A Brazilian artist whose catalog connects the rhythms of his home region to wider social questions.
For a good sense of his range, listen to 'Cidadão' and then something like 'Sol Girassol'. They come from the same place but feel different.
His music is rooted in the countryside of Goiás, and you can hear that in songs like 'São Sebastião Do Rodeiro'. He's spent decades writing about social issues and indigenous peoples, and he's made over twenty albums. The work holds a specific place, not just a general Brazilian sound.
He was born in Goiás in 1944 and started recording in the 1970s, with albums like 'Luar do Sertão' in 1976. He kept writing and performing through the years, with later records such as 'Milonga para as Missões' in 1983. Musicians like arranger Zé Mulato and bassist Chico Lobo have worked with him along the way.
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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