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Brazilian jazz singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and percussionist (born 1951)
Vinicius Cantuária
Born (1951-04-29 ) April 29, 1951 (age 72)
Manaus , BrazilGenres
Brazilian jazz Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician Instrument(s) Guitar, drums Years active 1970–present Labels
Gramavision , Transparent,
Bar/None ,
EMI ,
E1 ,
Naïve ,
Verve Website
www .vinicius .com
Musical artist
Vinicius Cantuária (born April 29, 1951) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer, and percussionist. He is associated with
bossa nova and
Brazilian jazz .
Born in the Amazonian city of
Manaus , Cantuária grew up in Rio de Janeiro and moved to New York City in the mid-1990s. His career spans several zones of Brazilian music. He founded the Brazilian rock group
O Terço in the 1970s, released six solo albums in Brazil in the 1980s that include his hit songs "Só Você" and "Lua e Estrela", and pioneered the world of neo-Brazilian music with his first international album Sol Na Cara in 1996.
Since moving to the United States, Cantuária has been a leading figure in the
downtown New York jazz and contemporary music scenes. His albums include collaborations with
Arto Lindsay ,
Bill Frisell ,
Brian Eno ,
Laurie Anderson ,
Brad Mehldau ,
Marc Ribot ,
David Byrne ,
Ryuichi Sakamoto , and
John Zorn .
In 1998, Cantuária contributed the song "Luz de Candeeiro" to the
AIDS benefit compilation album
Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the
Red Hot Organization .
Cantuária has said that jazz, rock, and bossa nova are "three planets that move in one and the same orbit."
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Discography
As leader
Vinicius Cantuaria (RCA Victor, 1982)
Gávea de Manhã (RCA Victor, 1983)
Sutis Diferenças (EMI, 1984)
Siga-Me (EMI, 1985)
Nu Brasil (EMI, 1986)
Rio Negro (Chorus Estudio, 1991)
Sol na Cara (Gramavision, 1996)
Tucumā (Verve, 1998)
Vinicius (Transparent, 2001)
Live: Skirball Cultural Center 8/7/03 (Kufala, 2003)
Horse and Fish (Bar/None, 2004)
Silva (Hannibal, 2005)
Cymbals (
Naïve , 2007)
Samba Carioca (Naïve, 2010)
Lágrimas Mexicanas with
Bill Frisell (E1, 2011)
Índio de Apartamento (Naïve, 2012)
Vinicius Canta Antonio Carlos Jobim (Song X Jazz, 2015)
As sideman
With
David Byrne
Feelings (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros., 1997)
Look into the Eyeball (Virgin, 2001)
With
Arto Lindsay
With
Caetano Veloso
With others
Laurie Anderson ,
Life on a String (Nonesuch, 2001)
Chico Buarque , Francisco (Kardum, 1988)
Dominique Dalcan , Ostinato (Island, 1998)
Bill Frisell ,
The Intercontinentals (Nonesuch, 2003)
Carl Hancock Rux , Good Bread Alley (Thirsty Ear, 2006)
Jesse Harris , Sub Rosa (Cristal, 2012)
Smokey Hormel , Smokey's Secret Family (2009)
Angélique Kidjo ,
Black Ivory Soul (Columbia, 2001)
Sean Lennon ,
Half Horse, Half Musician (Grand Royal, 1999)
Los Super Seven , Canto (Columbia, 2001)
Marisa Monte ,
O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade (EMI, 2011)
Taeko Onuki , Lucy (Eastworld, 1997)
Mauro Refosco , Seven Waves (MA, 1999)
Towa Tei , Sound Museum (Elektra, 1997)
Ana Torroja , Pasajes de Un Sueno (2000)
Marcos Valle , Vento Sul (2002)
Nana Vasconcelos , Contaminaçao (1999)
References
^ Berendt, Joachim-Ernst; Huesmann, Gunther (2009). The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century (7 ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Lawrence Hill Books. p. 419.
ISBN
978-1-55652820-0 .
External links
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