The life and work of Dominguinhos: The Master of the Brazilian Sanfona José Domingos (Garanhuns, 12 February 1941), known as Dominguinhos, was a Brazilian instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. His contribution to Brazilian music is undeniable, especially with regard to the accordion and its various styles. 1. Early years Neném do […]
Jorge Amado was born on August 10, 1912, on the Auricídia farm, in the district of Ferradas, municipality of Itabuna, southern Bahia State. Son of cocoa farmer João Amado de Faria and Eulália Leal Amado. At the age of one, he went to Ilhéus, where he spent his childhood. He […]
Luiz Gonzaga (1912-1989) was a Brazilian musician. He was an accordion player, singer and songwriter, and received the title of “King of Baião”. He was responsible for the valorization of the Northeastern rhythms, took the baião, xote and xaxado, to the whole country. The song “Asa Branca” made in partnership […]
Ivete Sangalo was born in Juazeiro, in the interior of Bahia, into a family of musicians. She started singing as a child and, at school, took advantage of her breaks to play the guitar. At family soirees, he played percussion. He moved to Salvador when he was 17 and worked […]
With a body of work characterised by beach themes and songs that highlight the beauty of his homeland, Dorival Caymmi is considered one of the greatest composers of Brazilian popular music. The grandson of Italians, his grandfather came to the state to work on the renovation of the Lacerda Elevator, […]
Biography of the Bahian Caetano Veloso (Caetano Emanuel Viana Telles Veloso) who never imagined that, coming out of a small town in the Recôncavo Baiano, he would be so successful throughout Brazil and be one of the main expressions of Brazilian Popular Music. But that’s what happened. Born on 7 […]
Daniela Mercury, stage name of Daniela Mercuri de Almeida (Salvador, 28 July 1965). Daniela Mercury is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress and television presenter. Winner of a Latin Grammy for her album Balé Mulato, she has also received six TIM Music Awards, one APCA award, three Multishow awards […]
Maria Bethania Viana Teles Veloso, better known as Maria Bethânia (Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, 18 June 1946). Maria Bethania is a Brazilian singer who has the record of being the second best-selling female artist in Brazil, and the biggest in MPB, with 26 million copies. She goes by the […]
Singer Simone Bittencourt was born in Salvador, the capital of Bahia, at Christmas 1949. She was therefore to be baptised Natalina, but the name Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira prevailed in the final decision. The family doctors said that the newborn Simone Bittencourt would have a characteristic common to the other women […]
The Novos Baianos was formed in Bahia in the 1960s by Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Pepeu Gomes, Moraes Moreira, Dadi, Galvão, Jorginho, Baixinho, Bolacha and Baby, and debuted with the show “Desembarque dos Bichos Depois do Dilúvio Universal” in 1968. The Novos Baianos took part in TV Record’s V Festival […]
Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires (Morais Moreira) was born in Ituaçú BA on 8 July 1947. Raised in the backlands of Bahia, from an early age Morais Moreira played the accordion, which he later replaced with the guitar. In 1966 Morais Moreira moved to Salvador BA and came into contact with […]
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