again in the near future.
Marcelo is probably the most talented musician I have ever met.
A mix of extreme knowledge and pure flow, he has set the bar really high on South American folk flutes that most musicians pale in comparison.
A super talented, ethical, open-minded, non-egoic musician is a rare find!
I will hire him on every chance I have.Marcelo is probably the most talented musician I have ever met.
A mix of extreme knowledge and pure flow, he has set the bar really high on South American folk flutes that most musicians pale in comparison.
A super talented, ethical, open-minded, non-egoic musician is a rare find!
I will hire him on every chance I have.Marcelo is probably the most talented musician I have ever met.
A mix of extreme knowledge and pure flow, he has set the bar really high on South American folk flutes that most musicians pale in comparison.
A super talented, ethical, open-minded, non-egoic musician is a rare find!
I will hire him on every chance I have.

I was the composer, folk flute player in all flutes, percussion player and sound engineer in this production
- 1 revision
- ca. one to 2 days to deliver the recordings requested
- no additional costs involved if the instrument requested is available
- R. Carlos Nakai
- Uña Ramos - quena
- João Do Pife And The Banda De Pífanos Dois Irmãos
- All instruments mentioned on profile. High quality recordings done with Schoeps Mk4 stereo pair