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Liminha (musician)
Arnolpho Lima Filho (born 5 May 1951 in São Paulo), known as Liminha, is a Brazilian musician and producer. He started his career as the bassist of "Os Baobás", and was called in 1970 to tour with Os Mutantes, becoming an official member later. In 1974, he left the group to start his producing career. He produced albums of artists such as Ritchie, Gilberto Gil (he produced his Grammy Award winner album ''Eletroacústico'' GRAMMY Awards by Liminha - (allmusic)), Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Kid Abelha, Ultraje a Rigor, Elis Regina, Barão Vermelho, Titãs, Raul Seixas, Guilherme Arantes, Gabriel, O Pensador, Belchior, Daniela Mercury, Ed Motta, João Gilberto, Luiz Melodia, Chico Science & Nação Zumbi, Fernanda Abreu, Lulu Santos, Oswaldo Montenegro, As Frenéticas, O Rappa, Jorge Ben Jor and Forfun. He co-wrote the song "Vamos Fugir" with Gilberto Gil, which was later covered by Skank. Discography With Os Mutantes *'' A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado'' (1970) *''Jar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Motta
Eduardo "Ed" Motta (; born August 17, 1971) is a Brazilian MPB, rock, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is the nephew of late singer-songwriter Tim Maia. Career Son of Luzia Motta, sister of Tim Maia and Antonio Motta, from an early age listened to disco, soul and funk, later leaning to rock, of which he became profoundly knowledgeable at the time. His musical career started as vocalist of the hard rock band Kabbalah, After hearing Jeff Beck's album " Blow by Blow", he realized that the British guitarist had soul and funk influences. Still in his teens, he abandoned his studies to dedicate to music, now fascinated by black music. He was a DJ and produced the fanzine "Curto Circuito", until he met guitarist Luiz Fernando Comprido, with whom he later formed the "Expresso Realengo", later renamed as "Conexão Japeri", and recorded the first album in 1988. In 1990 Motta departed to begin his solo career, recording his debut ''Um Contrato Com Deus'', where he played almost all the ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardim Elétrico
''Jardim Elétrico'' () is the fourth album by the Brazilian Tropicália/ psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) on Polydor Records. The title in English means ''Electric Garden''. Five of the songs from this album were originally intended to be released on the album ''Tecnicolor'', but that album was not released until 2000. The album also saw Arnaldo Baptista take over as the band's producer, a position he would maintain until he left the band in 1973. It was listed by ''Rolling Stone'' Brazil at #72 on the 100 best Brazilian albums in history list. Track listing Personnel ;Os Mutantes * Arnaldo Baptista: vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8), keyboards * Rita Lee: vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11), percussion * Sérgio Dias: vocals (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), guitars * Liminha: bass, backing vocal, vocal (track 6) * Dinho Leme: drums with: * Rogério Duprat Rogério Duprat (7 February 1932 – 26 October 2006) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Divina Comédia Ou Ando Meio Desligado
''A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado'' () is the third album by the Brazilian rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) and reissued in 1999 on Omplatten Records and again in 2006 by Omplatten's (and Polydor's) parent company, Universal Records. The title in English means: ''The Divine Comedy or I Am a Bit Disconnected''. "I am a bit disconnected" in this sense means "I feel a little spaced out." The second track features the band imitating California accents. The album as a whole is characterized by a mix of psychedelic and religious imagery. It's also the first album by the band to break away from the Tropicália aesthetic, and move towards more of a pure rock sound. Except for a tongue-in-cheek version of the ballad "Chão de Estrelas", the record shows little Brazilian music influence. This shift in direction is speculated to be because their helpers and influences, Tropicalismo stars Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were exil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skank (band)
Skank is a Brazilian band from Belo Horizonte. Having begun in 1991, they sold approximately 5,200,000 copies of their albums as of 2004. Initially intending to mix dancehall with traditional Brazilian styles, later the band changed its sonority to music closer to Britpop and local movement Clube da Esquina. Biography In 1983, Samuel Rosa (guitars, vocals) and Henrique Portugal (keyboards) started to play in a reggae band called "Pouso Alto", along with Dinho Mourão (drums) and his brother Alexandre (bass). In 1991, Pouso Alto arranged for a performance in São Paulo, but due to the Mourão brothers not being in Belo Horizonte, bassist Lelo Zaneti and drummer Haroldo Ferretti were called for the gig. The band premiered on June 5, 1991, and due to the performance competing with the Campeonato Paulista final match, the audience was 37 people. After the show, the group changed its name to Skank, inspired by Bob Marley's song "Easy skanking", and began to perform regularly at "Mister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forfun
Forfun was a Brazilian alternative rock band which reached the peak of its popularity in the mid- to late 2000s. Formed in Rio de Janeiro in 2001, their initial line-up comprised vocalist/guitarist Danilo Cutrim, bassist Vítor Isensee and drummer Bruno Tizé. By 2002, Tizé left the band and was replaced by Nicholas Christ, while Isensee switched his position with Rodrigo Costa to become second guitarist. Their first shows were frequently attended by the sons of then- Deputy (and future President) Jair Bolsonaro, Eduardo and Carlos, who were personal friends of the bandmembers; Eduardo would later cameo in the music video for "História de Verão". They released in 2003 the demo album ''Das Pistas de Skate às Pistas de Dança'', which was a significative underground hit, and in 2005 their official debut, ''Teoria Dinâmica Gastativa'', produced by Liminha, came out through Universal Music Group. Following the release of ''Polisenso'' (2008) and ''Alegria Compartilhada'' (2011), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (). His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. _Biography_))).html" ;"title="allmusic ((( Jorge Ben > Biography )))">allmusic ((( Jorge Ben > Biography )))/ref> His hits include "Chove Chuva", " Mas, que Nada!", "Ive Brussel" and "Balança Pema", and have been interpreted by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, Soulfly and Marisa Monte. Ben's broad-minded and original approach to samba led him through participation in some of Brazilian popular music's most important musical movements, such as bossa nova, Jovem Guarda, and Tropicália, with the latter period defined by his albums ''Jorge Ben'' (1969) and ''Fôrça Bruta'' (1970). He has been called "the father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Rappa
O Rappa was a Brazilian reggae/rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Combining many styles such as rock, reggae, funk, hip hop and samba, Many of O Rappa's songs contain sharp protests against the social problems in Brazil and the members of the band themselves are supporters of numerous social projects. History In 1993, reggae artist Papa Winnie came to Brazil but had no band to play shows with him. He immediately picked four people: Nelson Meirelles, Marcelo Lobato, Alexandre Menezes and Marcelo Yuka as the band. After Papa Winnie's shows, the four decided to stay together picking Falcão as the 5th member and vocalist. In 1994, they released their first album, on Warner, ''O Rappa''. It was initially only known to small groups within the working class suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. In 1996 the album '' Rappa Mundi'' was released. Most of the music was a success, especially the cover of "Hey Joe", a song made famous by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. However it was not until the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswaldo Montenegro
Oswaldo Viveiros Montenegro (Rio de Janeiro, March 15, 1956) is a Brazilian musician. In addition to being a singer, Montenegro has composed soundtracks for plays, ballets, film, and television and was married to actress Paloma Duarte. It has one of the stronger partnerships MPB beside Madalena Salles, accompanying with their flutes The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless .... Discography *Sem Mandamentos (1975) Som Livre Compacto simple *Trilhas (1977) Independente LP *Poeta maldito... Moleque vadio (1979) WEA LP, CD *Oswaldo Montenegro (1980) WEA LP, CD *Asa de Luz (1981) WEA LP *A Dança dos Signos (1983) Philips LP *Cristal. Trilha sonora da peça (1983) PolyGram LP *Brincando em cima daquilo (1984) LP *Drops de Hortelã. Oswaldo Montenegro e Glória Pires (1985) PolyG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu Santos
Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (born May 4, 1953), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. Career Lulu was born in Rio de Janeiro. Beginning in the progressive rock band Vímana, he left the band and embarked on a solo career that produced several hits, such as "Tesouros da Juventude" (a tribute to John Lennon, written with Nelson Motta), "De Repente Califórnia", "Tempos modernos", "Adivinha o quê", the smash hit "Como uma Onda (Zen-surfismo)", another Lulu Santos/Nelson Motta partnership and "Um certo alguém". The 1984 album ''Tudo Azul'' brought the hits "O último romântico" (whose instrumental arrangement was heavily based on George Harrison's song "Greece", from the 1982 album Gone Troppo), "Certas coisas" and the title track. In 1986, the album ''Lulu'' had "Casa" and "Um pro outro". ''Lulu'' sold 250,000 copies. The 1988 album ''Toda Forma de Amor'' had the optimistic song "A Cura" (with the lyrics "In every port will fly/the old flag of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernanda Abreu
Fernanda Abreu (born September 8, 1961) is a Brazilian singer. Biography Fernanda was born and raised in a middle-class family of the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Her first notable public appearance was the backing vocal of the band Blitz until 1986. After that, in 1990, she started a solo career, achieving great success in her native country. In 1989, she met Herbert Vianna, and with his help and encouragement formed a funk band. Her first solo album, ''SLA Radical Dance Disco Club'' (1990), was produced by Herbert Vianna and Fábio Fonseca and had a hit with ''A Noite'', composed with Luiz Stein and Laufer. Her second album, ''SLA2/Be Sample'' (1992), was one of the earliest Brazilian pop records to extensively employ the sampler, and had success with ''Rio 40 Graus'', composed with Fausto Fawcett and Laufer, portraying Rio de Janeiro climate, people and lifestyle. Since then, Abreu has been considered the first lady of Brazilian funk. In 2006, she released ''Ao Vivo MTV'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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