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Djavan
Djavan Caetano Viana (; born 27 January 1949) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Early life and career Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD – "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles' material. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing soap opera soundtracks. His first album, ''A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan'', was recorded in 1976 and included the hit song "Flor de Lis". Stevie Wonder was a guest on the album ''Luz''. In 1999, his album ''Ao Vivo'' sold 1.2 million copies. In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Portuguese Language Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album categories. Djavan's compositions have been recorded by numerous musicians, including Al Jarreau, Carmen McRae and The Manhattan Transfer. His album ''Vesúvio'' was ranked as the 35th best Brazilian alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Não É Azul Mas É Mar
''Não é Azul, Mas é Mar'' (in English "It's not blue, but it's hesea") is an album by musician, singer, and composer Djavan released in 1987 by Sony Records. Recorded in Los Angeles, California, and produced by Ronnie Foster, it was sold in Brazil, the United States, Japan, and some European countries. The major hits from the album are "Soweto", "Dou-não-Dou" (one of the major hits of the album selected to enter the soundtrack of Brazilian soap "Mandala" in 1987) and some other prominent among audiences and critics alike: "Florio", "Real", "Doidice", "Navio" e "Carnaval do Rio". Tracks #Soweto ( Djavan) #Bouquet ( Djavan) #Me Leve ( Djavan) #Dou-Não-Dou ( Djavan) #Florir ( Djavan) #Carnaval do Rio ( Djavan) #Navio ( Flávia Vírginia/Max Frederico/ Djavan) #Maçã ( Djavan) #Real (Tetsuo Sakurai/ Djavan) #Doidice ( Djavan) References 1987 albums Djavan albums {{Brazil-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malásia
''Malásia'' is the twelfth album by Brazilian singer and songwriter Djavan released in 1996. The album opens with the song "O Que foi My Love?", a jazz accelerated ending in the form of blues; "Sêca", which talks about the drought in northeastern jungle; "Nem Um Dia" biggest hit of the album on the radio FM to come to the soundtrack of the telenovela "Por Amor" in 1997, "Não Deu", where as a songwriter Djavan embodies the feminine soul to compose the song, "Deixa O Sol Sair", which is based on samba, "Tenha Calma" which had already been made for over a decade, and performed by Maria Bethânia, and "Não Deu", another with a self-lyrical female. The last three songs are cover versions or versions of other songs: "Coração Leviano" is a remake of a successful samba composer Paulinho da Viola, "Sorri (Smile)" is a remake of the song "Smile" by Charlie Chaplin, and "Correnteza" is a remake of a song by Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá partnered with. Track listing #Que Foi My Love? ( Dja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coisa De Acender
''Coisa de Acender'' is a 1992 album of the Brazilian singer and songwriter Djavan released by Sony Music. Praised by critics and musicians, the album features to be more pop than the previous ones. Among the successes are their first four tracks: "Se..." (one of his biggest hits, scored by the 1990s, with a romantic character, and it was played on the radio in Brazil), "Boa Noite"," "A Rota do Indíviduo" (which was created by Subtitled "ferrugem" after, the partnership with Orlando Morais, packed a style that Djavan was already showing there back in his career) and "Linha do Equador" (recorded by Caetano Veloso in the future). Track listing Personnel Personnel include: * Djavan: vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion (in "Boa noite" and "Se...") and arrangements * Torcuato Mariano: electric guitar (in "Boa noite", "Alívio" and "Baile") and acoustic guitar (in "Linha do Equador" and "Violeiros") * Arthur Maia Arthur Maia (9 April 1962 – 15 December 2018) was a Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matizes
''Matizes'' (in English Hues) is an album of singer and songwriter Brazilian Djavan, released in 2007. Track listing # Joaninha ( Djavan) – 5:35 # Azedo e Amargo ( Djavan) – 4:41 # Mea-Culpa ( Djavan) – 4:04 # Imposto ( Djavan) – 4:16 # Delírio dos Mortais ( Djavan) – 3:50 # Louça-Fina ( Djavan) – 5:12 # Matizes ( Djavan) – 4:59 # Por Uma Vida em Paz ( Djavan) – 4:44 # Desandou ( Djavan) – 4:35 # Adorava Me Ver Como Seu ( Djavan) – 4:50 # Pedra ( Djavan) – 4:48 # Fera ( Djavan) – 7:38 References Djavan albums 2007 albums {{Brazil-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Of Paradise (album)
''Bird of Paradise'' is an album by the Brazilian musician Djavan. It was released in 1988 via Columbia Records, part of a Brazilian push by the label that also included albums by Milton Nascimento (''Yauaretê'') and Simone (''Vicio''). Production The album was produced by Ronnie Foster. Three of its songs are sung in English; Djavan had others write the lyrics to them. Djavan recorded the album in Los Angeles, using session musicians. "Stephen's Kingdom", to which Stevie Wonder contributed, is about the South African township of Soweto. Critical reception The ''Sun Sentinel'' wrote that Djavan's "voice is a clear, strong, masculine baritone, his guitar distinctly grounded in but not enslaved to the samba beat, the melodies are long, lilting, undulating lines rising above a plush, complex harmonic carpet." ''The Boston Globe'' thought that "Djavan's upbeat Anglo-Brazilian pop will appeal to West Coast jazz fusion fans as well as pop listeners." ''The Washington Post'' deter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumbramento
''Alumbramento'' is the third album by Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...ian singer and composer Djavan. The album features some of his greatest hits, like "Meu Bem Querer", "Lambada de Serpente" e "Tem Boi Na Linha". The album begins a career of Djavan partnerships with other composers, the following partnerships rarely work in the following. Track listing Side one Side two References Djavan albums 1980 albums {{Brazil-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Voz, O Violão, A Música De Djavan
''Djavan'' (also known by its subtitle, ''A Voz, O Violão, A Música de Djavan'' ) is the first album by Brazilian singer and songwriter Djavan. It was released in 1976. The album features some of the singer's early hits, like "Flor de Lis," "Para-Raio", "E Que Deus Ajude" and "Fato Consumado". Reception The Allmusic review by Alvaro Neder awarded the album stars, stating "The highlights are the wonderful melodies, the musical sonority of his lyrics (it even doesn't matter if you understand them, as his focus is on its musicality), the smart violão of Djavan, and the rich rhythmic interplay between voice and violão. All of the compositions are great, exploring from samba to baião, and, more importantly, it's mostly an acoustic band album, with cool touches of a Rhodes.".Neder, A.Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 12, 2016 Track listing Personnel *Altamiro Carrilho – flute *Marciso "Pena" Carvalho – graphic coordinator *Aloysio de Oliveira – executive p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Award For Best Portuguese Language Song
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for "a song must contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Portuguese and must be a new song. Award to the Songwriter(s). Not Eligible: Instrumental recordings and cover songs." The award was first presented to Djavan for "Acelerou" in 2000. The only songwriter who has won this award more than once is Milton Nascimento, who won twice consecutively in 2003 and 2004. In 2013, "Esse Cara Sou Eu" by Roberto Carlos and "Um Abraçaço" by Caetano Veloso became the first songs in the category to be nominated for Song of the Year. In 2014, "A Bossa Nova É Foda" by Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Award For Best Singer-Songwriter Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is reserved for solo artists or duos and they "must compose and interpret 75 percent of the album on their own to be eligible in this category". Additionally, live albums are eligible if they contain at least 51 percent of new unreleased material released within the eligibility period. The accolade for Best Singer-Songwriter Album was first presented to American performer and musician Soraya at the 5th Latin Grammy Awards in 2004 for her eponymous fourth studio album (2003). Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler and Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso hold t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Award For Record Of The Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineer for new songs in Spanish or Portuguese language. The songs included on an album released the previous year of submission are also eligible only if they have not been submitted to competition before. Instrumental songs are also eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Record of the Year. Alejandro Sanz has won the most awards in the category with seven wins out of eleven nominations, including the award receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Award For Album Of The Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51 percent of new recorded songs. Albums of previously released recordings, such as reissues, compilations of old recordings and greatest hits albums packages are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Album of the Year. Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are composed by them. Juan Luis Guerra has won the most awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilás
''Lilás'' (Purple) is the sixth album of singer and songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ... Brazilian Djavan released in 1984. Track listing #"Lilás" – 4:43 #"Infinito" – 5:19 #"Esquinas" – 5:31 #"Transe" – 4:54 #"Obi" – 4:44 #"Miragem" – 3:54 #"Iris" – 3:44 #"Canto da Lira" – 4:24 #"Liberdade" – 4:18 References 1984 albums Djavan albums {{Brazil-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
