Cartola – Música Brasileira

22 Aug 2013

Cartola: Ao Vivo – Seu Último Show Gravado

by Egídio Leitão | posted in: CD, Desert Island Disc | 0

Samba Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This! What João Gilberto is to Bossa Nova, Cartola is to samba. Angenor de Oliveira (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980, Rio de Janeiro) was one of the founding fathers of the … Continued

11 Jul 2004

Cartola: Divino Samba

by Egídio Leitão | posted in: CD | 0

Top Hat Sambas Not many composers in Brazilian music are so intrinsically associated with Samba and its history as is Angenor de Oliveira, or Cartola (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980). Not only was he responsible for creating … Continued

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