Biography: Odete Amaral, Odisea Burbujas, Ojos de Brujo, Olavo Alén Rodriguez, Olga Coelho, Olga Guillot, Olga Tañon, Olivia Byington, Olivia Hime, Olodum,

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Odete Amaral Biography, Photos, Pictures

Odete Amaral had success in the ’40s and ’50s with songs like “Murmurando,” “Vem, Amor” (Chocolate/Jorge de Castro), “Nasci Para Sofrer” (Chocolate/Jorge de Castro), “Quando Eu Falo Com Você” (Mário Rossi/Gadé), “Girassol” (Mário Rossi), “Divina Visão,” and others

Odisea Burbujas Biography, Photos, Pictures

Latin rock band from Argentina Odisea Burbujas got involved in the local scene playing under the names of Agarrate Catalina and Boomerang In 1999, after bassist Sebastian Romero and sax player Jorge Madoz joined in, Odisea Burbujas recorded its first EP, called El Mundo de la Moda

Ojos de Brujo Biography, Photos, Pictures

Originally more of a collective than a band, the Barcelona-based flamenco fusion group Ojos de Brujo, which translates to Eyes of the Wizard, came together in the mid-’90s when guitarist Ramon Giménez began playing with likeminded experimental musicians like singer Marina “La Canillas” Abad and percussionist Xavi Turull, trying to find out what kind of sound they could create

Olavo Alén Rodriguez Biography, Photos, Pictures

Like fathers seem to do, the brilliant early 20th century Cuban pianist Osvaldo Alén may wonder which of his sons to be most proud of Those with experience may conceivably comment that it is inevitably the oldest son who gets the nod — bad news for Andres Alén, younger than Olavo Alén by three years

Brazilian-born Olga Coelho began her singing career at age three when, while traveling with her parents by boat on the Amazon River, she wandered away and took up with a German band singing the “Merry Widow Waltz

Olga Guillot Biography, Photos, Pictures

Latin Grammy winner Olga Guillot became one of the most popular performers of Cuban bolero during the ’50s After moving to Havana from her native Santiago de Cuba, she joined her sister in Dúo Hermanitas Guillot, debuting on a radio show called La Corte Suprema del Arte (The Art Supreme Court)

After establishing herself as one of the top merengue superstars of the 1990s, Olga Tañón broadened her style to include not only tropical music but also Latin pop, and while some of her crossover efforts failed to earn the praise of critics, she re-established herself strongly in 2005 with a back-to-basics album, Una Nueva Mujer, that awarded her with substantial acclaim

Olivia Byington Biography, Photos, Pictures

Olívia Byington is a praised and awarded Brazilian singer who has worked with such artists as Tom Jobim, Silvio Rodriguez, Djavan, Clara Sverner, Wagner Tiso, Chico Buarque, Turíbio Santos, Radamés Gnattali, João Carlos Assis Brasil, Paulo Moura, and Egberto Gismonti

Original singer and composer Olívia Hime has had both advantages and disadvantages because of her marriage with composer Francis Hime, but her creative production stands for itself

Olodum is a cultural activism group created with the objectives of fighting racial discrimination and socioeconomic inequality They have recorded ten LPs/CDs and have worked with Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Cliff, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, and Spike Lee

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