TETEL DI BABUYA

Marcela Venditti [now Tetel Di Babuya] was born on March 14, 1986 in Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, the youngest of three sisters. She caught the music bug early from her father, a psychopharmacologist who was a drummer, singer, and pianist in his youth. When she was seven years old, her family moved to California, where her father taught at Stanford University for two years. Her excellent English can be traced back to her time spent in America. After her family returned to Brazil, her father enrolled Tetel in violin classes—at a school founded by and named after Antonio Carlos Jobim—and actively participated in her music education, taking her to classes, rehearsals, and concerts. “Once I had music in my life, I never really felt alone,” Tetel writes on her blog on teteldibabuya.com. “Music developed my sense of self and paved the way for me to become the adult I am now.” It read more...