HE Brazilian Popular Music Day It is celebrated on October 17. History was created on May 9, 2012 as a tribute to one of our greatest national artists, Chiquinha Gonzaga. He was born on the same day in 1987 and is considered the pioneer of the style in our country.
After that hundreds of famous artists resonated our popular Brazilian music around the world. Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque and Elis Regina are just a few examples of the many voices that brought the style to other countries.
And to commemorate this date, we have selected a list of 7 biographies of Brazilian artists so that you can learn about their history as well as their songs. Payment:
The book, released in 2017, one of the most important artists in the history of music Brazilian popular: Caetano Veloso. The work was the result of more than two decades of work by the authors, which brought the most complete biography of the Brazilian musician.
The book deals with Caetano’s Tropicalista phase and save your youth dreamslike being able to play alongside his great idol João Gilberto and being invited to a Mangueira parade. Dreams that the singer had the opportunity to realize during her brilliant career.
Elis Regina, one of the most important singers of our Brazilian music, passed away early in 1982 at the age of 36. The author brings his story in a biography stretching from Elis’ childhood in Porto Alegre to the days before her death.
The way the work depicts the singer’s life is based on the report of her friends and Elis herself. is there brings the joyful moments of your brilliant careerand also his dramatic episodes, such as his struggle against excessive alcohol and drug consumption, illustrate the causes that led to his early death.
Considered as Rita Lee Brazilian Rock Queen. However, he has contributed countless songs to our popular music, and many have been re-recorded by other national artists in their original versions or modified to another style.
Her biography shows the entire trajectory of the queen until she reaches the throne. Whether counting his first steps into music or everything the singer lived through in prison in 1976. Also, of course, the magical moments of his life, such as the birth, birth of his children. Victories through your music and talent.
Ney Matogrosso was another artist. Brazil left a huge contribution to popular music. The singer, who started her career in the group Secos e Molhados, won a series of battles in her life, from prejudice to the “female song” to censorship surveillance during the military regime.
Journalist and biographer Julio Maria spent five years studying Ney’s main steps to bring a full biography. It aims to show how much the artist has paid to defend his right to be free, while also inspiring others to follow their dreams and break down prejudices.
Belchior is a Brazilian singer who, besides collaborating with our culture through beautiful songs, is also an artist, philosopher and teacher. She died in 2017, years after she “disappeared” in Brazil. great national turmoil The artist’s whereabouts are being investigated.
The book, which was released shortly after the singer’s death, tells how Belchior spent his life. first contact with music and the literature that inspired him to become an artist beyond his songs. The study also brings in the details of his disappearance, which set Brazil in motion at the time.
The first volume of the work, Paulo Cesar de Araújo, brings the first period of Roberto Carlos’s career, between 1941 and 1970. The work brings in details from the childhood to height of a poor boy born in the interior of Espírito Santo. of the career that gave him the title King of National Music.
Interestingly, the author also wrote the book Roberto Carlos in detail (2006). At that time, she had a long battle with the singer, who wanted to ban the sale of her biography. However, the STF made a historic decision that changed the law on the publication of unauthorized biographies.
It is impossible not to remember Milton Nascimento when talking about MPB. The singer is responsible for several classics of our music that have left their mark on generations, such as Travessia, Coração de Estudante, Canção da América and many more.
His biography, written by journalist Maria Dolores, has since been first steps in musicstill in the district of Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro to the main awards that the musician has won worldwide.
Source: Tec Mundo
