Angenor de Oliveira, better known as Cartola, was born October 11, 1908 in Catete, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was one of the most significant composers of Rio’s music since he was 11 years old.
Without his creativity, bossa nova or other styles of samba would not have been possible. Although Cartola wrote for the Mangueira samba school a great number of wild and happy Sambas de Enredo, he is loved much more for his sentimental and restrained samba-cançoes, played with guitar, cavaquinho and pandeiro.
Cartola died November 30, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro.
Discography
Cartola (1974)
Cartola II (1976)
Verde Que Te Quero Rosa (1977)
Cartola 70 Anos (1978)
Cartola – Ao Vivo (1982)
Cartola – Documento Inédito (1982)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
