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Vinicius Cantuária
Vinicius Cantuária (born April 29, 1951) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer, and percussionist. He is associated with bossa nova and Brazilian jazz. Born in the Amazonian city of Manaus, Cantuária grew up in Rio de Janeiro and moved to New York City in the mid-1990s. His career spans several zones of Brazilian music. He founded the Brazilian rock group O Terço in the 1970s, released six solo albums in Brazil in the 1980s that include his hit songs "Só Você" and "Lua e Estrela", and pioneered the world of neo-Brazilian music with his first international album ''Sol Na Cara'' in 1996. Since moving to the United States, Cantuária has been a leading figure in the downtown New York jazz and contemporary music scenes. His albums include collaborations with Arto Lindsay, Bill Frisell, Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson, Brad Mehldau, Marc Ribot, David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and John Zorn. In 1998, Cantuária contributed the song "Luz de Candeeiro" to the AIDS benefit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the state, the city is the center of the Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region of Brazil by urban landmass. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the only city in the Amazon Rainforest with a population over 1 million people. The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaós peoples, and legally transformed into a city on October 24, 1848, with the name of ''Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro'', Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of the Black River". On September 4, 1856, it returned to its original name. Manaus is located in the center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Byrne (musician)
David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Early life David Byrne was born on 14 May 1952 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the elder of two children born to Tom (from Lambhill, Glasgow) and Emma Byrne. Byrne's father was Catholic and his mother Presbyterian. Two years after his birth, the family moved to Canada, settling in Hamilton, Ontario. The family left Scotland in part because there were few jobs requiring his father's engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundo Civilizado
''Mundo Civilizado'' is the second solo album by American musician Arto Lindsay. Critical reception Rock critic Robert Christgau named the album his favorite of 1997 in the annual Pazz & Jop poll published by ''The Village Voice'' and among his 10 best albums from the 1990s. Track listing #"Complicity" – 4:07 #"Q Samba" – 3:27 #" Simply Beautiful" ( Al Green cover) – 3:59 #"Mundo Civilizado" – 4:24 #"Titled" – 3:19 #"Horizontal" – 3:32 #"Mar da Gávea" – 2:43 #"Imbassaí" – 3:18 #"Pleasure" – 2:38 #"Erotic City" (Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. T ... cover) – 5:02 #"Clown" – 3:50 References {{Authority control 1997 albums Rykodisc albums Arto Lindsay albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Corpo Sutil (The Subtle Body)
''O Corpo Sutil (The Subtle Body)'' is the debut solo album by musician Arto Lindsay, released in 1996. Reception William Ruhlmann for ''AllMusic'' gave the album 3/5 stars, noting the change of direction Lindsay had taken from his days of leading noise rock bands like DNA, and called it "a charming, restrained record, not the kind of adjectives generally used to describe Lindsay's music before now". In his book ''Grown Up All Wrong - 75 Great Rock and Pop Artists from Vaudeville to Techno'', Robert Christgau praised the albums lyrics and called it, "quiet and traditional-sounding - a formal translation of what samba means to Lusophones like Lindsay, for whom it’s a music not just of entrancing groove but of world-class poetry". Track listing All tracks composed by Arto Lindsay and Vinicius Cantuária; except where indicated #"4 Skies" (Lindsay, Amadeo Pace) #"Child Prodigy" (Lindsay, Caetano Veloso) #"Anima Animale" (Lindsay, Towa Tei, Vinicius Cantuária) #"Esta Seu Olhar" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feelings (David Byrne Album)
''Feelings'' is the fifth studio album by David Byrne, released on June 17, 1997. The album is noted for Byrne's collaboration with the British band Morcheeba."Byrne collaboration" Gil Kaufman ' David Byrne Collaborates With Morcheeba' MTV News (Addicted to Noise) December 3, 1996"CC interview" Bob Gourley 'Morcheeba' interview with Ross Godfrey in Chaos Control magazine 1998 Cover art by . Initial 50,000 copies of Feeling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Byrne
David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Early life David Byrne was born on 14 May 1952 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the elder of two children born to Tom (from Lambhill, Glasgow) and Emma Byrne. Byrne's father was Catholic and his mother Presbyterian. Two years after his birth, the family moved to Canada, settling in Hamilton, Ontario. The family left Scotland in part because there were few jobs requiring his father's engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lágrimas Mexicanas
''Lágrimas Mexicanas'' is an album by guitarists Vinicius Cantuária and Bill Frisell which was released on the French Naïve label. Reception The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek called it "a completely unique collection of songs that draws heavily from traditional Latin and Brazilian rhythms, and weds them to 21st century jazz improvisation and sonic effects in a luxuriant braid of colors, textures, styles, and languages" awarding the album 4 stars stating "''Lágrimas Mexicana'' is an ambitious yet utterly accessible album ... It is at once warm, sexy, and visionary. It presents two different yet very complementary artists in a collaboration that borders on brilliant". On All About Jazz Mark F. Turner noted "Influenced by New York City's diverse Spanish-speaking culture, the timing was right for Cantuária and Frisell, who had worked together in the past, to fully develop the project. Their unique hybrid, which includes improvisational music and songs with lyrics mixed in Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba Carioca
''Samba Carioca'' is a 2010 album by guitarist and vocalist Vinicius Cantuária. Music and recording The album was produced by Arto Lindsay.Johnson, Phil (May 22, 201"Album: Vinicius Cantuaria, Samba Carioca (Naive)" ''The Independent''. "While some of the melodies are quintessential bossa fare, the lyrics often have something of the enigmatic beauty of haiku: 'Berlin', for instance, takes a backward glance at the Siegessäule column in the Tiergarten". Reception ''The Independent''s reviewer described it as "laid-back, drifting samba-jazz". ''The Sunday Times'' commented that it "cements his reputation as one of Brazil's finest exports". Track listing #"Praia Grande" – 5:57 #"Berlin" – 5:19 #"Vagamente" – 2:52 #"Inútil Paisagem" – 4:14 #"Julinha De Botas" – 1:46 #"Fugiu" – 3:35 #"Orla" – 6:39 #"Conversa Fiada" – 4:33 #"So Focou Saudade" – 6:06 Personnel * Vinicius Cantuária – guitar, vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion * Dadi, Bill Frisell – guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbals (album)
''Cymbals'' is an album by guitarist Vinicius Cantuária. Music and recording Cantuária produced the album. He also wrote or co-wrote nine of the compositions. The album was recorded in New York and released in 2008.Nelson, Tim (2008"Vinicius Cantuaria Cymbals Review" BBC. Reception ''The Guardians reviewer commented that "You could trawl through acres of supposedly 'sexy' Brazil chill albums without finding tracks as good as the 11 songs on this entirely delightful album". The AllMusic reviewer concluded that, "For all of its originality and innovation, and its juxtaposition of traditions and integration of melodies and genres, Cymbals is far from a difficult listen." Track listing #"Galope" #"Voce E Eu" #"Chuva" #"Vivo Sonhando" #"Voce Esta Sumindo" #"Prantos" #"O Batuque" #"Ominara" #"Tua Cara" #"Champs De Mars" #"To You" Personnel * Vinicius Cantuária – guitar, percussion * Brad Mehldau – piano * Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinicius (album)
''Vinicius'' is a 2001 album by guitarist, vocalist and percussionist Vinicius Cantuária. Music and recording This was Cantuária's fourth album.Varela, Jesse (September 2001"Vinicius Cantuária" JazzTimes. It was produced by Lee Townsend and released by Transparent Music. The compositions are by Cantuária, with David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Gilberto Gil, and Nana Vasconcelos. Other musicians include Joey Baron, Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell, Brad Mehldau, and David Byrne.Lynch, David (March 23, 2001"Vinicius Cantuária, Azucar, Thursday, March 15" The Austin Chronicle. The ''JazzTimes'' described the music as containing "a traditional Brazilian atmosphere with contemporary colorings". "Jenny Scheinman suspends cumulus clouds of violin over 'Cliche do cliche' and 'Irapuru', while 'Ordinaria' rides on a constricted bass throb before opening into a lustrous chorus." On "Ela e carioca", "Frisell's guitar arpeggios simulate the chill piano playing of Joao Donato for a classic bossa nova f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hot Organization
Red Hot Organization (RHO) is a not-for-profit, 501(c) 3, international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture. Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists, producers and directors have contributed to over 15 compilation albums, related television programs and media events to raise donations totaling more than 10 million dollars for HIV / AIDS relief and awareness around the world. The Red Hot Organization Collection was donated to Fales Library in New York City in 2006. Mission Red Hot is a not-for-profit production company that has produced 16 albums and dedicated more than 10 million dollars to worthy organizations, causes and pro-social projects around the world. Its mission is to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. In 2010, donations from the proceeds of its latest album alone surpassed $1 million mark—with funds going to benefit: Partners In Health Partners In Health (PIH) is an international no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hot + Lisbon
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