Created around 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Acuri came to life with the intent to produce instrumental music that was essentially Brazilian, but filtered by a creative vision free of stylistic frontiers, capable of encompassing in a single musical concept their country’s folk music along with the most modern manifestations of contemporary musical production.

From the beginning, Acuri’s pieces resulted in complex (but intuitive) compositions and arrangements, featuring a wide range of sonorities and textures, at the same time strong national character and great universal vocation.

In search for a personal language and greater versatility within the arrangements, the initial trio gradually added new members, and after some line-up changes, it got to the present quintet configuration.