Biography: Belmonte e Amaraí, Belo, Belô Velloso, Babas?nicos, Benedicto Lacerda, Benil Santos, Benito DiPaula, Benny, Beny Moré, Baby Do Brasil,

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Belmonte e Amaraí Biography, Photos, Pictures

The caipira (hillbilly) duo Belmonte e Amaraí was the precursor to the contemporary sertanejo romântico style by including orchestras and electric guitars in their recordings as early as the ’70s, even if they still were rootsy enough to specialize in the traditional repertory of guarânias, boleros, and Mexican rancheras

Belo
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Genre:Latin

After eight years fronting Brazilian supergroup Soweto, vocalist Belo set forth to establish himself in the recording industry as a solo artist Having sold better than three million units with Soweto, Belo was already considered the samba voice of his generation before launching a solo career, a hard-earned reputation that would only gain credibility

Belô Velloso Biography, Photos, Pictures

Caetano Veloso’s and Maria Bethânia’s niece, Belô Velloso, started to sing at 15, having lived in her hometown, Santo Amaro da Purificação, until she was 19 At that age, she went to Rio de Janeiro, where she began her artistic career playing clubs

Babasónicos’ name is based on a tribute to Hindu prophet Baba combined with the name of a popular cartoon from the ’70s Singer Adrián Rodríguez, keyboardist Uma-T, guitarist Mariano Roger Sónico, bassist Gabo, percussionist Diego Uma, and drummer Diego Castellano recorded Pasto in 1992

Benedicto Lacerda Biography, Photos, Pictures

A great instrumentalist, Benedito Lacerda was also a composer of sambas, choros, and waltzes A musical group took the title of his Carnival march “Vai Haver o Diabo” (1933) for their name

Benil Santos Biography, Photos, Pictures

Known principally for his songs “A Serenata” (written with Raul Sampaio) and “Eu Compro Essa Mulher” (with Raul Sampaio/Ivo Santos), Benil Santos moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1950, having been hired by Rádio Mayrink Veiga

Benito DiPaula Biography, Photos, Pictures

Coining a different style of samba, which consists of fancy dressing and weepy vocal interpretations at the piano, Benito di Paula became one of the exponents and fathers of the “samb�o-j�ia,” the overly romantic and commercial samba genre that was the precursor of the contemporary pagode rom�ntico

Benny
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Genre:Latin

Mexican singer/songwriter and actor Benny (born Benny Ibarra de Llano), son of rock & roll performer Benny Ibarra, made his live debut on April 30, 1981, soon, playing a role in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar along with his mother Julissa de Llano Macedo and joining a popular children oriented act called Timbiriche

Beny Moré is the greatest singer of popular music Cuba has ever produced Think Frank Sinatra or Nat “King” Cole and you’ll get an idea of how he’s perceived in Cuba, and how he should be regarded elsewhere

Baby Do Brasil Biography, Photos, Pictures

Former member of the Os Novos Baianos, Baby do Brasil has an active career in pop and choro music, being one of the rare singers to devote to the virtuosic sung choro in the tradition held by Ademilde Fonseca

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