Finally, some distaff musicians.
Elza da Conceição Soares was born in a Rio
de Janeiro favela (slum) in the 1930s. Since the 1950s
she has been a renowned samba singer. The samba has been danced in Brazil since
its inception in the late 19th century. A variation of samba became popular in
the mid 1940s, called Samba de Gafieira. It derived its name from the gafieira, popular urban
nightclubs of Rio de Janeiro
at that time. By the 50s, samba de gafieira had Rio & the rest of Brazil under
its hypnotic spell.
Elza's transformation began when she was about 16. She won a radio talent
contest. The shows celebrated host, the samba composer Ary Barroso, looked at
her borrowed dress & muddy shoes, then asked: “My dear, which planet did
you come from?” The feisty teenager replied, “From the same planet as you, sir.
Planet hunger.” Then she proceeded to win the winning song, a popular favela
hit called “Lama” (Mud).
In those days, radio talent shows were a direct route to singing with the
famous dance bands. Elza performed in swanky clubs & hotels, but sometimes
hidden, sometimes seated, sometimes not even allowed to sing at all because she
was black instead of Portuguese. Her success lay (& still lies) with her
infectious presence & versatile voice, a husky croon which transmutes into
seductive girlishness. Her powers of mimicry enabled her to follow the musical
stylings of the day, but samba is her true music.
In 1962, on the night Brazil
won the football World Cup, the singer met the young black footballer, Manuel
Garrincha, a huge star at the time. It was instant passion. The relationship
unleashed a tabloid feast of photographs of the starry couple, but Garrincha
was married with 10 children. Elza was a black nightclub singer, a single
parent. She was labeled the villain. Their affair survived several volatile
years: their son was later killed in a car crash; Elza was regularly crucified
by the press; & Manuel succumbed to alcohol. She was left broken-hearted. Soares
is reluctant to discuss Garrincha, though she says poignantly, “He gave me my
first Billie Holiday album.”
The break-up traumatized her, but she fought on. In the early 1970s, at the height of the military dictatorship, she sang “Opiniao” (Opinion), railing against the military repression. She was arrested at home without explanation: “Soldiers came to my house with machine guns, & put my children on to the streets,” she says. She was forced to flee to Rome for a time.
By the 1990s, Soares was reduced to the charrascarias (barbecued meat restaurants) circuit. Then in 1999, BCA invited her to London to perform in "Since Samba has been Samba", a reunion of leading musicians from the revolutionary 1970s. The retro disco-samba-queen's cabaret style seemed incongruous, but the Brazilians hailed her as a queen. In 2000 Elza Soares was nominated to represent Brazil in Radio 3's "World Milliennium Singers" program.
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Silvinha began singing folk songs arranged by her mother who was a music teacher in São João del Rei. She was performing on radio & at cultural programs by 1963. Along with the folk songs she sang, her repertoire now included music of the Beatles & famed Italian songbird Rita Pavone, as well as other artists that she liked. In 1965 she was invited by Aldair Pinto to move to Belo Horizonte to act on a television program just for women. Two years later to she moved to Rio de Janeiro to be a member of the singing cast of the populat TV program Do Chacrinha. She was then hired by TV Excelsior São Paulo & sang for some time on Dos Incríveis, then moved to the TV show of singer Eduardo Araujo called O Bom. Silvinha & Eduardo were subsequently married & were together until her death in 2008.
Both MPB & Jovem Guarda borrowed elements from other styles of music, of the bossa nova & samba for MPB, of rock’n’roll for Jovem Guarda, & both relied on thinly-veiled criticism of social injustice & governmental repression, often based on progressive opposition to the political scene characterized by military dictatorship, concentration of land ownership, & imperialism.
O que Fazer pra te Esquecer ..
Estou Pedindo Baby..,
Deixa o Cinza deste Inverno Passar..
Pra Toda Geração ..
Paraiba….
Seu Amor Ainda é Tudo pra Mim…
Leve a Vida..
Nossos Filhos Serão pais ..
É Minha Opinião
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Teletransputa
Canção para Atrair Má Sorte Ato I (Song for Attracting Bad Luck Act I)
Deus Odeia Samba Rock (God Hates Samba-Rock)
Song for Attracting Bad Luck (Act II)
Gafieira Bad Vibe
Song for Attracting Bad Luck (Act III)
Tropical Themes for Master Lucifer
Tropical Themes for Master Lucifer
Tropical Themes for Master Lucifer
Tropical Themes for Master Lucifer
Tropical Themes for Master Lucifer
Tropical Themes for Master Lucifer
Song for Attracting Bad Luck (Act IV)
Dança das Quiumbas (Dance of Quiumbas)
Kit de Amputação Asasulista)
Estilo Ricky Ramirez
Auto-Retrato em Tripas de Cachorro face 1
Chuva de Sangue em Exu, PE
Salsa em Carne Viva
A Alma Boca Afora
Morre, Brasília!
Cancerbol
Auto-Retrato em Tripas de Cachorro (face 2)
Salve Satã e Ponto Final
Diabolyn
Canção para Atrair Ma Sorte (ato VI)
Peça para Pó, pele e osso em Dez por Oito
FYI, the Silvinha link isn't formatted right...Nice selections. Brasil has so much great music.
ReplyDeleteThanks kind sir. Fixed, I hope.
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Silvinha Araujo – Silvinha 1971
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Satanique Samba Trio – Misantropicalia
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Satanique Samba Trio – Sangrou
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Cool. Thank you, sir.
ReplyDeleteSatanique Samba Trio is great!!!
ReplyDeleteOther bands from Brazil: Os Mutantes, Confraria da Costa (GREAT!!!), Anjo Gabriel, Jefferson Gonçalves, Pedra Branca, Violeta de Outono.
Thanks for posting!
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