Biography: Célia Vaz, Celina González, CAE, Celso Adolfo, Celso Fonseca, Celso Piña, Celso Pixinga, Celtas Cortos, Caetano Do Salgueiro, Caetano Veloso,

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As an arranger, Célia Vaz worked for Joyce, Billy Eckstine, Rio Jazz Orchestra, Martinho da Vila, Leci Brandão, Quarteto em Cy, and others As a teacher, she had artists like Antônio Adolfo, Mauro Senise, Elba Ramalho, and Zélia Duncan as students

Celina González Biography, Photos, Pictures

Celina Gonzalez is one of the great vocalists of Afro-Cuban music Although little known outside of Cuba, Gonzalez has been a major star in her homeland since the 1940s when she shared a duo with her late husband, Reutillio Dominguez

CAE
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Argentine pop singer CAE got involved in the local scene while playing in different rock bands while a teenager He soon formed a group called Rocket, which was later re-named Bravo

Celso Adolfo Biography, Photos, Pictures

Celso Adolfo is a composer who is praised by critics and gaining increasing exposure He has been recorded by Milton Nascimento (who included Adolfo’s “Coração Brasileiro” in his Ânima and participated in Adolfo’s album Brasil, Nome de Vegetal, interpreting the homonymous song and also produced Adolfo’s debut album Coração Brasileiro, in 1983) and Elba Ramalho (who also recorded “Coração Brasileiro,” giving the name to her album and show of 1983)

Celso Fonseca Biography, Photos, Pictures

Influenced by Baden Powell, successful composer/producer/instrumentalist Celso Fonseca started in music at 12, having learned the guitar At 19, he decided to dedicate himself to music as a profession, being invited to join Gilberto Gil’s band in 1981, with which Fonseca played throughout Brazil and in several other countries

Mexican accordionist Celso Piña, aka El Rebelde del Acordeón (the Accordion Rebel), started playing traditional music along with his brothers Eduardo, Rubén, and Enrique In the early ’80s, they turned to the tropical style after listening to Aníbal Velasquez and Alfredo Gutiérrez, forming a group called Celso Piña y su Ronda Bogotá

Celso Pixinga Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the most requested Brazilian bassists, Celso Pixinga had his first album released in 1986 (Concentração/Celso Pixinga, 440 e Zona Sul) followed by other seven instrumental albums (quite an accomplishment, given the Brazilian market), ranging from pop to fusion with a pinch of jazz

Celtas Cortos Biography, Photos, Pictures

Spanish ska band Celtas Cortos was formed in 1986 by students from a Valladolid institute, reunited to participate in a music contest called Colectivo Eurofolk After coming in first place, the young musicians decided to stay in the band, recording their debut album, Salida de Emergencia, in 1989, followed by Gente Impresentable, presented live while the band was touring the country in 1990

Caetano Do Salgueiro Biography, Photos, Pictures

Composer of the hit “O Segredo das Minas do Rei Salomão” (with Mário Pedra/Zé Pinto/Nininha Rossique, re-recorded by Alcione in the same year of 1975), the samba-enredo which gave Salgueiro the Carnival championship of 1975, Dauro do Salgueiro was the first to propose a non-Brazilian thematic in this genre of composition

Caetano Veloso Biography, Photos, Pictures

A true heavyweight, perhaps one of the greatest figures in international pop music, Caetano Veloso is a pop musician/poet/filmmaker/political activist whose stature in the pantheon of international pop musicians is on a par with that of Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, and Lennon/McCartney