Marlui Miranda is a Brazilian singer, musician, and researcher known for her performances of indigenous music from the

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. She has collaborated with Brazilian musicians

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Life

Miranda was born in

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in Northeast Brazil. She moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1971 and studied classical guitar with the musician

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. Miranda has conducted extensive research on Brazilian indigenous music, and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986 that supported the creation of her early music. In the 1990s, Miranda performed as a vocalist and guitarist with the Brazilian instrumental group Pau Brasil, whose album ''Babel'' was nominated for a

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for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance. The 1991 adventure film ''

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'', set in the

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, features Miranda's contributions to the soundtrack and language creation for the fictional Niaruna tribe. Her 1995 album ''Ihu Todos Os Sons'' presented music from the

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and Jabuti peoples of Brazil arranged and performed by Miranda and featuring appearances by

and Uakti. In 1998-1998, Miranda taught as a visiting professor at the

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Department of Anthropology. In 2003, Miranda was a Montgomery Fellow at

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and co-taught a class on indigenous music in Brazil. Miranda was awarded the Brazilian Order of Cultural Merit in 2002.

Selected discography

*Olho D`Agua (Warner, 1979) *Revivencia (Memoria, 1986) *Rio Acima (Memoria, 1989) *Paiter Merewa (Memória, 1987) *IHU, Todos os Sons (Pau Brasil, 1995) *Kewere: Rezar (Pau Brasil 1997) *Ponte entre Povos (SESC-SP 2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miranda, Marlui 1949 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian singers Latin music songwriters People from Fortaleza ACT Music artists Women in Latin music