A Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music blends samba, pagode, and gospel with collaborators like Zeca Pagodinho.
If you're new to his stuff, 'O Amor e a Paixão' and 'Amor de índio' are good places to start. They give you a sense of his voice and how he handles those classic Brazilian themes.
Dias came up in Rio de Janeiro listening to samba, pagode, and gospel, and that mix gives his music its texture. Songs like 'O Amor e a Paixão' and 'Amor de índio' show how he works within those traditions without just repeating them. He's not a household name everywhere, but in Brazil he's part of that layer of artists who keep the regional sounds alive and personal.
His first album, 'Deus Me Livre (Não Quero Nem Penssar)', came out in 2007 and got him some national attention. After that he put out records like 'Faz de Conta' in 2009 and '7 Dias' in 2015, and he's worked with Zeca Pagodinho and Xande de Pilares. He still plays shows with his band, which includes Wallace Botelho on cavaquinho and Paulo Henrique on pandeiro.
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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