Edil Pacheco

Edil Pacheco is really a composer and performer faithfully focused on the very best Bahian custom. Author of over 250 tracks, he had a great deal of them documented by Wilson Simonal, Luís Vieira, João Nogueira (“De Amor é Bom,” “Se Segura Segurança”), Gilberto Gil (“Ojuabá”), Gal Costa (“Estamos Aí”), Alcione (“Araketu,” “Luandê,” “Lua Menina”), Fafá de Belém (“Siriê”), Clara Nunes (“Ijexá”), Margareth Menezes, Luís Caldas, Lazzo, Agepê (“Ilê Aiyê,” “Forró em Cachoeira”), Baby perform Brasil, Ederaldo Gentil, Beth Carvalho (“Encanto perform Gantois”), Moraes Moreira, Elza Soares, the Trio Unétrico Dodô e Osmar, Virgínia Rodrigues, among others. His musical companions consist of Batatinha, Cid Seixas, Ederaldo Gentil, Paulo César Pinheiro, Moraes Moreira, Capinam, and Luís Melodia. Of humble roots, he spent his child years in his upcountry city and started to find out the violão in his teenagers. At 18, he relocated to Salvador, where he analyzed during the night and worked well throughout the day in a bakery, later on at a lender, with a transportation organization. In 1963, Pacheco became familiar with Moraes Moreira, Luis Galvão, Ederaldo Gentil, Celeste, Cid Seixas, and vocalist/composer Oscar da Penha, the Batatinha. The second option became his supporter and urged him to become professional. In 1965, as an accompanist he performed in the display European union Sou, Tu és, Nós Somos: Gente, including two of his tunes. In 1969, he was recommended by journalist Fernando Vita as well as the vocalist Eliana Pittman documented his “Fim de Tarde” (with Luiz Galvão, later on Operating-system Novos Baianos) and “Passatempo” (with Batatinha/Cid Seixas). The second option track was censored from the armed service routine. Jair Rodrigues documented in 1970 “Alô Madrugada” (with Ederaldo Gentil) with nationwide success. Taking part in the every week musical Improviso display (Teatro Vila Velha), was asked to create a track for the play A Morte de Quincas Berro D’Água. It yielded an recording with five tunes where Pacheco documented as a vocalist for the very first time. In July 1975, he and Batatinha and Ederaldo Gentil opened up the display O Samba Nasceu na Bahia, which experienced local success. The very first single recording, Pedras Afiadas, arrived in 1977. In 1984, he documented Estamos Aí. In 1988, with all tunes together with Paulo César Pinheiro, he documented Afros e Afoxés da Bahia (through Polygram), a tribute towards the Bahian blocos afro and afoxés, which garnered him many awards. In 1985, Clara Nunes documented with achievement his “Ijexá” and João Nogueira, “De Amor é Bom.” Alcione documented “Siriê” and “Lua Menina,” and Luís Caldas documented “Dengo.” Being a manufacturer, he understood the Compact disc Ederaldo Gentil — Pérolas Finas, a tribute towards the essential Bahian samba composer, with interpreters Gilberto Gil, Beth Carvalho, Jair Rodrigues, Luís Melodia, Jussara Silveira, Elza Soares, Paulinho Boca de Cantor, among others. In 1996, he released Dom de passarinho. In July 2000, he created the present O Samba Nasceu na Bahia, his single record O samba me pegou using the Bahian samba in a number of styles, because the samba de roda of the spot from the recôncavo before samba arrasta-povo. He done the double Compact disc 100 Anos de Música Baiana — Perform Lundu ao Axé, a study task with Paulinho Boca de Cantor informing Bahian music background since 19th hundred years vocalist Xisto Bahia and heading until Carlinhos Dark brown’ Timbalada through essential interpreters.