Tag Archives: Bossa Nova

Leila Pinheiro is a renowned singer who established a name in bossa nova and began to explore the Brazilian pop field. At ten, she started her music research. Four years afterwards, she empty music theory and began to possess piano classes with Guilherme Coutinho. In 1978, she enrolled on the …

Originally referred to as Rec.a, the Netherlands-based neo-tropicalismo group Zuco 103 was spawned from a cooperation that vocalist Lilian Vieira, keyboardist Stefan Schmid, and drummer Stefan Kruger done using the Dutch fusion outfit SfeQ. The trio fulfilled in the Rotterdam Conservatory in 1989, where Brazilian-bred Vieira was learning singing and …

Perhaps one of the most important Brazilian vocal/instrumental sets of all period, MPB-4 always devoted it is actions to MPB (a particular genre of Brazilian popular music employing sophisticated lyrics, melodies, and harmonies) where in fact the commercial factor was subordinat towards the group’s artistic criteria. They reinvented the Brazilian …

Like a composer, Vinícius Cantuária had success with “Lua e Estrela” (recorded by Caetano Veloso in 1981), “Coisa Linda,” “Só Você,” and “Na Canção” (recorded by Fábio Jr.). He was praised like a composer/interpreter with Sol na Cara, released in the U.S. Cantuária relocated to Rio de Janeiro RJ along …

A sporadically repeating supergroup featuring Charlie Byrd, Natural herb Ellis, and Barney Kessel, Great Guitars’ portentous name bears enormous objectives. But with world-class talent like these three working in comfy mainstream nation, the music is normally worth the billing, genially swinging and harmonically erudite, with Byrd’s traditional and Latin affects …

A traveling force behind the rise from the MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) audio, singer/composer Edú Lobo was created in Rio de Janeiro in 1943; at 18 he produced his initial trio with Dori Caymmi and the fantastic Marcos Valle, and in 1962 forged a long-term composing relationship with renowned lyricist …

Elizete Cardoso, the singer whose album Chega de Saudade launched the bossa nova, was also the initial well-known singer to interpret Villa-Lobos on the Municipal Theaters of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and was taken into consideration by Almirante the very best interpreter of Noel Rosa. Adored by Edith …

Elis Regina was perhaps one of the most ferociously talented singers to emerge from Brazil. A perfectionist who was simply often dissatisfied, Regina drove herself and people of her music group relentlessly, resulting in her becoming dubbed “Hurricane” and “Small Pepper” by music artists and journalists. Her tempestuous character apart, …

An effective vocalist in the Jovem Guarda in the Trio Esperança, Evinha had hits in her solo profession with tunes like “Teletema” (Antônio Adolfo/Tibério Gaspar), “Que Bandeira” (Marcos Valle/Paulo Sérgio Valle), “Como Vai Você” (Antônio Marcos), and “As Mayções Que Você Fez Em virtude de Mim” (Roberto Carlos/Erasmo Carlos). Since …

Claudette Soares debuted in radio in age ten within the Clube carry out Guri present (Rádio Tamoio). After some time she proved helpful for several r / c and was presented with the name Princezinha perform Baião (THE TINY Princess of Baião) on her behalf duet performances using the Ruler …