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Chico César
Chico César (born January 26, 1964 in Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba) is a Brazilian Zouk singer.
With his outlandish neo-Indian costumes and music that borrows from reggae, hip-hop, and Senegalese mbalax, Chico César serves notice that he's doing Brazilian popular music his way. He marries an elastic voice that croons and purrs one moment, yelps and yodels the next, to a dexterity on guitar that puts him in the league of tiptop instrumentalists. Read Full BioChico César (born January 26, 1964 in Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba) is a Brazilian Zouk singer.
With his outlandish neo-Indian costumes and music that borrows from reggae, hip-hop, and Senegalese mbalax, Chico César serves notice that he's doing Brazilian popular music his way. He marries an elastic voice that croons and purrs one moment, yelps and yodels the next, to a dexterity on guitar that puts him in the league of tiptop instrumentalists.
Originally released on a small independent label in Brazil, the live, mostly solo recording Aos Vivos launched César's career, putting him in demand as both a performer and the composer of hit songs like "A Primeira Vista," which Daniela Mercury transformed into the theme song for a smash TV soap opera, and the reggae-styled "Mama Africa." His unique take on the accordion-driven forro melodies of northeastern Brazil evoke Congolese and Angolan pop on "Tambores" and "Duvida Cruel" when he sets them against his bouncy, circular guitar lines. This welcome reissue easily trumps César's concurrently released studio recording on the Putumayo label, Chico César, proving that the charisma of a singer-with-guitar concert can brandish more firepower than an amplified ensemble.
With his outlandish neo-Indian costumes and music that borrows from reggae, hip-hop, and Senegalese mbalax, Chico César serves notice that he's doing Brazilian popular music his way. He marries an elastic voice that croons and purrs one moment, yelps and yodels the next, to a dexterity on guitar that puts him in the league of tiptop instrumentalists. Read Full BioChico César (born January 26, 1964 in Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba) is a Brazilian Zouk singer.
With his outlandish neo-Indian costumes and music that borrows from reggae, hip-hop, and Senegalese mbalax, Chico César serves notice that he's doing Brazilian popular music his way. He marries an elastic voice that croons and purrs one moment, yelps and yodels the next, to a dexterity on guitar that puts him in the league of tiptop instrumentalists.
Originally released on a small independent label in Brazil, the live, mostly solo recording Aos Vivos launched César's career, putting him in demand as both a performer and the composer of hit songs like "A Primeira Vista," which Daniela Mercury transformed into the theme song for a smash TV soap opera, and the reggae-styled "Mama Africa." His unique take on the accordion-driven forro melodies of northeastern Brazil evoke Congolese and Angolan pop on "Tambores" and "Duvida Cruel" when he sets them against his bouncy, circular guitar lines. This welcome reissue easily trumps César's concurrently released studio recording on the Putumayo label, Chico César, proving that the charisma of a singer-with-guitar concert can brandish more firepower than an amplified ensemble.
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Mama África
by Chico César
Mama áfrica (a minha mãe), é mãe solteira
E tem que fazer mamadeira todo o dia
Além de trabalhar
Como empacotadeira nas Casas Bahia.
Mama áfrica, tem tanto o que fazer
Além de cuidar de neném
Além de fazer denguim
Filhinho tem que entender
Mama áfrica vai e vem, mas não se afasta de você
Quando Mama sai de casa, seus filhos de olodunzam
Rola o maior jazz
Mama tem calo nos pés, mama precisa de paz.
Mama não quer brincar mais
Filhinho dá um tempo
é tanto contratempo
No ritmo de vida de mama.
Contributed by Blake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
by Chico César
Mama áfrica (a minha mãe), é mãe solteira
E tem que fazer mamadeira todo o dia
Além de trabalhar
Como empacotadeira nas Casas Bahia.
Mama áfrica, tem tanto o que fazer
Além de cuidar de neném
Além de fazer denguim
Filhinho tem que entender
Mama áfrica vai e vem, mas não se afasta de você
Quando Mama sai de casa, seus filhos de olodunzam
Rola o maior jazz
Mama tem calo nos pés, mama precisa de paz.
Mama não quer brincar mais
Filhinho dá um tempo
é tanto contratempo
No ritmo de vida de mama.
Contributed by Blake Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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