Rafael Bittencourt delivered this Monday 20th a report commissioned by the defense of Toninho Geraes in which he defends the accusation of plagiarism
The plagiarism lawsuit filed by the samba singer Toninho Geraes against the singer Adele got yet another development involving a third name in the song. The singer, songwriter and guitarist Rafael Bittencourtmember of the rock group Angrahe signed a technical report in which he supports the Brazilian’s accusations against the British woman.
The document was commissioned by Gerae, Debora Sztanjbergand will be included in the trial, which began almost a year ago, in February 2024. In addition to Adele, another composer of the song is also accused in the action”Millions of years ago“, from the album 25 (2015), the American Greg Kurstin.
In the opinion of Bittencourtthe English song is “Women“, from Gerae – eternalized in the voice of Martinho da Vila — “they have the same chords, the same harmonies and the same melodic design, with the use of eighth notes.”
He also states that in English music the composers tried to hide the similarities with Brazilian music. “The song didn’t immediately strike me, because some notes changed, but the chords and harmony remained the same,” he said.
The Court of Rio de Janeiro has suspended the reproduction and marketing, in Brazil and abroad, of “Millions of years ago” with an injunction that remains in place. Additionally, another investigation looks into an alleged forgery of the signature of Adele in the prosecutor’s offices.
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Source: Terra
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