A comedian is also a composer and carnival artist; in January he reached the top of Spotify Viral Rio with the samba plot of Mocidade Independente by Padre Miguel
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115 years of Cartola: Remember 5 compositions by the samba singer
If he were alive, Cartola would turn 115 years old this Wednesday, 11 When I was a bricklayer, Angenor de Oliveira He wore a bowler hat — also called a top hat — to protect his head from the cement. Thats how Topper he gained the nickname by which he became known in the music […]
Google pays tribute to Cartola on the occasion of the artist’s 115th birthday; learn more
Considered one of the ‘masters of samba’, Angenor de Oliveira was born on 11 October 1908; website created animation with the song “I Need to Find You” This Wednesday, 11th, the Google pays homage to Angenor de Oliveira, the Toppers, the date on which the musician would have turned 115 years old. Considered one of […]
Rust undergoes emergency surgery and will be off stage for 15 days
The singer sought medical attention after experiencing abdominal pain and shortness of breath.
Ferrugem underwent emergency surgery and will be absent from the stage for 15 days
The singer sought medical attention after experiencing abdominal pain and shortness of breath. Fluminense singer and composer Rust, 34 years old, underwent emergency surgery on Monday 19 June. The sambist sought a hospital in Rio de Janeiro after experiencing abdominal pain and shortness of breath. Ferrugem underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, i.e. the removal of the […]
Marcelo D2 celebrates samba and his own roots in IBORU [REVIEW]
IBORU is the ninth studio album by Marcelo D2 and was released this Wednesday, the 14th, on digital platforms With always politicized songs, powerful lyrics and an unmistakable rap style, Marcelo D2 prepares to release the most distinctive album of his career: IBORUninth studio album released this Wednesday, the 14th. The project is the successor […]
‘Samborium’, by Dom Salvador, mixes our samba with New York jazz
The work is the result of the musician’s meetings with Gili Lopes and Graciliano Zambonin during the pandemic Playing the drums was the boy’s first dream, born on September 12, 1938, the youngest of a family of 11 children, all singers and/or instrumentalists in Rio Claro, a city in the interior of São Paulo. The […]
Germano Mathias, the “samba professor”, dies at the age of 88
The musician, who was the author of ‘Minha Nega na Janela’ and had a particular way of interpreting, always in a syncopated way, was facing severe pneumonia Singer and sambist Germano Matthias died this Wednesday, aged 22, at the age of 88. The confirmation came from his producer, Angélica Tobias. According to her, the musician […]
Understanding how samba storytelling relates social issues in Brazil
The book highlights the role of gender, in many carnivals, as an expression of the political and community issues in the country The samba schools of Rio de Janeiro, through their plot sambas, tell a story that dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, this is what the book Sambas de Enredo – […]
Ivete Sangalo: ‘This will be the carnival that saves traditions’
The singer releases the EP ‘Chega Mais’, with five songs ready for revelry, and also talks, in ‘Estadão’, about Margareth Menezes at the MinC and other topics Ivete Sangalo he is very familiar with the road route of the Bahian carnival, which he has been traveling for almost three decades. in the PE Come closer, […]
