Elba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazi… Read Full Bio ↴Elba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil), best known as Elba Ramalho, is a Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical style is characteristic for the traditional sounds of the Northeastern region of Brazil, such as baião, xote, xaxado, frevo, forró, and others.
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.
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.
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Agora %C3%A9 Sua Vez
Elba Ramalho Lyrics
Morena forrozeira do cangote suado
'To ficando arriado com você meu bem
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
O coração da gente chega lateja
A gente só deseja passar bem
Com você meu bem
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Fez a morena levantar pó
Ele é um artista
Trabalhou bem
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Eu já tomei de conta
Eu já dei meu recado
Já fiz meu penerado com você no forrozão
Meu bem não diga não
Meu bem diga que sim
Agora é sua vez de tomar conta de mim
Vem pra cá meu amor
Vem pra cá meu amor
Vem tomar de conta do meu coração
Mas se você disser que não, não tem
Quentura no salão
Chega pra cá vem se espalhar meu bem
Que a noite é nossa, não se importe
Com ninguém meu bem
Aqui no forrozão, por favor não diga não
Vem pra cá meu bem-querer
E nessa brincadeira quem vai tomar
Conta de mim é você
'To ficando arriado com você meu bem
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
O coração da gente chega lateja
A gente só deseja passar bem
Com você meu bem
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Fez a morena levantar pó
Ele é um artista
Trabalhou bem
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Eu já tomei de conta
Eu já dei meu recado
Já fiz meu penerado com você no forrozão
Meu bem não diga não
Meu bem diga que sim
Agora é sua vez de tomar conta de mim
Vem pra cá meu amor
Vem pra cá meu amor
Vem tomar de conta do meu coração
Mas se você disser que não, não tem
Quentura no salão
Chega pra cá vem se espalhar meu bem
Que a noite é nossa, não se importe
Com ninguém meu bem
Aqui no forrozão, por favor não diga não
Vem pra cá meu bem-querer
E nessa brincadeira quem vai tomar
Conta de mim é você
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Mary Maciel Ribeiro
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