Biography: Zarko, Zayda, Zé da Zilda, Zé Dantas, Zé Do Carmo, Zé do Norte, Zé Kéti, Ze Menezes, Zé Ramalho, Zé Rodrix,

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Zarko
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Genre:Latin

A Latin pop quintet from Monterey, Mexico formed in 1994, Zarko was led by frontman Francisco Javier Rodriguez; debuting a year later with Hoy Se Casa Mi Amor, the group’s subsequent releases included 1996’s El Loco, 1997’s Puro Amor and 1998’s Solo Pienso en Ti

Zayda
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Genre:Latin

Mexican native Zayda began singing at a very young age, getting involved in traditional Mexican music while attending middle school Zayda debuted in 1995 with an independent album called Enamorada

Composer of expression in the Golden Age of Brazilian song, Zé da Zilda’s classics are still popular today He also had a noted career on the radio and recorded an expressive discography

Deeply concerned with the hardships of the Northeastern people, Zé Dantas was a key figure when Luís Gonzaga was introducing the culture of his region to the nation through the baião

Since 1937, Zé do Carmo has been a noted violonista (acoustic guitarist) at Rádio Clube de Pernambuco in Recife, PE After several years working with the Regional do Felinho, he opened the show Clube das Cordas

Having worked as a composer and also as the consultant on Northeastern language on the awarded film O Cangaceiro (by Lima Barreto, 1953, winner of the Great Prize at the Cannes Festival as the best film), Zé do Norte became internationally famous for his song “Mulher Rendeira” (an adaptation of a theme attributed to Virgulino Ferreira, the Lampião himself)

The composer of more than 200 sambas, Zé Kéti was one of the most important sambistas of all time A unique figure to bridge the gap between the hill and the city, he was the only one to produce songs with bossa nova composers like Carlos Lyra in the protest song period of the style: the “Samba da Legalidade

A highly competent violão (acoustic guitar) player and guitar player, Zé Menezes also became famous for his compositions From the ’40s through the ’50s he recorded and performed on the radio regularly with Radamés Gnattali, in the Quarteto Continental, and later with the Quinteto Radamés

Zé Ramalho is one of the most important pop artists to appear in Northeast in the ’70s His original fusion of pop music with Northeastern folklore puts him in the forefront of the contemporary Brazilian pop scene

One of the most important proponents of the rock-rural style, Zé Rodrix is the composer of “Casa no Campo,” recorded with success by Elis Regina He also participated in the historic III FMPB (TV Record’s Festival of Brazilian Popular Music) accompanying Edu Lobo, the Quarteto Novo, and Marília Medalha on “Ponteio” (Edu Lobo/Capinam) with his group Momento-4 in 1967

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