Cristovão da Silva Bastos Filho (born December 3, 1946) is a Brazilian songwriter, pianist and arranger. He has performed and composed for artists including Maria Bethânia, Milton Nascimento, Gal Costa, Ivan Lins, Barbra Streisand,

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and Paulinho da Viola. Bastos has been nominated for a Latin Grammy and has won 6 Prêmio da Música Brasileira.

Work

Bastos has been active as a songwriter, arranger and pianist since the 1970s. In 1992, he released "Bons Encontros", his first album as a primary artist along with

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. In 1996, he released his first solo album, "Avenida Brasil". Bastos was the pianist and arranger for Dionne Warwick's 1994 album "

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", a collection of Brazilian jazz and pop standards. Barbra Streisand's 1999 song "

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" is set to the music of "

Raios de Luz "Let's Start Right Now" is a song recorded by Barbra Streisand set to the music of the Brazilian song " Raios de Luz" written by Brazilian songwriters Cristovão Bastos and Abel Silva released in 1991 by Simone. Its English lyrics were written by ...

", written by Bastos and Abel Silva. In 2006, Bastos composed the soundtrack for the film “ Zuzu Angel”, directed by

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Awards and honors

Bastos' album "Cristovão Bastos e Rogério Caetano" was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album at the

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. Together with Marco Pereira, Bastos won the 1994 Prêmio da Música Brasileira (also known as the Prêmio Sharp) for Best Instrumental Album for their album "Bons Encontros". His song "Tua Cantiga", co-written and performed by Chico Buarque, was awarded the 2018 Prêmio da Música Brasileira for Best Song. As arranger, Bastos received Sharp prizes for his work with Paulinho da Viola (1990), Parceria (1995), Disfarça e Chora (1996), and Tantos Caminhos (1997).

Personal life

Bastos was married to Amelia Rabello.

Discography

* ''Bons Encontros'' (1992) * ''Avenida Brasil'' (1996) * ''Interpreta Tom Jobim'' (1999) * ''Cristovão Bastos e Rogério Caetano'' (2020)

References

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