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Valdir Santana
Valdir Santana came up in Salvador, Bahia, where he started writing songs that spoke to the people around him. He broke through in the 1970s with 'Te Quero...
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Valdir Santana came up in Salvador, Bahia, where he started writing songs that spoke to the people around him. He broke through in the 1970s with 'Te Quero Tanto,' a ballad that connected with listeners across Brazil.
He worked with musicians like guitarist Toninho Horta and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, and his recordings from the 1970s include albums like 'Quero Voltar' and 'Não Posso Viver Sem Você.'
Santana took a break from music for a while, but returned to performing in the early 2000s.
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