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Fafá Lemos was a significant Brazilian musician in the ’40s through the ’70s. A violin virtuoso employed by the most important radio place (Nacional, that was intensely financed with the nationalist federal government of Obtainúlio Vargas), he used virtually all from the Brazilian superstars of those situations, documented a great …

Perhaps one of the most important samba composers of 1925-1950, Carlos Cachaça has already established his compositions recorded by Cartola (his regular partner), Araci de Almeida, Paulinho da Viola, Leny Andrade, and many more. The initial samba author of the Mangueira Hill, he was also among the founders from the …

Having a lot more than 130 documented compositions, Luís Bittencourt published jewels of the time referred to as the Golden Age group of the Brazilian track. He also experienced a noted profession as an instrumentalist in a number of organizations and orchestras so that as maker and artistic movie director …

The author of several classics from the golden age of Brazilian song, Andre Filho’s works, such as for example “Cidade Maravilhosa,” were recorded by many of the best performers of this period. With Noel Rosa, he composed “Filosofia.” He also acquired success being a vocalist. Filho learned many equipment including …

This vocal group officially formed in 1939 following the breakup of Herivelto Martins and Nilo Chagas’ Preto e Branco duo. Adding Dalva de Oliveira finished Trio de Ouro, which got its peak within the next 10 years with two immortal classics, “Ave Maria no Morro” (Martins) and “Praça Onze” (Martins/Grande …

Throughout his life, Marçal suffered the hardships of poverty, regardless of the success of his compositions, most of them together with Bide. A percussionist in radio since 1934, Marçal fulfilled Bide at Rádio Nacional, developing a popular duo with him. Their 1st track was the samba “Agora é Cinza,” which …

Son of the favorite vocalist and clown Eduardo das Neves, Indio learned the violão (classical guitar) by center after hearing his father often. He wrote a large number of gorgeous songs which continued to be in the traditional repertory of Brazilian well-known music, like “Cinzas,” “Em fun??o de Sempre Adeus,” …

A traditional composer, Hekel Tavares created some sort of music which blurry the boundaries between well-known and traditional music. Against the will of his dad, who wished him to become an accountant, Tavares began his musical research with an aunt. He found its way to Rio in 1921 and examined …

Sinval Silva composed many strikes (a few of them converted into classics) recorded with the greats from the golden age group of radio in Brazil. Carmen Miranda documented the majority of his body of function, and he also acquired many of his music documented by Aurora Miranda, Orlando Silva, Odete …

Sinhô was an integral shape in Brazilian popular music, particularly in the Carioca samba. Among the historical music artists — also including Pixinguinha, his sibling China, Donga, yet others — united around Tia Ciata’s home, a center point of ethnic level of resistance and affirmation, Sinhô initiated the procedure of …