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.
Chão de Giz
Elba Ramalho Lyrics
Desço dessa solidão
Espalho coisas sobre um chão de giz
Há meros devaneios tolos a me torturar
Fotografias recortadas em jornais de folhas
Amiúde
Eu vou te jogar
Num pano de guardar confetes
Eu vou te jogar num pano de guardar confetes
Disparo balas de canhão
É inútil, pois existe um grão-vizir
Há tantas violetas velhas sem um colibri
Queria usar quem sabe
Uma camisa de força
Ou de Vênus
Mas não vou gozar de nós
Apenas um cigarro
Nem vou lhe beijar
Gastando assim o meu batom
Agora pego um caminhão
Na lona vou a nocaute outra vez
Pra sempre fui acorrentada
No seu calcanhar
Meus vinte anos de boy
That's over, baby
Freud explica
Não vou me sujar
Fumando apenas um cigarro
Nem vou lhe beijar
Gastando assim o meu batom
Quanto ao pano dos confetes
Já passou meu carnaval
E isso explica porque o sexo
É assunto popular
No mais estou indo embora, baby
No mais estou indo embora
No mais, embora, baby, baby
No mais, estou indo embora
No mais, estou indo embora, baby, baby (no mais)
No mais, estou indo embora, baby
No mais, estou indo embora
No mais
Espalho coisas sobre um chão de giz
Há meros devaneios tolos a me torturar
Fotografias recortadas em jornais de folhas
Amiúde
Eu vou te jogar
Num pano de guardar confetes
Eu vou te jogar num pano de guardar confetes
Disparo balas de canhão
Há tantas violetas velhas sem um colibri
Queria usar quem sabe
Uma camisa de força
Ou de Vênus
Mas não vou gozar de nós
Apenas um cigarro
Nem vou lhe beijar
Gastando assim o meu batom
Agora pego um caminhão
Na lona vou a nocaute outra vez
Pra sempre fui acorrentada
No seu calcanhar
Meus vinte anos de boy
That's over, baby
Freud explica
Não vou me sujar
Fumando apenas um cigarro
Nem vou lhe beijar
Gastando assim o meu batom
Quanto ao pano dos confetes
Já passou meu carnaval
E isso explica porque o sexo
É assunto popular
No mais estou indo embora, baby
No mais estou indo embora
No mais, embora, baby, baby
No mais, estou indo embora
No mais, estou indo embora, baby, baby (no mais)
No mais, estou indo embora, baby
No mais, estou indo embora
No mais
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Written by: Jose Ramalho Neto
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