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Herivelto Martins was probably one of the most successful performers and composers of Brazilian Popular Music. His compositions became accurate classics: in 1936, “Acorda, Escola de Samba” (with Benedito Lacerda), documented by Sílvio Caldas for Odeon; “Duas Lágrimas” (with Benedito Lacerda), documented by Nestor Amaral for Odeon; “Se o Morro …

Geraldo Vandré was in the maximum of his creative impetus and recognition when he was pressed by Brazilian dictatorship in 1968. Exiled, he came back silent. Criticizing mass tradition, he retired from creative manifestations, living by itself in his house in São Paulo, while his functions have been continuously re-recorded. …

Evaldo Rui began in radio in the ’30s along with his sibling Haroldo Barbosa. His initial work was at Rádio Philips, as helper in the displays Casé and Horas perform Outro Mundo, shortly becoming a sports activities commentator. He also proved helpful at the air channels Educadora, Guanabara, Nacional, Cajuti, …

Having been granted the Sharp Prize as the very best arranger of the entire year in 1990 with the Cannes Festival 3 years later on, Nico Rezende experienced success with compositions like “Perigo” (created with Paulinho Lima), “Noite” (with Jorge Salomão), “Transas” (with Paulinho Lima), “Amor Explícito” (with Antônio Cícero/Paulinho …

Like a composer, João de Aquino had his tunes recorded by Clara Nunes, Elza Soares, Clementina de Jesus, Marlene, Aldir Blanc, Marisa Gata Mansa, Paulo César Pinheiro, and many other best artists. Also a mentioned instrumentalist at your guitar, he documented nine LPs overseas, together with his Brazilian types. Aquino …

Among the earliest idols of Brazilian rock and roll in the ’50s, Sérgio Murilo was appointed the “Ruler of Rock and roll” with the Revista carry out Rock mag for his variations of North-American strikes by Paul Anka and Neil Sedaka. Having began at 12 being a vocalist in radio …

Nivaldo Ornelas can be an important musician using a single career and a good resumé as sideman, performing, saving, and/or touring with such brands as Gary Peacock, Jack port DeJohnette, Egberto Gismonti, Wagner Tiso, Milton Nascimento, and many more. Ornelas begun to play accordion extremely early. At 16, he had …

Having been delivered in Juazeiro (Bahia), Luis Galvão transferred to Salvador (Bahia), where he fulfilled Moraes Moreira and Paulinho Boca de Cantor, developing with them the group Os Novos Baianos in 1968. Primary lyricist of the group, extremely inspired by tropicalia, he composed a lot of the group’s music (with …

Paulinho Tapajós (the author of “Andança,” with Edmundo Souto and Danilo Caymmi in 1968, a tune that had a lot more than 150 recordings across the world), “Cantiga por Luciana,” “Zero Tempo dos Quintais,” and of other hits and classics, had a dynamic involvement in the historic celebrations from the …

Sometimes referred to as the Prenda Kids Band, following the poor community of Luanada that they emerged, Orquestra operating-system Jovens carry out Prenda certainly are a big music group having a big audio. First shaped in the middle-’60s, they liked great achievement in the first ’70s, break up in 1975, …