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,
Dionne Warwick
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Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles cha ...
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
Marco Pereira
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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 "
Aquarela do Brasil
"Aquarela do Brasil" (, 'Watercolor of Brazil'), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs.
Background and composition
Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Bras ...
", a collection of
Brazilian jazz and pop standards.
Barbra Streisand's 1999 song "
Let's Start Right Now
"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 R ...
" 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
Sérgio Rezende
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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
22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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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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Brazilian composers
Male jazz musicians
Male pianists
Brazilian record producers
Brazilian jazz pianists
20th-century composers
Latin jazz pianists
Música Popular Brasileira pianists
Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Latin music songwriters
1946 births
Living people