Ana Lucia Ribeiro Caram (born 1 October 1958) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and flautist who sings jazz, samba, and
bossa nova music. Caram was born in
São Paulo
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to a family versed in musical expression. She graduated from
São Paulo University with a degree in
musical composition
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and
conducting
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. A protégé of
Antonio Carlos Jobim
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, the primary developer of the bossa nova style, Caram's own is a blend of bossa nova and jazz.
Discography
* ''Ana Caram'' (Fama, 1987)
* ''Rio After Dark'' (
Chesky, 1989)
* ''Amazonia'' (Chesky, 1990)
* ''JVC Jazz Festival Live: A Night of Chesky Jazz, Town Hall, New York'' with Paquito D'Rivera, Tom Harrell, Fred Hersch, Phil Woods (Chesky, 1992)
* ''The Other Side of Jobim'' (Chesky, 1992)
* ''Maracana'' (Chesky, 1993)
* ''Bossa Nova'' (Chesky, 1995)
* ''Sunflower Time'' (Mercury, 1996)
* ''Blue Bossa'' (Chesky, 2001)
* ''Hollywood Rio'' (Chesky, 2004)
*''Pensava em Você'' (2018)
*''Pura Luz'' (2018)
References
1958 births
Living people
Bossa nova singers
Música Popular Brasileira singers
Brazilian women songwriters
Chesky Records artists
20th-century Brazilian women singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
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