Virginia Rodrigues
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Virginia Rodrigues is a Brazilian singer.
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The first album Sol Negro was produced by Celso Fonseca
and had arrangements by Eduardo Souto Neto. It was released on the Rykodisc
label and was well received in the United States and Europe. The Times of London described Rodrigues as "... The new diva of Brazilian music". The album also received good reviews in Le Monde and the magazine Rolling Stone.
Rodrigues second album, Nós, features songs of Ile Aiye
, Olodum
, Timbaland, Ara Ketu and Afreketê and was also well received with reviews in The New York Times and All Music Guide.
Her third album, Mares Profundos, was released in January 2004 on German label Deutsche Grammophon and features 11 african-sambas composed between 1962 and 1966 by guitarist Baden Powell
(1937-2000) and the poet Vinicius de Moraes
(1913-1980). The program closes with samba 'Lapinha' (Baden-Paulo Cesar Pinheiro).
Her fourth album, Recomeço, was released in 2008 and features poetry by Chico Buarque
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Rodrigues regularly appears at festivals of jazz and world music throughout the world, participating in several world tours. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton once said that she was the singer who he liked best in the world and mentioned her in his memoir "My Life."
Biography
Virginia Rodrigues started her career by singing in both Catholic and Protestant church choirs. In 1997, she was invited by the director Márcio Meirelles to attend Pelô Bye Bye. There she was discovered by Caetano VelosoCaetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
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The first album Sol Negro was produced by Celso Fonseca
Celso Fonseca
Celso Fonseca is a Brazilian guitarist and singer. He is noted for samba and Música Popular Brasileira.He began on guitar at age 12 and by 19 dedicated himself to music as a profession. He counts Baden Powell de Aquino as an influence and has worked with Gilberto Gil, Marisa Monte, Bebel Gilberto...
and had arrangements by Eduardo Souto Neto. It was released on the Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
label and was well received in the United States and Europe. The Times of London described Rodrigues as "... The new diva of Brazilian music". The album also received good reviews in Le Monde and the magazine Rolling Stone.
Rodrigues second album, Nós, features songs of Ile Aiye
Ilê Aiyê
The Afro-Brazilian group Ilê Aiyê was founded on 1974 by Antônio Carlos “Vovô” and Apolônio de Jesus in the neighborhood of Liberdade, the largest black population area of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil....
, Olodum
Olodum
Olodum is a cultural group based in the Afro Brazilian community of Salvador, the capital city of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It was founded by percussionist, Neguinho do Samba....
, Timbaland, Ara Ketu and Afreketê and was also well received with reviews in The New York Times and All Music Guide.
Her third album, Mares Profundos, was released in January 2004 on German label Deutsche Grammophon and features 11 african-sambas composed between 1962 and 1966 by guitarist Baden Powell
Baden Powell de Aquino
Baden Powell de Aquino usually known simply as Baden Powell, was one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists. He explored the instrument to its utmost limits, playing it in a distinctive, unique manner, incorporating virtuoso classical techniques together with popular harmony and swing...
(1937-2000) and the poet Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes
Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
(1913-1980). The program closes with samba 'Lapinha' (Baden-Paulo Cesar Pinheiro).
Her fourth album, Recomeço, was released in 2008 and features poetry by Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...
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Rodrigues regularly appears at festivals of jazz and world music throughout the world, participating in several world tours. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton once said that she was the singer who he liked best in the world and mentioned her in his memoir "My Life."