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João Paulo Catarussi
João Paulo Catarussi came out of São Paulo with a blues sound that felt grounded in Brazil rather than just imported. His 1982 song 'Garota Blues' caught on...
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João Paulo Catarussi came out of São Paulo with a blues sound that felt grounded in Brazil rather than just imported. His 1982 song 'Garota Blues' caught on with listeners, becoming something of a standard. It's a ballad with a melancholy pull that people still remember.
He put out a few albums in the 1980s, including 'Blues do Sertão' in 1985 and 'Raízes' in 1989. The music often mixed blues forms with Brazilian rhythmic touches. Another track, 'Lembrar de Você,' shows his style of blending those elements into something personal.
Catarussi worked with other Brazilian musicians like Chico Buarque and Alceu Valença at times. His band included players like Di Guimarães on bass and Fernando Cunha. The details beyond that get fuzzy, and some of the older catalog copy about triumphs and tribulations reads more like promotional filler than useful history.
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