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Marina Elali was created in Natal, Brazil on Apr 6, 1982. The kid of Arabic and Brazilian parents, her grandfather (Ze Dantas) having been Luiz Gonzaga’s (Ruler of Baiao) musical partner, Elali was raised inside a multiculturally and musically wealthy household. Thinking about carrying out from her first years, Elali …

This band formed in Recife (Pernambuco) in 1984, from the continues to be of three deceased punk bands (Trapaça, Serviço Sujo, and Câmbio Negro). Mundo Livre S/A spent many years playing under substantial booing, particularly when they performed the tamborim (a percussion device traditional in the samba genre). In 1987, …

At the same time when the Spanish indie pop picture will favor either vintage power pop or Belle & Sebastian-style tweeness, Barcelona-based duo the Pinker Tones go after their own uniquely satisfying path. Their mainly electronic sound mixes simple bubblegum hooks, dance rhythms, and a magpie-like attitude to all or …

In under a year, the Mamonas Assassinas became an enormous national success, having sold one million copies of their just album, Mamonas Assassinas (1995), using the hits “Vira-Vira,” “Pelados em Santos,” “Robocop Gay,” and “Sabão Crá-Crá.” Their profession was tragically interrupted with a aircraft crash. The group were only available …

Olívia Byington is a praised and awarded Brazilian vocalist who spent some time working with such performers as Tom Jobim, Silvio Rodriguez, Djavan, Clara Sverner, Wagner Tiso, Chico Buarque, Turíbio Santos, Radamés Gnattali, João Carlos Assis Brasil, Paulo Moura, and Egberto Gismonti. Her expressive discography carries a Dama perform Encantado, …

Zezinho wrote the famous “”Samba Fantástico.” He started his formal research of music at 14. In 1934, he was employed as clarinetist from the Banda de Música Municipal de Cafelândia. Having shifted to São Paulo in 1937, he worked well in the Rádio Bandeirante, Rádio Record, and Cassino São Vicente, …

Being among the most successful sertanejo acts ever, Zezé di Camargo & Luciano certainly are a Brazilian duo who produced their album debut in 1991 using the million-selling É o Amor. Given birth to in Pirenópolis, Goiás, Brazil, the duo is usually made up of brothers Zezé (given birth to …

As an associate of Boca Livre, Zé Renato broke offering information, participated in Jon Anderson’s Deseo, had music recorded by Anderson, performed on the Summerstage Festival (NY, NY), and used João Gilberto in Miami. The author of strikes like “Anima” (with Milton Nascimento), “Quem Tem a Viola” (with Cláudio Nucci), …

The author of a lot more than 200 sambas, Zé Kéti was probably one of the most important sambistas ever. A unique shape to bridge the distance between your hill and the town, he was the only person to produce tracks with bossa nova composers like Carlos Lyra in the …

Fábio Jr. started carrying out in São Paulo as a kid on Television (Bandeirantes) and radio displays. In 1971, he used the stage name Uncle Jack port and later Tag Davis, under which he documented many singles sung in British, having achievement with “DON’T ALLOW Me Try” and “I wish …