Maria Alcina

Owner of the distinctively low tone of voice, Maria Alcina shook Brazil in the now-distant 1972 with her androgyny and irreverence, being successful the VII Celebration Internacional da Mayção/FIC (International Tune Celebration) with “Fio Maravilha” (Jorge Ben). Others strikes of hers had been “Alô Alô” (André Filho) in 1973. The tune, one of the extracted from Carmen Miranda’s repertory, was utilized strategically with the vocalist, who also utilized extravagant outfits to determine a reference to Miranda’s identity. Through the armed forces dictatorship, Alcina was sued because of an alleged “subversive behavior” portrayed by her irreverent creative persona. In 1974, she got achievement with “Child Cavaquinho” (João Bosco/Aldir Blanc). Following the ’80s, she committed herself to a repertory predicated on humoristic dual entendre, having performed in the U.S. as well as Jamelão and Emílio Santiago, a nation where she participated in 1995 within a tribute to Carmen Miranda.