Extremely successful artist of the energetic style axé music, Daniela Mercury has consolidated her career both nationally and abroad. At eight, she started to take ballet classes. At 13, she decided to be a singer, influenced by Elis Regina. At 15, she began to perform in small bars in her home town. Next came the trial of the trio elétrico... [+] Read More

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A driving force behind the rise of the MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) sound, singer/composer Edú Lobo was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1943; at 18 he formed his first trio with Dori Caymmi and the great Marcus Valle, and in 1962 forged a long-term writing partnership with renowned lyricist Vinicius de Moraes. Drawing influence from bossa nova... [+] Read More

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With her blend of folk melodies, synthesized backdrops, and classical motifs, Enya created a distinctive style that more closely resembled new age than the folk and Celtic music that provided her initial influences. Enya is from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, which she left in 1980 to join the Irish band Clannad, the group that already... [+] Read More

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While many of the performers during the heyday of tropicalia and the rise of MPB (musica popular Brasileira) opted for a more radical stance in their challenge to Brazil's political and cultural authorities, artists like Jorge Ben took a more understated approach. Rather than use overly theatrical performance to shock the audience or... [+] Read More

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Commercially successful (her two first albums, Marisa Monte Ao Vivo and Mais, sold 600,000 copies, and Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-De-Rosa e Carvão sold 750,000), Marisa Monte succeeded also in building an international career as a pop artist incorporating some of the Brazilian musical traditions into her style, yielding a truly original Brazilian... [+] Read More

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Vinicius de Moraes was a fundamental figure in Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time bossa nova and samba classics. As a composer, he wrote some good music, and as an interpreter, he left several important albums. From a musical family, he began very early to write poetry. At 14 he became... [+] Read More

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