Alceu Maia

Noticed by Beth Carvalho, who asked him to become listed on her strap, Alceu Maia (aka Alceu Cavaquinho and Alceu perform Cavaco) was among the members from the A Fina Flor perform Samba, that was Carvalho’s assisting group and in addition developed a single career. A Clear Prize champion (as greatest arranger), Maia also was granted having a Brahma Extra trophy and a Cinco Estrelas trophy as an instrumentalist. His resumé contains functions for Chet Baker and Dionne Warwick. Since 1975 a occupied session guy, Maia continues to be playing for top level works like Cartola, Chico Buarque, João Bosco, Elizeth Cardoso, Paulinho da Viola, Clara Nunes, Nélson Gonçalves, Bezerra da Silva, Toquinho, and Elba Ramalho. He also offers toured internationally (through European countries, the U.S., Africa, and Latin America) with Paulo Moura (in the Berlin Event), Ivan Lins, Roberto Menescal, Leila Pinheiro, and Joyce. As the soloist of his group Alceu Maia & O Choro Unétrico, he performed in the Montreux Event (Switzerland). He was the maker of the strike “Voa, Canarinho, Voa” (the music found in the Brazilian team marketing campaign in the Globe Cup, sung from the participant Júnior). Maia also created the high-selling carnival information of the champ samba schools. Like a composer, he has already established over 100 tracks documented by Leci Brandão (“Talento de Verdade,” created with Brandão, and “Fogo no Ar,” with Jorge Aragão), Emílio Santiago, Alcione, Demônios da Garoa, Jair Rodrigues, Mestre Marçal, and Agepê, amongst others. Maia also participated both in the display and the recording Getz Bossa Nova, released in Japan, with Gilberto Gil, Leila Pinheiro, and Marcos Valle. Like a soloist, he documented, among additional albums, the Compact disc Brasil Chorinho with classics of choro.