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Sérgio Reis

As an urban teen, Sérgio Reis advertised a peculiar fusion of rootsy “caipira” (hillbilly) music using the influences of Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, and Neil Sedaka. Probably one of the most effective artists within the sertanejo genre, Reis documented over 40 albums, with 20 precious metal information, eight platinum, along …

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João Carlos Martins

A kid prodigy, Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins began monitoring the piano with José Kliass at age eight. The next year, he received a competition sponsored from the Bach Culture of Brazil. Quickly thereafter, the famous Alfred Cortot proclaimed: “With this sort of tone, with the power of his fingertips, …

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