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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, better known as João Bosco was born in Ponte Nova, minas Gerais, Brazil in 1946. Joao Bosco cut his musical…
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Jaques Morelenbaum was born in 1954 in Rio de Janeiro. He initiated his music studies at age three. He spent many of his childhood afternoons…
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Hamilton de Holanda was born in 1976. He is a gifted virtuoso mandolinist who has revolutionized the mandolin. He developed his own music thorough a…
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Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar, better known as Guinga, was born June 10, 1950 in Madureira, Rio de Janeiro. Guinga’s former neighbor was Candeia,…
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Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, better known as Gal Costa, was born September 26, 1945, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She was not just an…
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