Moreira da Silva

The son of the trombonist from the band from the armed service police, Moreira da Silva sang as an amateur in serestas at an extremely early age. In 1931, he documented for the very first time (“Ererê” and “Rei da Umbanda,” both pontos de macumba by Amor for Odeon). He documented another recording for Odeon and shifted to Columbia, where he documented two strikes for the Carnival of 1933: “Arrasta a Fine sandália” (Aurélio Gomes/Baiaco) and “É Batucada” (Caninha/Visconde de Bicuíba). The second option was the champion from the 1st official competition of Carnival music of Rio de Janeiro within the same yr. Invited by Duque, da Silva visited function in the Cassino Atlântico. “Implorar Só a Deus” (Child Pepe/Germano Augusto/J.S. Gaspar) was another strike in 1935, establishing his status as an motivated interpreter. Within the next yr, he started to show up on Programa Casé at Rádio Philips, and in 1937 he was employed by César Ladeira for Rádio Mayrink Veiga. Within the same yr, his interpretation of “Quatro Linhas” (Tancredo Silva) became a milestone, becoming the very first time that he put slang and funny commentaries between musical phrases (the break, or breque). This design, which he got to the best stage, became his brand — a few of his breaks reached the tag of 1 minute or even more, occasionally with dialogue. Within the same yr, “Jogo Proibido” (Tancredo Silva/Davi Silva/Ribeiro Cunha) continuing within the same range, also with tremendous achievement. In 1939, he toured Portugal (Porto and Lisbon), where he done the film A Varanda Dos Rouxinócan be. “Amigo Urso” (Henrique Gonçalves), documented for RCA Victor within the same yr, became one of is own greatest strikes. After other strikes, he was employed by Rádio Tupi in 1950. In 1958, asked by Aluísio de Oliveira, he documented the LP O Último Malandro, accompanied by many others. Miguel Gustavo composed sambas-de-breque specifically for him, explaining adventures where Child Morengueira (another of his nicknames) was the hero. The largest hit of the was “O Rei perform Gatilho” (1962). In 1979, asked by Chico Buarque, he performed over the Ópear perform Malandro LP. He toured Brazil in 1980, within the Projeto Pixinguinha. The samba college Unidos de Manguinhos paid tribute to him, parading towards the samba enredo “Moreira da Silva, 90 Anos de Um Malandro.” In 1995, he performed some shows with achievement within the Projeto Seis e Meia; his 94 years had been commemorated with displays on the Ritmo nightclub, with the current presence of many artists. Within the same calendar year, the reserve Moreira da Silva, O Último Dos Malandros (Alexandre Augusto Teixeira Gonçalves, Editora Record) premiered. Moreira da Silva continuing to execute in displays until his loss of life in 2000.