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Among the singers of the new generation, the names of Clara Nunes, Beth Carvalho and Alcione emerged as the great female samba singers in the Brazilian music industry, whose good record sales – marked by the appreciation of songs by the composers of the Rio de Janeiro samba schools – contributed greatly for the popularity of samba.
Nelson Antônio da Silva (October 29, 1911 – February 18, 1986), better known by the stage name Nelson Cavaquinho, was one of the most important singer/composers of samba. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is usually seen as a representative of the tragic aspects of samba thematics, with many songs about death and hopelessness.
Summer Samba" (also known as "So Nice" or its original Portuguese title, "Samba de Verão") is a 1964 bossa nova and jazz standard song by Brazilian composer Marcos Valle, with English-language lyrics by Norman Gimbel; the original Portuguese lyrics are by Paulo Sérgio Valle, the composer's brother.
When Antônio was still an infant, his parents separated and his mother moved with her children (Antônio Carlos and his sister Helena Isaura, born 23 February 1931) to Ipanema, the beachside neighborhood the composer would later celebrate in his songs. In 1935, when the elder Jobim died, Nilza married Celso da Frota Pessoa (died 2 February ...
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Francisco Mignone (1897–1986), classical composer and conductor; Gilberto Mendes (1922–2016), classical composer; Guiomar Novaes (1895–1979), classical pianist; Hans-Joachim Koellreutter (1915–2005), composer, teacher and musicologist; Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), classical musician and composer; Henrique Oswald (1852–1931 ...
As a composer and as a guitarist, Bonfá played a pivotal role in bridging the incumbent samba-canção style with the innovations of the bossa nova movement. Bonfá's instrumental "Seville" from his 1967 LP Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs is the basis for the 2011 hit "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Belgian-Australian musician Gotye. Gotye's ...
João Nogueira (November 12, 1941 – June 5, 2000) was a Brazilian singer and composer, famous for his samba compositions. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. [1]His first composition, "Espera ó Nega" was recorded in 1968, however it was in 1970 that he gained fame when Elizeth Cardoso recorded his song "Corrente de Aço".