A singer who worked with João Gilberto and Elis Regina, and recorded songs like 'Travado da Silva'.
For a sense of his range, listen to 'Travado da Silva' and his later version of 'O Filho Do Seu Menino' with Luciana Mello.
His time with Os Originais do Samba in the mid-1960s put him right in the middle of what many consider a peak period for Brazilian samba. You can hear that era in songs like 'Travado da Silva' and 'Operário Brasileiro'. He kept recording for decades, even after the legal trouble in the 1970s.
He joined Os Originais do Samba in the mid-1960s, and their album 'Deixa Isso Pra Lá' brought national attention. He worked with figures like João Gilberto and Vinicius de Moraes, and his discography includes albums from 1970's 'Samba, Meu Amor' to a 1975 tribute to Jorge Amado.
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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