In 1976, Fafá released her first LP, Tamba-Tajá. Her singing seduced even the demolishing critic of Brazilian music from Jornal do Brasil, the feared José Ramos Tinhorão, who poured over her praises, pointing her out as a singer destined to figure in the first team of the current generation of great Brazilian interpreters. The following album, Água (1977) confirmed all predictions: it reached about 100 thousand copies sold.
Although she never thought of becoming a professional singer, since she was 9 years old, Fafá de Belém was an attraction at parties promoted by her family or at friends' houses. In spite of being a little girl, she interpreted as a grown-up "Ouça", a hit by Maysa, or "Eu e a Brisa", by Johnny Half. She was a girl who, like her generation, loved the Beatles, was a fan of Roberto Carlos and the Jovem Guarda group, but was also fascinated by jazz, classical music, and got emotional listening to the great radio singers, like Cauby Peixoto, Angela Maria, Núbia Lafayette and Orlando Silva, "People with a dagger in their chests", who she likes to use as models to interpret.
"Today I see myself as a singer of the great loves, of the losses and reunions. If the music doesn't give me goose bumps, I won't record it. If I am not a character in the lyrics, I cannot interpret. I am a dramatist, a passionate person.", she usually affirms, between pleasant laughs, but from the bottom of her heart, the great interpreter of Nuvem de Lágrimas, the first country song to be played on FM's in Rio de Janeiro.
The wide range of her musical background is reflected in the selection of her repertoire. She recorded everything, without prejudice. Regional music, popular song pearls, such as "Que Queres Tu de Mim", by Evaldo Gouveia and Jair Amorim, or "Você Vai Gostar (Casinha Branca)" by Elpídio dos Santos. Rock, boleros, Caribbean rhythms, guarânias, afoxé, lambadas, sambas-canções, compositions by the great names of MPB, marcha-rancho, sertanejo, and many other rhythms. Not to mention the polemic presentation that the Muse of "Diretas Já" (a past popular political movement that had as its objective the resumption of direct elections for the office of President of the Republic in Brazil, during the Brazilian military dictatorship) gave to the National Anthem, contested by the courts and applauded by the audience.
It was from her decision to turn the tables and let her heart speak louder that Fafá touched deep into the Brazilian soul. With the determination that characterizes her, the years on the road, a strong intuition and the absolute success of songs handpicked by the singer herself at certain moments in her life, like "Bilhete", by Ivan Lins and Victor Martins, that made her break the silence of a year in 1982. Or "Memórias", by Leonardo, popular composer from Pernambuco, responsible for the sale of half a million copies (Platinum Disc) of the album Atrevida (1986), Fafá reached, then, the peak of her career, especially as a romantic singer.
An amazing trajectory, but nothing that surprises those who know her well and her apparent contradictions. It was not for nothing that she interpreted, with such emotion and propriety, the verses of one of the biggest hits of her career, "Dentro de Mim Mora Um Anjo", by Suely Costa and Cacaso: "Who sees me singing like this, doesn't know anything about me...". This is one of the greatest truths about Fafá de Belém, who knows exactly what she wants and what she is capable of.
"I have always done my own thing, lived my own life, fought hard and punched a lot on a knife's blade to get to where I am. It is the people who teach the artist what he has to sing, and not the artist who has to teach the people what they have to listen to.", often repeats Fafá.
Fafá became a national brand. A national brand of joy, with that sincerely loud laugh that can lift the spirits of anyone. A national trademark of health, the beautiful Brazilian woman who even baptized the lanterns of the old VW Beetle, another popular passion. A national symbol of freedom, the symbol of a political movement that moved millions of Brazilians with her interpretation of the national anthem.
This is Fafá de Belém. Or even better: Fafá do Mundo (Fafá of the World).
Maria Solidária
Fafá de Belém Lyrics
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Lança seu corpo jovem pelo are
Ela já vem, ela virá
Solidária nos ajudar
Eu choro de cara suja
Meu papagaio o vento carregou
E lá se foi, pra nunca mais
Não fique triste, menino
A linha é tão fácil de arranjar
Venha aqui, venha escolher
Papagaio de toda cor
A casa estava escura
No vento forte, a chuva desabou
A luz não vem, eu aqui estou
A rezar na escuridão, e só
Venho do vento da noite
Na luz do novo dia cantarei
Brilha o sol, brilha luar
Brilha a vida de quem dançar
The lyrics to Fafá de Belém's song Maria Solidária capture a scene of a community coming together to support each other in difficult times. The song opens with an invitation to Maria, who is described as young and lively, to dance on the sand. The lyrics then shift to a more somber tone as the singer reflects on personal losses and struggles, including a lost kite and a dark and stormy night without electricity. However, amidst these personal hardships, the community continues to support each other, with reassurances that the kite can easily be replaced and that someone will always be there to help with any problem. The singer even finds solace in the darkness by praying and reflecting, showing that even in difficult times, there is always hope and companionship to be found.
Overall, Maria Solidária is a beautiful song that emphasizes the importance of community and solidarity in the face of hardship. It highlights the ways in which people can come together, even during difficult times, to offer support and comfort to one another. The song also touches on the idea of hope and resilience, demonstrating that even in dark times there is always the possibility for joy and renewal.
Line by Line Meaning
Dança, Maria Maria
Maria Maria dances
Lança seu corpo jovem pelo are
She throws her young body through the air
Ela já vem, ela virá
She is coming, she will come
Solidária nos ajudar
To help us in solidarity
Eu choro de cara suja
I cry with a dirty face
Meu papagaio o vento carregou
The wind carried away my parrot
E lá se foi, pra nunca mais
And there he went, never to return
Linha nova que pai comprou
New line that dad bought
Não fique triste, menino
Don't be sad, boy
A linha é tão fácil de arranjar
It's so easy to fix the line
Venha aqui, venha escolher
Come here, choose one
Papagaio de toda cor
A parrot of all colors
A casa estava escura
The house was dark
No vento forte, a chuva desabou
In the strong wind, the rain poured down
A luz não vem, eu aqui estou
The light doesn't come, I'm here
A rezar na escuridão, e só
Praying in the darkness, alone
Venho do vento da noite
I come from the wind of the night
Na luz do novo dia cantarei
In the light of the new day I will sing
Brilha o sol, brilha luar
The sun shines, the moon shines
Brilha a vida de quem dançar
Shines the life of those who dance
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FERNANDO BRANT, MILTON NASCIMENTO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@mauro56ist
As cantoras da decada de 1970 : gal - bethania - fafa - simone eram simplesmente fantasticas. sou feliz por ter crescido acompanhando minhas musas ainda hoje fantásticas.
@LuizPacheco
Fafá nossa amada! Linda, jovem, sensual, alegre, vibrante, colorida, solta, cabocla de pés descalço cantando o Brasil. Canta e encanta inspirando novas e futuras gerações. Fafá! Eu te amo!
@EstevanBAlves
Que mulher linda essa Fafá! A alegria é o acessório mais atraente... Preciso também mencionar esse clarinete, ficou simplismente fantástico esse arranjo!
@MatematicaTel
Ficou perfeito! Coisa feita com amor...
@mauro56ist
FAFÁ - musa maravilhosa autentica e transbordando brasilidade e talento.
@perfumariaimportadabycris
Fafa de Belem sempre transmite muita energia quando canta, sou paraense residente ha 20 anos na Holanda,mas sou fa de Fafa ha anos,e sempre que estou triste procuro no you tube videos de Fafa para me alegrar .
@israelsmithleejones9105
Nossa tá linda a Fafá , bem esfuziante , plena e cerelepe. Esse vestido dela tb tá lindo . Arrasou Fafá .
@joselima5858
Fafa e uma cantora aulentica dona de um grande talento
@vipugel1
Fafá com Maria Solidaria é tudo
@alexandrehenriqueandrade6157
Que coisa linda, ver minha querida Fafá, no frescor da idade, da carreira, com tanta alegria, com tanta virtuosidade, lançando seu corpo jovem pelo ar, no palco... maravilha!
Muito obrigado a quem postou!