Cristina Buarque

Sister of Miúcha, Ana de Hollanda, and Chico Buarque, Cristina Buarque had her initial experience in a specialist environment on Chico Buarque’s Chico Buarque, Vol. 3, interpreting the melody “Sem Fantasia” (1968). Her initial solo LP emerged in 1974, Cristina, with her biggest strike, “Quantas Lágrimas” (Manacéia). The record was focused on the recuperation of the task of essential sambistas, which continued to be the main concentrate of her function. Her second record, Prato e Faca (1976), acquired sambas by Heitor dos Prazeres, Geraldo Pereira, Jamelão, Bide/Marçal, and Alberto Lonato, amongst others. Her 1978 LP Arrebém acquired the participation from the Velha Guarda da Portela over the monitor “Muito Embora Abandonado” (Mijinha/Francisco Santana). In 1979 she was asked to sing over the LP Clementina e Convidados, performing in duo using the previous queen of samba, Clementina de Jesus. As an associate from the Turma perform Funil, Cristina Buarque documented “Se European union Fosse Teu Patrão” (Chico Buarque) for Chico’s A Ópera perform Malandro. In 1980, her Vejo Amanhecer acquired the involvement of the group Época de Ouro. In 1981, the Velha Guarda da Portela and Clementina de Jesus participated in her LP Cristina. Within the same calendar year she documented “Pode Ser?” (Geraldo Pereira/Marino Pinto) over the Geraldo Pereira tribute, and, four years afterwards, she documented “Aquele Bilhetinho” (Nelson Cavaquinho/Augusto Garcez/Wilson Canegal) over the tribute to Nelson Cavaquinho, As Flores em Vida. Cristina e Mauro Duarte (1985), where she re-recorded “Quantas Lágrimas,” acquired the involvement of Paulo César Pinheiro on “Reserva de Domínio.” In 1988 she documented “Morro perform Sossego” (Candeia/Artur Poerner) for the tribute Candeia. Within the next calendar year she participated in another tribute, this time around to Paulo da Portela, Homenagem a Paulo da Portela, documenting a duo with Mauro Duarte, “Quem Espera Sempre Alcança.” Her Compact disc Resgate, which acquired as guests Manacéia, Monarco, the Velha Guarda da Portela, Walter Alfaiate, the Orquestra de Cordas, and many other illustrious statistics, was documented for japan marketplace in 1990 in support of released in Brazil four years later on. Her 1970 study on Candeia yielded the recuperation of two unpublished and unfamiliar tracks from the sambista, “Luz de Verão” and “Vem pra Portela,” with lyrics added posthumously by Marquinhos de Oswaldo Cruz. The tracks were documented by Cristina Buarque on her behalf 1998 recording Eterna Chama/Candeia. Her 2000 tribute to Wilson Batista, Ganha-se Pouco, Mas É Divertido, got the involvement of Paulinho da Viola, Roberto Silva, and Chico Buarque.