Maria Bethânia Viana Telles Veloso, better known as Maria Bethânia, was born on June 18, 1946, in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. Maria Bethânia…
Artist Profiles: Maria Bethania
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Artist Profiles: Marcio Bahia
Márcio Villa Bahia was born December 18, 1958 in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. He began playing drums at age of 13. In February 1981, he…
Artist Profiles: Monica Salmaso
Mônica Salmaso was born February 27, 1971 in, Sao Paulo, Brazil. She rose to fame in 1999 when she won the Visa-mastercard-Eldorado Prize for best…
Artist Profiles: Luiz Gonzaga
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr. was born December 13, 1912 in Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil. Several years after his death in 1989 and several decades after…
Artist Profiles: Lia de Itamaraca
Maria Madalena Correio do Nascimento, better known as Lia, was born in the island of Itaramacá in 1944, about 40 km. north of Recife, Brazil.…
Artist Profiles: Lenine
Osvaldo Lenine Macedo Pimentel, better known as Lenine, was born February 2, 1959 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Lenine is a singer, composer, arranger, musician and…
Artist Profiles: Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Ben Jor is a composer of Brazilian hits likes “Mas, Que Nada,””Chove Chuva,””Que Pena,” and “Pais Tropical.” This happy master of samba-funk consistently has…
Artist Profiles: Joyce
Described by Antonio Carlos Jobim as “one of the greatest singers of all time“, singer, composer and guitarist Joyce is one of the most revered…
Artist Profiles: Alfredo Rodríguez
Composer and pianist Alfredo Rodríguez was born October 7, 1985 in Havana, Cuba. Alfredo has a solid musical background. He began studying percussion at the…
Artist Profiles: Joao Gilberto
Legendary Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer João Gilberto is the artist who revolutionized Brazilian popular music in the 1950s by creating the bossa nova sound.…