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The Zimbo Trio is a Brazilian instrumental ensemble, established in 1964 in São Paulo, and originally comprising Amilton Godoy (piano), Luís Chaves (bass) and Rubinho Barsotti (drums). The Trio was one of the most influential groups of Brazilian music in the second half of the 20th century.

== History ==

The Zimbo Trio is a Brazilian instrumental trio, founded in March 1964, São Paulo, by Luiz Chaves Oliveira da Paz "Luiz Chaves" (bass), Rubens Alberto Barsotti "Rubens"(drums) and Amilton Godoy (piano). The first presentation took place at “Boate Oásis” on March 17, featuring the singer Norma Bengell. One of the songs played was "Consolação" by Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes.

In 1965, the Zimbo Trio became the fixed band of the TV Show “O Fino da Bossa”, TV Record, presented by Elis Regina and Jair Rodrigues. They released album "O fino do Fino" with Elis Regina.

In 1968, the Zimbo Trio attended an anthological concert at Teatro João Caetano which gathered Elizeth Cardoso, Jacob do Bandolim and Época de Ouro.

In 2007, bassist Luiz Chaves, a founder of the Zimbo Trio, died. Itamar Collaço (electric bass) was in charge of carrying on Luiz’s legacy.

In 2010 Mario Andreotti replaced Itamar.

Currently, the Zimbo Trio is formed by Amilton Godoy (piano), Mario Andreotti (bass) and Percio Sapia (drums) who shares the stage with his master Rubens Barsotti, who is recovering from surgery. In a new phase, the trio has a repertoire of Amilton's compositions.

Over a 45-year career and 51 albums recorded, the Zimbo Trio has gained worldwide recognition, toured the world, and spread Brazilian instrumental music.

== Discography ==

Zimbo Trio (1965) RGE LP

O fino do Fino – Elis Regina and Zimbo Trio (1965), Philips LP, CD

Zimbo Trio-vol. II (1966) RGE LP

Zimbo Trio-vol. III (1967) LP

É tempo de samba - Zimbo Trio + Strings (1968) LP

Live in João Caetano Theater-vol. I – Elizeth Cardoso, Zimbo Trio, Jacob do Bandolim and Época de Ouro (1968) Museum of Image and Sound LP, CD

Live in João Caetano Theater-vol. II - Elizeth Cardoso, Zimbo Trio, Jacob do Bandolim and Época de Ouro (1968) Museum of Image and Sound LP, CD

The Zimbo Trio - The Brazilian Sound Restrained Excitement (1968) Pacific Jazz/Liberty Records LP

Zimbo Trio + Strings-vol. II (1969) LP

Decisão-Zimbo Trio + Metals (1969) RGE LP

Elizeth & Zimbo Trio - Balançam na Sucata (1969) Copacabana LP, CD

É de manhã. Elizeth Cardoso & Zimbo Trio (1970) Copacabana LP

Strings and brass plays the hits (1971) Phonogram LP

Opus pop - Zimbo Trio & orchestra - Classics with bossa (1972) Phonogram LP

Opus pop nº 2 (1973) Phonogram LP

FM Stereo (1974) Phonogram LP

Zimbo (1976) RGE LP

Unpublished fragments of the historical recital in João Caetano Theater, Feb. 19, 1968 - Elizeth Cardoso, Jacob do Bandolim, Zimbo Trio & Época de ouro-vol. 3 (1977) Museum of Image and Sound LP, CD

Zimbo (1978) CLAM/Continental LP

Zimbo invites Sonny Stitt (1979) Clam/Continental LP

Zimbo invites Sebastião Tapajós (1982) Clam LP

Zimbo invites (1982) Clam LP

Changing Jeca's sadness into kids (1983) Clam/Continental LP

Zimbo Trio interprets Milton Nascimento (1986) Clam/Continental LP

Zimbo Trio and Tom – Vol. I (1988) Clam LP

Zimbo Trio and the children (1989) Clam LP

Clã do Clam (1992) CD

Instrumental in CCBB – Canhoto da Paraíba & Zimbo Trio (1993) Tom Brasil CD

Aquarela do Brasil (1993) Movieplay CD

Between Friends (Entre amigos) - Claudya & Zimbo Trio (1994) Movieplay CD

Elizeth Cardoso, Jacob do Bandolim, Zimbo Trio & Época de Ouro - Live in João Caetano Theater - Feb. 19 '68 (1994) Tartaruga (Japan) CD

Caminhos cruzados (Crossroads) - Zimbo Trio interprets Tom Jobim (1995) Movieplay CD

Brasil musical - Música Viva series - Zimbo Trio & Maurício Einhorn (1996) Tom Brasil CD

Zimbo Trio (1997) RGE CD

35 Years (1999) Movieplay CD

This century's Brazilian music by its authors & performers - Zimbo Trio (2001) Sesc-SP CD

== References ==

== See also ==

Walter Wanderley

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Paulinho Nogueira (8 October 1929 – 2 August 2003) was a Brazilian guitarist, composer and singer.

== Biography ==

Nogueira was born in Campinas on 8 October 1929. He was an eclectic composer, his influences ranging from bossa nova to Bach. Paulinho Nogueira designed the craviola, a guitar with a sloping bout and offset body shape. He was the teacher of Toquinho.

He died in São Paulo on 2 August 2003.

== Craviola ==

The Craviola is an acoustic guitar designed by Paulinho Nogueira and built by manufacturer Giannini.

Craviolas have a distinct asymmetric body shape that deviates from the upper and lower bouts of classical guitars. Its timbre is said to resemble a combination of sounds from a harpsichord and a viola caipira, hence the portmanteau (Cravo is the Portuguese word for harpsichord).

Craviolas can be six-string or twelve-string (either nylon or steel) and are produced solely by Giannini.

== Discography ==

A voz do violão (1959) Columbia

Brasil, violão e sambalanço (1960) RGE

Menino desce daí/Tema do boneco de palha (1961) RGE 78

Sambas de ontem e de hoje (1961) RGE

Outros sambas de ontem e de hoje (1962) RGE

Mais sambas de ontem e de hoje (1963) RGE

A nova bossa é violão (1964) RGE

O fino do violão (1965) RGE

Sambas e marchas da nova geração (1966) RGE

Paulinho Nogueira (1967) RGE

Um festival de violão (1968) RGE

Isto É Sambalanço (1969) SBA

Paulinho Nogueira canta suas composições (1970) RGE

Dez bilhões de neurônios (1972) Continental

Paulinho Nogueira, violão e samba (1973) Continental 10.108

Simplesmente (1974) Continental

Moda de craviola (1975) Continental

Antologia do violão (1976) Phonogram

Nas asas do moinho (1979) Alequim

O fino do violão volume 2 (1980) Bandeirantes/WEA

Tom Jobim – Retrospectiva (1981) Cristal/WEA

Água branca (1983) Eldorado

Tons e semitons (1986) Independente

Late night guitar – The Brazilian sound of Paulinho Nogueira (1992)

Coração violão (1995) Movieplay

Brasil musical – Série música viva – Paulinho Nogueira e Alemã (1996) Tom Brasil

Sempre amigos (1999) Movieplay

Reflexões (1999) Malandro Records

Toquinho Paulinho Nogueira (1998), with Toquinho

Chico Buarque – Primeiras composições (2002) Trama

== References ==

== Further reading ==

De Stefano, Gildo, Saudade Bossa Nova: musiche, contaminazioni e ritmi del Brasile, Preface by Chico Buarque, Introduction by Gianni Minà, Logisma Editore, Florence 2017, ISBN 978-88-97530-88-6

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Maria Rosa Canelas (July 30, 1941 – June 10, 2004), better known as Rosinha de Valença (), was a Brazilian composer, arranger and musician. She is considered one of the best acoustic guitarists in Brazilian music and played with many famous artists, including Baden Powell, Sérgio Mendes, Sylvia Telles and Sivuca.

== Biography ==

Maria Rosa Canelas was born in 1941, in Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She became interested in playing acoustic guitar as a child, after seeing her brother playing it. She taught herself by listening to music on the radio. At 12 years old, she played along with many artists from her home town, in bars and on Radio Valença. In 1960, she stopped studying to devote herself to a musical career. The first years were difficult for her as a musician. Her family did not like the idea of her playing guitar and when she started her career, there was little public recognition.

In 1963, Valença moved to Rio de Janeiro. There she met Sérgio Porto, a journalist from Rio de Janeiro. He created her artistic name, describing Canelas as playing for her whole city. So, he called her Rosinha de Valença. He introduced her to Baden Powell and Aloísio de Oliveira, a producer with Gravadora Elenco. Powell started playing with her – in the new way of playing guitar in Brazilian music. Oliveira liked her work and invited her to record an album. It was named Apresentando Rosinha de Valença and was released in that same year. After it, she was invited to play for eight months in the Bottle nightclub and to perform in TV shows and on the radio. One year later, she performed in the big show O Fino da Bossa, at the Teatro Paramount in São Paulo. She also played with Nara Leão and Quarteto em Cy.

In that same year, 1964, she travelled to the United States to play with Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '65. During this 8-month tour, Valença recorded two albums with Mendes and his band. In 1965, she travelled to Europe as soloist with a Brazilian group. This band visited and performed in 24 countries in Europe and Japan. In 1968, Valença travelled again for a long tour which ended in 1971, when she came back to Brazil. During these years, Valença visited USSR, Israel, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, and some African countries. She also played with Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan and Henry Mancini.

Back in Brazil, she played with Martinho da Vila, contributing to four of his albums. In 1974, after another tour abroad, Valença organized her own band, which was composed of famous artists, such as João Donato, Copinha, Ivone Lara and Miúcha. In 1977, she performed with Sivuca, recording a live album with him, name Sivuca e Rosinha de Valença ao vivo. Another notable album was with Waltel Blanco, Violões em dois estilos, released in 1980.

Valença's musical career was ended prematurely in 1992 due to health problems: she suffered brain damage due to a heart attack. She died of respiratory failure in 2004, in her hometown, after 12 years in a vegetative state.

== Legacy ==

After Valença went into a coma, many artists recorded her songs as tribute to her.

In 2000, Valença was honored by a benefit concert, organized by Jalusa Barcellos, member of Secretaria Estadual de Cultura, and presented by Sérgio Cabral. This event was named Uma noite para Rosinha (One night for Rosinha), with Haroldo Costa as general director, and Jorge Simas as musical director. Among the many contributing notable artists were Beth Carvalho, Dona Ivone Lara, Francis Hime, Olívia Hime, João Nogueira, Joyce, Leci Brandão, Miúcha, MPB-4, Paulinho da Viola and Quarteto em Cy.

After Valença's death, Maria Bethânia produced the album Namorando a Rosa, co-produced by Miúcha. The album was contributed to by many friends and professional fellows of Valença: Martinho da Vila, Ivone Lara, Alcione, Miúcha, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Joanna, Bebel Gilberto, Hermeto Pascoal, Turíbio Santos and Yamandu Costa. Each artist recorded a song composed by Valença, and recalled their relationship with the guitarist.

Valença's songs have been covered by Martinho da Vila, Joanna, Zezé Motta, Rui Maurity, Tito Madi, Nana Caymmi, César Camargo Mariano, Wanderléa, Leci Brandão, Maria Bethânia and Paulinho Nogueira.Her version of George Gershwin's "Summertime" was used as a sample by the rapper Tyler, the Creator on the track "Tomorrow", from the album Chromakopia.

== Discography ==

=== Studio albums ===

1964: Apresentando Rosinha de Valença (Elenco)

1970: Rosinha de Valença apresenta Ipanema Beat (RCA Victor)

1971: Um violão em primeiro plano (RCA Victor)

1973: Rosinha de Valença (Som Livre)

1976: Cheiro de Mato' (Odean)

1980: Violões em dois estilos (Som Livre), with Waltel Branco

1990: Rosinha de Valença & Flavio Faria (feat. Toots Thielemans; Iris Music)

=== Live albums ===

1966: Rosinha de Valença ao vivo (Forma)

1975: Rosinha de Valença e banda ao vivo (Odeon)

1977: Sivuca e Rosinha de Valença ao vivo (RCA Pure Gold), with Sivuca

=== As contributor ===

1965: Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends (Pacific Jazz) by Bud Shank, with João Donato

1965: Brasil 65 (Capitol), by Wanda de Sah featuring Sérgio Mendes Trio

1965: In person at El Matador (Atlantic), by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '65

== References ==

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Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌʒɔʁʒi ˈbẽj]). Performing in a samba style that also explored soul, funk, rock and bossa nova sounds, Ben has recorded such well-known songs as "Chove Chuva", "Mas Que Nada", "Ive Brussel" and "Balança Pema". His music has been covered by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, Soulfly and Marisa Monte. His musical work has been vastly sampled by music producers and DJs in a variety of genres such as jazz funk, disco, and acid jazz.

Ben's broad-minded and original approach to samba led him through participation in some of Brazilian popular music's most important musical movements, such as bossa nova, Jovem Guarda, and Tropicália, with the latter period defined by his albums Jorge Ben (1969) and Fôrça Bruta (1970). He has been called "the father of samba rock", by Billboard magazine. According to American music critic Robert Christgau, Ben and his contemporary Gilberto Gil were "always ready to go further out on a beat than the other samba/bossa geniuses". In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked Ben's 1976 song "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)" number 351 in its updated list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

== Biography ==

=== Early life and career ===

Born Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes in Rio de Janeiro, he first took the stage name Jorge Ben after his mother's name (Sílvia Saint Ben Lima, Brazilian-born of Ethiopian origin) but in 1989 changed it to Jorge Ben Jor (commonly written Benjor). Jorge is one of four brothers. His parents wanted him to either be a lawyer or pediatrician.

Jorge Ben obtained his first pandeiro (Brazil's most popular type of tambourine) when he was thirteen, and two years later, was singing in a church choir. He also took part as a pandeiro player in the blocos of Carnaval, and from eighteen years of age, he began performing at parties and nightclubs with the guitar given to him by his mother. He was given the nickname "Babulina" after his enthusiastic pronunciation of rockabilly singer Ronnie Self's song "Bop-A-Lena". He was introduced to Tim Maia by Erasmo Carlos. Jorge also liked Little Richard. As with most musicians of the time, Ben was initially influenced by João Gilberto. Jorge Ben's first public appearances were in small festivals organised by his friends, where bossa nova and rock and roll predominated. It was in 1963 at one of those clubs in which he performed that Jorge's musical career took off; he came on stage and sang "Mas, que Nada!" to a small crowd that happened to include an executive from the recording company, Philips. One week later, Jorge Ben's first single was released.

Ben's 1963 debut album Samba Esquema Novo was met with great acclaim from fans, and encouraged Philips to capitalize on the success with immediate follow-up albums. The label pressured Ben to hastily record songs imitative of his debut, along with cover songs, resulting in the three albums within the span of 18 months and a strain on the singer's relationship with Philips. He left the label after his 1965 album Big Ben.

Ben composed the song "Mas, que Nada!" in 1963. Outside of Brazil, the song is better known in cover versions by Sérgio Mendes and the Tamba Trio. The song has also been reinterpreted by prominent jazz artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Jarreau; as well as other samba artists of the time, such as Elza Soares.

The hybrid rhythms that Jorge employed brought him some problems at the start of his career, when Brazilian music was split between the rockier sounds of the Jovem Guarda and traditional samba with its complex lyrics.However, as that phase in Brazilian pop music history passed and bossa nova became better known throughout the world, Ben rose to prominence.

=== Success ===

In 1969, Jorge Ben released his eponymous album amid the excitement of the cultural and musical Tropicália movement. The album featured Trio Mocotó as his backing band, which would go on to launch a successful career on the back of its association with Ben. The album was noted for "País Tropical", one of his most famous compositions, although it would be Wilson Simonal who would take his recording of the song to the top of the charts in Brazil that same year. Instead, the song "Charles, Anjo 45", also from the self-titled album, would become Ben's biggest self-performed chart hit of the year. Ben recorded "Taji Mahal" in 1972.

Jorge Ben released his most esoteric and experimental albums in the 1970s, most notably A Tábua de Esmeralda in 1974 and Solta o Pavão in 1975. The following year he released one of his most popular albums, África Brasil (1976), a fusion of funk and samba that relied more on the electric guitar than previous efforts. This album also features a remake of his previously released song "Taj Mahal." With its commercial success and sustained radio play, the melody made its way into the 1979 hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart. Ben sued for plagiarism and Stewart settled the lawsuit and donated the single’s royalties to UNICEF.

In 1989, Jorge changed his recording label as well as his artistic name, becoming Jorge Benjor (or Jorge Ben Jor). At the time, it was said that there were numerous reasons for his change in name; other sources say it was in response to an incident where some of his royalties accidentally went to American guitarist George Benson.

An estimated 3 million people attended Jorge's New Year's Eve open concert in 1993.

=== Recent career ===

In 2002, Jorge Ben contributed to the critically acclaimed Red Hot + Riot, a compilation CD created by the Red Hot Organization in tribute to the music and work of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, which raised money for various charities devoted to raising AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. He collaborated with hip-hop artists Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and Bilal to remake Fela Kuti's famous song "Shuffering and Shmiling" for the CD.

Ben was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2005. A year later, a remake of Ben's "Mas, que Nada!" became an international chart hit for Sérgio Mendes with The Black Eyed Peas after being used by Nike in a global TV advertisement during the 2006 FIFA World Cup; this remake (the second time Mendes had covered the track) reached the Top 10 in several European countries, including the UK and Germany, in addition to reaching Number 1 in the Netherlands.

Jorge Ben is also a big fan of Flamengo, a Brazilian football club, located in Rio de Janeiro, which counts Zico, Junior and Leandro among their former star players. Ben's interest in football carries over to his music, as many of his songs deal with the subject, such as "Flamengo", "Camisa 10 da Gávea", "Ponta De Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)", "Zagueiro", "Fio Maravilha", and "A Loba Comeu o Canário".

On July 7, 2007, he performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2012, Jorge was included in an unranked list of Rolling Stone Brasil's of the 30 greatest guitarists of the country.

Jorge was a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

In 2025, Jorge was ordered to pay R$977,000 to a former collaborator.

== Personal life ==

Jorge Ben married Domingas Terezinha in 1971. They have two children. Since 2018, he has resided at the Copacabana Palace due to his home being destroyed in a flood.

== Discography ==

1963: Samba Esquema Novo

1964: Sacundin Ben Samba

1964: Ben É Samba Bom

1965: Big Ben

1967: O Bidú: Silêncio no Brooklin

1969: Jorge Ben

1970: Fôrça Bruta

1971: Negro É Lindo

1972: Ben

1973: 10 Anos Depois

1974: A Tábua de Esmeralda

1975: Solta o Pavão

1975: Jorge Ben à l'Olympia

1975: Gil e Jorge (with Gilberto Gil)

1976: África Brasil

1976: Samba Nova

1977: Tropical

1978: A Banda Do Zé Pretinho

1979: Salve Simpatia

1980: Alô, Alô, Como Vai?

1981: Bem Vinda Amizade

1983: Dadiva

1984: Sonsual

1986: Ben Brasil

1989: Ben Jor

1992: Live in Rio

1994: 23

1995: Homo sapiens

1997: Musicas Para Tocar Em Elevador

2000: Puro Suingue

2002: Acústico MTV – Double CD release, available jointly or separately, consisting of Admiral Jorge V and Banda do Zé Pretinho

2004: Reactivus Amor Est (Turba Philosophorum)

2006: Sou da Pesada (7 Samurai Afroraduno Remix)/A Joven Samba *(Klasick Remix)

2007: Recuerdos de Assunción 443

2008: Favourites: From Samba Esquema Novo 1963 – África Brasil 1976

2010: Salve Jorge! Inéditas e Raridades

== References ==

== Further reading ==

Caz, Greg (December 15, 2011). "Brute Force: A Look At Jorge Ben's Recorded Work". Revive. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

== External links ==

Official Site

'Brazil's alchemist of funk' – 2004 interview with Jorge Ben Jor (in English)

1996 interview with Jorge Ben Jor from Brazilian Music Up to Date (in English and Portuguese)

Jorge Ben discography on Slipcue.com

Jorge Ben profiled by Bobby Brazuka

Remarks by the President to the People of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Wanda Maria Ferreira de Sá (born July 1, 1944) (also Wanda de Sah) is a Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitarist, active from 1964 to the present day.

Her first guitar teacher, when she was 13, was Roberto Menescal. Later, she worked with Sérgio Mendes in his group Brasil '65' and also with Marcos Valle and Kátya Chamma. Francisco Tenório Júnior and Ugo Marotta played on her debut album Vagamente in 1964.

She was married to legendary Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and composer Edu Lobo from 1969 until 1982.

In 2011, she made her first appearance in the United States since 1999, playing with Marcos Valle at Birdland in New York City. The Wall Street Journal described her as "legendary". National Public Radio called her "one of Brazil's best-kept musical secrets".

== Selected discography ==

Source:

Wanda Vagamente (RGE, 1964)

The Sergio Mendes Trio Introduces Wanda de Sah (Capitol, 1965)

Softly! (Capitol, 1965)

So Nice (Sears, 1965)

Domingo Azul Do Mar (Deckdisc, 2002)

=== With Paul Desmond ===

From the Hot Afternoon (CTI, 1969)

=== With João Donato ===

Wanda Sá com João Donato (Deckdisc, 2003)

=== With Sergio Mendes and Brasil '65 ===

In Person at El Matador (Atlantic, 1965)

Brasil '65 (a.k.a. In The Brazilian Bag) (Capitol, 1965)

=== With Célia Vaz ===

Brasileiras (CID, 1994, released in US, 1996 as 'Amazon River')

== References ==

== External links ==

Wanda Sá at AllMusic

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Nara Lofego Leão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnaɾɐ leˈɐ̃w, li-]; January 19, 1942 – June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian bossa nova and MPB (popular Brazilian music) singer and occasional actress. Leão was married twice, to Ruy Guerra and subsequently Carlos Diegues, both film directors.

== Life ==

Leão was born in Vitória, Espírito Santo. When she was twelve, her father gave her a guitar since he was worried about her being shy. Her teachers were popular musician and composer Patricio Teixeira and classical guitarist Solon Ayala. As a teenager in the late 1950s, she became friends with a number of singers and composers who took part in Bossa Nova's musical revolution, including Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, Ronaldo Bôscoli, João Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. There are even voices that claim that it was in her room in her parents' home in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, that the new music was born in the fifties. By 1963, after singing as an amateur for a few years, she became a professional and toured with Sérgio Mendes.

In the mid-1960s, the institution of military dictatorship in Brazil led her to sing increasingly political lyrics. Her show, Opinião, reflected her political beliefs, and she had largely switched to political music by this point. In 1964 she even spoke against bossa nova as a movement, calling it "alienating." In 1968 she appeared on the album Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses, performing "Lindonéia."

She later left Brazil for Paris and in the 1970s abandoned music to focus on her family. She returned to music later, and when she discovered in 1986 that she had an inoperable brain tumor, she increased her productivity as much as possible. She died in 1989.

Nara's sister was Danuza Leão, a model and socialite who was also a newspaper columnist and occasional TV commentator.

== Discography ==

1989: My Foolish Heart

1987: Meus Sonhos Dourados

1986: Garota de Ipanema

1985: Nara e Menescal - Um Cantinho, Um Violão

1984: Abraços E Beijinhos e Carinhos Sem Ter Fim... Nara

1983: Meu Samba Encabulado

1982: Nasci Para Bailar

1981: Romance Popular

1980: Com Açúcar, Com Afeto

1979: Nara Canta en Castellano

1978: Debaixo Dos Caracóis Dos Seus Cabelos

1977: Meus Amigos São Um Barato

1974: Meu Primeiro Amor

1971: Dez Anos Depois

1969: Coisas do Mundo

1968: Nara Leão

1967: Vento de Maio

1967: Nara

1966: Liberdade, Liberdade

1966: Manhã de Liberdade

1966: Nara Pede Passagem

1966: Show Opinião

1965: Cinco na Bossa

1965: O Canto Livre de Nara

1964: Opinião de Nara

1964: Nara

== Bibliography ==

De Stefano, Gildo, Il popolo del samba, La vicenda e i protagonisti della storia della musica popolare brasiliana, Preface by Chico Buarque de Hollanda, Introduction by Gianni Minà, RAI-ERI, Rome 2005, ISBN 8839713484

De Stefano, Gildo, Saudade Bossa Nova: musiche, contaminazioni e ritmi del Brasile, Preface by Chico Buarque, Introduction by Gianni Minà, Logisma Editore, Florence 2017, ISBN 978-88-97530-88-6

== References ==

== External links ==

Slipcue.com: Guide to Brazilian music

Nara Leão discography at Discogs

Nara Leão at IMDb

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Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 – September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova.

== Biography ==

He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his brothers in his youth.

At 16 he had a national hit with Chora Tua Tristeza. In 1962 he was in a bossa nova concert at Carnegie Hall, and later he toured with Stan Getz and Sérgio Mendes. He went on to work with musicians from different genres, including Billy Eckstine, Yo Yo Ma, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, João Gilberto, Eliane Elias, Lee Ritenour, Airto Moreira, Toots Thielemans, John Klemmer, Carol Welsman, Stephen Bishop, and Diane Schuur.

During the 1970s and early 1980s he was member of the Paul Winter Consort. With Mendes, Castro-Neves, was a key guitarist in the A&M release "Fool on the Hill" and continued with the classic "Stillness" which was to see the last Brasil '66 grouping. Castro-Neves re-appeared with Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77 on the Vintage '74 album.

He lived in Los Angeles, California where he worked as an orchestrator for several films including Blame it on Rio and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.

He died of cancer in Los Angeles on September 27, 2013.

== Discography ==

=== As leader ===

Tristeza with Luis Bonfa, Lalo Schifrin (Verve, 1963)

Alaide Costa and Oscar Castro Neves (Odeon, 1973)

Um Encontro with Lee Ritenour (Evento, 1974)

Oscar! (Living Music, 1987)

Brazilian Scandals (JVC, 1987)

Maracujá (JVC, 1989)

More Than Yesterday (JVC, 1991)

Tropical Heart (JVC, 1996)

Simpatico with John Klemmer (JVC, 1997)

Brazilian Days with Paul Winter (Living Music, 1998)

Playful Heart (Mack Avenue, 2003)

All One (Mack Avenue, 2006)

Live at Blue Note Tokyo (Zoho, 2012)

=== As sideman ===

With Eliane Elias

1996 The Three Americas

1998 Eliane Elias Sings Jobim

2004 Dreamer

2006 Around the City

2008 Bossa Nova Stories

2011 Light My Fire

2013 I Thought About You

2022 Quietude

With Antônio Carlos Jobim

1974 Elis & Tom

1979 Miúcha & Tom Jobim

1980 Terra Brasilis

With John Klemmer

1977 Arabesque

1978 Simpatico

1979 Brazilia

With Sergio Mendes

1968 Fool on the Hill

1969 Crystal Illusions

1969 Ye-Me-Lê

1970 Stillness

1971 Pais Tropical

1972 Primal Roots

1973 Love Music

1976 Homecooking

1977 Pelé

1977 Sergio Mendes & the New Brasil '77

1978 Brasil '88

1984 Confetti

With Airto Moreira

1986 Aqui Se Puede

2003 Life After That

With Flora Purim

1974 Stories to Tell

1978 Everyday Everynight

2001 Perpetual Emotion

2003 Speak No Evil

With Lee Ritenour

1979 Rio

1989 Color Rit

2003 World of Brazil

With Diane Schuur

2003 Midnight

2005 Schuur Fire

With Paul Winter

1978 Common Ground

1985 Canyon

1985 Concert for the Earth

1986 Wintersong

1987 Earthbeat

1998 Brazilian Days

2005 Silver Solstice

With others

1962 Luiz Bonfá Plays and Sings Bossa Nova, Luiz Bonfá

1970 A Bad Donato, João Donato

1976 The Best of Two Worlds, Stan Getz

1978 Manifestations, Manfredo Fest

1978 Tudo Bem!, Joe Pass

1979 Dream Master, Bill Hughes

1980 This Time, Al Jarreau

1981 Cycles, David Darling

1981 Ella Abraça Jobim, Ella Fitzgerald

1982 Moments Like This, Bobby Short

1983 Don Grusin, Don Grusin

1987 Brasil, The Manhattan Transfer

1988 September Ballads, Mark Murphy

1989 Urban Daydreams, David Benoit

1992 The Brasil Project, Toots Thielemans

1993 The Brasil Project Vol. 2, Toots Thielemans

1994 Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joe Henderson

1995 Vanessa Rubin Sings, Vanessa Rubin

1996 The Heart Speaks, Terence Blanchard

2000 Brazil, Rosemary Clooney

2003 New York, New Sound, Gerald Wilson

2003 The Language of Love, Carol Welsman

== References ==

== External links ==

Oscar Castro-Neves discography at Discogs

Oscar Castro-Neves at IMDb

Oscar Castro-Neves Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine – obituary

Source: Wikipedia ↗