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Artist: Experience Unlimited
Experience Unlimited was the original full name of the Washington, D.C., band that later shortened its name to E.U. and became one of the city's definitive go-go artists. Before their commercial success in the latter half of the '80s, however, Experience Unlimited was a more spiritual, jam-oriented outfit that took their name from Jimi Hendrix's... [+] Read More
Artist: Márcia
The award-winning singer Márcia has performed with names like Baden Powell, VinÃcius de Moraes, Eduardo Gudin, and Paulo César Pinheiro, having launched Johnny Alf's ""Eu e a Brisa."" She was the crooner of Erlon Chaves' orchestra. In 1958, she was hired by TV Tupi and, two years later, moved to Porto Alegre, where she worked in radio. In... [+] Read More
Artist: Sex Noise
www.sexnoise.com.br Our history starts almost as of all the bands. A college friendship, to find the people to talk and to share of the same ideas and to mount a band...After some years of militancy in underground and launched demons, the band arrives at its first CD, the compilation "Paredão" (EMI). The Music "Franzino Costela" ("Eu apanhava... [+] Read More
Artist: Duduca do Salgueiro
Born in Minas Gerais, Duduca was registered as Carioca, having lived in the Salgueiro hill from the age of seven-years old until his demise. Author of several successful sambas-enredo of the Salgueiro samba school, Duduca was the president of the Ala de Compositores (Composers' Wing) of the Salgueiro. A typographer by profession, he lived for... [+] Read More
Artist: E.U.
E.U., originally known as Experience Unlimited, is one of D.C.'s original go-go bands, but they never scored a pop hit until 1988, when "Da Butt" became a dance sensation, thanks to Spike Lee's School Daze movie. While they didn't record many great albums -- 1989's Livin' Large, which was riding on the success of "Da Butt," came the closest --... [+] Read More
Artist: Odair Jose
Odair José was one of the most successful artists in the '70s and the most successful one in the brega segment. José started as a self-taught musician, learning to play the violão (acoustic guitar), the piano, and the harmonica at ten. He formed a Brazilian country duo with a friend and moved to Rio de Janeiro RJ at the age 18. There he... [+] Read More
Artist: Aromabar
Roland Hackl, Karin Steger, and Andreas Kinzl (aka DJ Scott) made up the Viennese trio Aromabar, a soft, slightly progressive trip-hop outfit that was unafraid to marry mood with conventional song structures. Like a chilled-out Saint Etienne, both traditional acoustic and electronic instruments were often employed, routing the songs toward... [+] Read More
Artist: Taiguara
A very popular artist in the '70s in Brazil, Taiguara is still remembered affectionately for his sensitive interpretations (for successes like "Helena, Helena, Helena" and "Modinha") and compositions like "Hoje," "Universo do Teu Corpo," and "Viagem."
Taiguara came to Brazil at four with his family and they settled first in Rio and then in São... [+] Read More
Artist: Lauro Maia
Underrated composer Lauro Maia's profound research of the folklore of his region produced the creation of a new style, the balanceio, anticipating by a short while the process of urbanization the baião undertook by LuÃs Gonzaga and the coco by Jackson do Pandeiro. Taking his first theory lessons with his mother, Maia became a professional... [+] Read More
Artist: Alvaiade
Alvaiade is one of the most important names in the history of the Portela samba school. His high-quality production is represented well by sambas like "Marinheiro de Primeira Viagem," "Banco do Réu," and "Embrulho Que Eu Carrego" (all with Djalma Mafra), as well as "Briga de Amor," "Eu Não Sou Marinheiro," "Chega," "A Saudade Me Devora,"... [+] Read More
Artist: Os Namorados
An early bossa nova group arranged and led by João Donato, Os Namorados weren't around for very long, though they did introduce the bossa nova beat on their 1953 song "Eu Quero Um Samba." Formed from the ashes of two other Brazilian samba groups (Os Modernistas and Namorados da Lua), Os Namorados recorded only one self-titled EP, released on 78... [+] Read More
Artist: Paulo Zdan
One of the important composers of Brazilian soul, Paulo Zdan was Cassiano's main partner with hits like "A Lua e Eu" (1976, having been included on the O Grito soap opera on TV Globo) and "Coleção" (1977), both recorded by Cassiano. He also had his "Quero um Baby Seu" recorded by Caetano Veloso. Zdan started his career in the mid-'70s penning... [+] Read More
Artist: Falcão
Mixing reference humor and music, always exploring with exaggerated ridicule and kitsch devices, Falcão departed from his local, restricted performances for a national success with the hit "I'm Not Dog No" (corrupted English version of Waldick Soriano's "Eu Não Sou Cachorro Não"), included in his first solo album (Bonito, Lindo, e Joiado,... [+] Read More
Artist: Kid Pepe
Kid Pepe was a composer of some classics of the Golden Age of Brazilian song. After several small jobs, he became a boxer, receiving the nickname Kid Pepe. He opened in radio in 1931 hosting his own show were he sang his and other composers' songs. PatrÃcio Teixeira recorded one of his compositions for the first time, "Eu Era Feliz" (with... [+] Read More
Artist: Carmen Miranda
The first Brazilian performer to attain international stardom, singer and actress Carmen Miranda was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha on February 9, 1909 in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal, but she was raised in Rio de Janeiro from infancy onward. After quitting school she began working at an area shop, where her habit of singing on the job... [+] Read More
Artist: Milton DeOliveira
The name of Milton de Oliveira is associated with the creation of immortal classics of the Brazilian song, especially carnival marches.
He wrote his first song at 16, "Já Mandei, Meu Bem." In 1934, "És Louca" (with Djalma Esteves), which was recorded by Jaime Vogeler. With Max Bulhões, he wrote the classic "Não Tenho Lágrimas" and "Sabiá... [+] Read More
Artist: Zezé Di Camargo
A phenomenon of the sertanejo (Brazilian country) music, the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano have sold 16 million copies of the ten albums they have recorded between 1991 to 2000. Since 1998, they have been expanding their niche through the incorporation of arrangements, songs, and stage persona borrowed from pop and romantic repertory. Zezé Di... [+] Read More
Artist: Tito Madi
One of the singers and composers of the samba-canção era intuitively connected with the soon-to-be stylistic revolution of bossa nova, Tito Madi anticipated several features of this movement in the sophisticated harmonies of his influential compositions and relaxed vocal renditions, recorded on 44 albums. His first big hit and one of his... [+] Read More
Artist: Sérgio Sampaio
Sérgio Sampaio composed only one hit, "Eu Quero é Botar Meu Bloco na Rua," re-recorded in the '90s by Elba Ramalho and Roupa Nova. But even if he was not to know commercial success with his elaborate lyrics (invariably praised by critics) and his irreverent manner, his talent had many admirers who continue to revere his works. In 1964 he was... [+] Read More
Artist: Daryll Duncan
Chicago singer, composer, and producer Darryl Duncan began playing the organ at nine and was an accomplished pianist in his teens. He joined a local band called Cashmere (not the Philly unit) while in high school. He later left Chicago to work on his compositional skills, and eventually became a staff writer at A&M. Relocating to Los Angeles,... [+] Read More
Artist: Wilson Simoninha
Wilson Simoninha, son of Wilson Simonal and the brother of Max de Castro, is one of the young revelations of the '90s who are recovering samba and bossa nova classics through soul/pop music, working in mutual collaboration with the Trama recording company. The live recorded show Artistas Reunidos brings a sample of such artists, with the... [+] Read More
Artist: Babaú
Having witnessed the foundation of the Mangueira samba school in his childhood, Babaú da Mangueira participated in the foundation of the samba schools Unidos do Tuiuti (1930, for which he wrote his first samba-enredo, "As Riquezas do Brasil"), Unidos do Cabuçu, Unidos do Outeiro (in the mid-'40s, having his "Brasil Gigante" being the first... [+] Read More
Artist: Nei Lopes
A professional composer since 1972, Nei Lopes is respected for his partnership with Wilson Moreira and his research on samba, having had his compositions recorded by many important contemporary interpreters of the traditional samba. Lopes abandoned his career as lawyer to dedicate himself to music and writing in the early '70s. In 1972 he had... [+] Read More
Artist: Rare Essence
One of the classic Washington, D.C., go-go bands, Rare Essence carried the torch from the music's early-'80s heyday well into the 1990s. Founded by drummer Quentin "Footz" Davidson, the group debuted in 1981 with "Body Moves," quickly emerging alongside Trouble Funk, E.U., and others among the top go-go bands in the D.C. area; despite countless... [+] Read More
Artist: Dircinha Batista
Dircinha Batista was an enormously successful singer. In over 40 years of career, she recorded more than 300 78 rpm albums, with many big hits, especially with marchinhas for Carnival. She was also the first Queen of Radio and worked in 16 films. A child prodigy, Dircinha Batista began to perform in festivals at age six. The daughter of the... [+] Read More
