Biography: Almir Guineto, Almir Sater, Almirante & Orchestra Odèon, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Alphonso et Son Orchestre Antillais, Alquimia, Alquimia la Sonora del XXI Leyenda, Altamiro Carrilho, Altay Veloso, Altemar Dutra,

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Almir Guineto Biography, Photos, Pictures

Almir Guineto introduced the use of the banjo in the samba A die-hard traditionalist, he has had success in his personal way of making pagode He began in 1981 with O Suburbano and has recorded another 11 solo albums until 1999

Almir Sater began unpretentiously in the ’80s in a genre despised by mass media, the caipira (hillbilly) music, out of sheer passion Becoming an accomplished violeiro (player of the viola caipira, the ten-string Brazilian instrument executed upcountry) soloist, enjoyed crescent success in the whole country

Almirante & Orchestra Odèon Biography, Photos, Pictures

Almirante was a fundamental name in Brazilian popular music His career had four phases and he had success in all of them: interpreter, composer, producer, and researcher One of the members of the Bando de Tangar�s, which also had the important names of Jo�o de Barro and Noel Rosa, the group revolutionized Brazilian popular music with the introduction of percussive instruments like pandeiro, cu�ca, tamborim, reco-reco, and surdo in the precarious recordings of those times

Alphonsia Emmanuel Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mexican pop star Emmanuel has been popular his native country since the mid-’70s and is noted for his ability to convey subtle emotions with his voice Emmanuel is unafraid to expand his musical boundaries and draws from a variety of sources including soul, R&B, and gospel

Alphonso et Son Orchestre Antillais Biography, Photos, Pictures

A biguine artist who represents the classic form of the biguine as it evolved through the war years ~ Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide

Latin music is fused with futuristic electronics by Mexican-born Alquima While her basic tracks feature vocals and piano, Alquima enhances her recordings with layers of looped vocals, electronic processors, sound effects, samples, synthesizers, gongs and bells

Alquimia la Sonora del XXI Leyenda Biography, Photos, Pictures

In the early ’90s, Colombian brothers Jorge and Sady Ram�rez teamed up with singers Carolina Ovalle, Jhanio Coronado, and Willy Garc�s to form a tropical threesome to pay tribute to Sonora Matancera, one of the most successful orchestras in the Latin music field

Altamiro Carrilho Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the most important choro flutists ever, Altamiro Carrilho put together a solid virtuosity and an ease for improvisation that in his 58 years as a professional artist (completed in 2001, having recorded over 110 albums) brought him the praise of both classical and popular renowned musicians, along with a consolidated popularity

Altay Veloso Biography, Photos, Pictures

Altay Veloso recorded his first solo album in 1980, O Cantador His compositions have been recorded by many artists and he has the reputation of writing easy commercial romantic tunes

Altemar Dutra Biography, Photos, Pictures

Self-taught singer Altemar Dutra enjoyed great success in Brazil, Latin America, and the US as an interpreter of Latin romantic songs in several genres He has recorded several albums, some of which were released internationally

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