A Brazilian singer-songwriter whose 1970s anthem 'O Sorriso Do Escorpião' became a symbol of resistance.
For the early years, listen to 'O Sorriso Do Escorpião.' For where he landed later, try 'Segunda Feira Blues 1.'
In the mid-1970s, his band O Bando put out 'O Sorriso Do Escorpião,' a song that resonated as an anthem about social injustice during a repressive time. He kept writing through that era, and later solo work like 'Segunda Feira Blues 1' shows a shift toward more personal, musically blended territory. He stayed out of the spotlight, which only added to the weight of the songs he left behind.
He started playing in Rio in the early 1970s with O Bando, which released its debut in 1975. By the 1980s, he was making solo albums like 'Carlos Maltz' and 'Outras Histórias,' folding in jazz and folk influences while maintaining a low profile.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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