Elba Ramalho was born in the rural area of Conceição, in Vale do Piancó. In 1962, the family moved to the city of Campina Grande, also in Paraíba. Her father became the owner of the local theater. Daughter of a musician, she became interested in music still as a teenager.
In 1966, she participated, for the first time, in a performance on stage, in the Choir of the Fundação Artística e Cultural Manuel Bandeira, of which she was a member, with "Evocação do Recife". The Manuel Bandeira and Cecília Meireles Talking Choirs gained fame and started to be seen all over the Northeast, and Elba, who made her first presentation on stage together with them, soon became the highlight in the presentations. She starred in the poetic montages of Castro Alves, Thiago de Mello, Lindolfo Bell, Carlos Pena Filho and Figueiredo Agra. He participated in the montages of the plays "Ministro do Supremo" and "Diálogo das Carmelitas."
In 1968, while attending college of Economics and Sociology at the Federal University of Paraíba, she formed the ensemble As Brasas, in which she acted as drummer, which later became a theater group. However, Elba never stopped singing, and performed in several festivals throughout the Northeast.
In 1979, she released her first album, "Ave de Prata", and since then she has consolidated her position as one of the main Brazilian singers in activity. On her father's side, she is a cousin of fellow singer Zé Ramalho.
She has two Latin Grammys for her albums: Qual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe importa?, released in 2008, and Balaio de Amor, 2009, in the category Best Brazilian Roots Album: Regional and Tropical. In over 35 years of career, Elba Ramalho has sold more than 10 million albums. She received from the Art Critics Association of São Paulo the award "Best Show of the Year" on two occasions: in 1989 for the show Popular Brasileira and in 1996 for the show Leão do Norte.
Danado De Bom
Luiz Gonzaga Lyrics
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Tá danado de bom meu compade
Tá é danado de bom
Forrozinho bonitinho,
Gostosinho, safadinho,
Danado de bom
Olha o natamira na zabumba
O zé cupira no triângulo
E mariano no gonguê
Olha meu compadre na viola
Meu sobrinho na manola
E cipriano no melê
Olha a meninada nas cuié
Tá sobrando capilé
E já tem bêbo pra daná,
Tem nego grudado que nem piolho
Tem nega piscando o olho
Me chamando pra dançar
Tá é danado de bom...
Tá, que forrozinho de primeira
Já num cabe forrozeiro
E cada vez chegando mais
Tá, da cozinha e do terreiro,
Sanfoneiro, zabumbeiro
Pra frente e pra trás
Olha meu compadre damião
Pode apagar o lampeão
Que tá querendo clarear
Agüenta o fole meu compadre bororó
Que esse é o tipo de forró
Luiz Gonzaga's song Danado De Bom is a joyful celebration of the popular music genre of forró. The lyrics express the delight of the singer and his compadre in the music they are dancing to - it's just so good! They describe the musicians playing each instrument, highlighting the skill of each one, and the festive atmosphere in which they are playing. The people around them are also described - the kids drinking capilé, the drunk guys dancing and the women winking at them. The singer acknowledges that the forró is so great that it's attracting more and more fans, and he calls out to the musicians to keep playing and to keep the dance going.
Line by Line Meaning
Tá é danado de bom
This is really amazing
Tá danado de bom meu compade
This is absolutely incredible, my friend
Tá é danado de bom
This is really amazing
Forrozinho bonitinho, Gostosinho, safadinho, Danado de bom
This little Forró dance is cute, fun, and mischievous all at the same time - absolutely amazing!
Olha o natamira na zabumba
Look at Natamira playing the zabumba drum
O zé cupira no triângulo
Zé Cupira is playing the triangle
E mariano no gonguê
And Mariano is playing the gong
Olha meu compadre na viola
Look at my friend playing the viola
Meu sobrinho na manola
My nephew is playing the manola (a type of guitar)
E cipriano no melê
And Cipriano is playing the melê (an instrument similar to the maracas)
Olha a meninada nas cuié
Look at the kids playing the cuié (a type of percussion instrument)
Tá sobrando capilé
There's plenty of Capilé (a type of Brazilian drink made from sugarcane)
E já tem bêbo pra daná,
And there are already people dancing
Tem nego grudado que nem piolho
Some people are dancing so close they're stuck like lice
Tem nega piscando o olho
Some women are winking at me, inviting me to dance
Me chamando pra dançar
They're calling me to dance with them
Tá é danado de bom...
This is really amazing
Tá, que forrozinho de primeira
This is some seriously good Forró music
Já num cabe forrozeiro
Even the most experienced Forró dancers can't resist
E cada vez chegando mais
More and more people keep coming
Tá, da cozinha e do terreiro, Sanfoneiro, zabumbeiro, Pra frente e pra trás
This party is filled with people from all over, including the kitchen and the backyard. The accordion players and drummers are keeping the beat going, and everyone is dancing from side to side.
Olha meu compadre damião
Look at my friend Damião
Pode apagar o lampeão
You can turn off the lantern
Que tá querendo clarear
It's getting brighter outside
Agüenta o fole meu compadre bororó
Hold on to the accordion, my friend Bororó
Que esse é o tipo de forró
This is the type of Forró that you don't want to stop dancing to
Contributed by Bailey D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.