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1. A Brazilian MPB singer and songwriter
2. A Grammy-nominated American jazz singer
1. Maysa Figueira Monjardim Matarazzo (June 6, 1936, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – January 22, 1977, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress, being one of the first female songwriters of Brazil and one of the precursors of the genre samba-canção. She had great success in the 1950s and 1960s, known especially for her pessimistic, hopeless, melancholic and dramatic lyrics and interpretations, very characteristic of her image and career. She is also associated with bossa nova music, but is widely known as a torch song (música de fossa) interpreter.
Maysa's grandfather was Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, the 1st Baron of Monjardim, and wife Laurinda Luísa Pinto Pereira. Maysa showed talent at a young age and by twelve had written a samba song, which later became a hit from her first album. She married André Matarazzo Filho, a member of a wealthy and traditional São Paulo family in 1954 at the age of 18 and two years later had a son, Jayme Monjardim. Jayme would later be known as a television director. In the late 1950s she formed a successful bossa nova group and also did television work relying on her magnificent pair of gorgeous green eyes.
Her tour to Buenos Aires first projected bossa nova beyond Brazil's borders but was not without controversy. The tour was a great success and extended to Chile and Uruguay, but Maysa had an affair with the show's producer, Ronaldo Bôscoli, a journalist and composer linked romantically to bossa nova's muse Nara Leão. This led not only to a break between Nara and Ronaldo, but also to a fracture in the bossa nova movement. Nara supported Carlos Lyra's nationalist vertent of the bossa nova movement, to the detriment of Boscoli's more orthodox approach, emphasizing form rather than content in bossa nova compositions. Nara also began courting older composers of traditional sambas, such as morro composers Zé Kéti and Cartola. She also became an idol of the protest song genre against the military dictatorship in Brazil. Nara's pocket show "Opinião" marked the start of a series of protest musical shows, which both in Rio and São Paulo distracted the public from the main themes of "the love, the smile and the flower", typical of the bossa nova years. So Maysa became "persona non grata" both to the bossa-novistas and the protest singers and her career faltered. She reacted by marrying Spaniard music producer Miguel Anzana, with whom she moved to Spain and began a series of presentations not only in Spain, but also Portugal, Italy and France.
Her personal life, already tumultuous, became even more chaotic leading to her being called "the Janis Joplin of Bossa Nova". But she later made a come back with one of the first notable shows in Rio's "Canecão" venue, the equivalent of Carnegie Hall in NYC. Maysa also played the Olympia in Paris to a full house twice and enjoyed considerable success in Europe. She is still considered the best Brazilian "torch song" (fossa) musician, rivaled only perhaps by Nora Ney as interpreter and Dolores Duran as composer. Upon her return to Brazil, Maysa continued to blend her old unique "broken love affair" trademarks with the more current festival style and occasional bossa nova hits. In the 1970s Maysa tapped her actress side and acted on a few telenovelas in Brazil. She also composed the soundtrack for a Rede Globo telenova just as the TV network became the powerhouse of Brazilian soap operas. She appeared more in peace with herself in latter years but died in a car crash in 1977, on the Rio-Niterói bridge, which connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói over the Guanabara Bay.
In January 2009, 32 years after her death, a miniseries about her life was broadcast on Brazilian television and spanned two new books about one of Brazil's most charismatic divas. Maysa's style influenced the following generations of Brazilian female singers and composers, with great ascendancy in the works of Angela Ro Ro, Simone, Cazuza, Leila Pinheiro and Fafá de Belém.
2. Maysa Leak (born August 17, 1966) is an American jazz singer better known by her mononym Maysa. She is well known by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo work and for her work with the British band Incognito.
After receiving her degree from Morgan State University, Maysa headed to Southern California to perform with Stevie Wonder’s female backup group Wonderlove, While with Wonder, Maysa was a vocalist on the Jungle Fever soundtrack and performed on numerous television shows including The Arsenio Hall Show, Oprah and The Tonight Show.
It was during an over-the-telephone audition in the early 90s, that Maysa become a member of the acclaimed British jazz/funk/R&B band Incognito and in 1992 she relocated to London and recorded Tribes, Vibes & Scribes, featuring the hit single "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing." Since then, Maysa has appeared on over seven Incognito recordings.
Maysa recorded her self-titled debut in 1995, followed by her second album All My Life in 2000, Out of The Blue in 2002, Smooth Sailing in 2004, Sweet Classic Soul in 2006, and now Feel The Fire, 2007. In 2008, Metamorphosis peaked at No.1 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz top 100 chart and no.13 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In 2010, "A Woman in Love", Maysa 8th Solo cd debuted at No.1 on the Contemporary Jazz Charts. Maysa's 9th solo album,Motions of Love, released in November 2011, debuted at No. 1 on Billboards Contemporary Jazz Charts and Number 7 on the R&B charts.
Maysa has also collaborated with well-known jazz performers like Gerald Veasley, Rick Braun, Will Downing, Jason Miles' Soul Summit, Rhythm Logic, Jonathan Butler and Pieces of a Dream.
In 2009, Maysa won the very first new Soul Train Award named for the brand's new owners, CENTRIC. The Cenric Award : Soul Approved /Underground.
Maysa Leak was a spokesperson for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a disease that can be fatal to premature babies. She appears in RSV PSA commercials, with her son Jazz, sponsored for the March of Dimes.
In 2013, Maysa received her first Grammy nomination in the "Best Traditional R&B Performance" award category for the song "Quiet Fire" from her album Blue Velvet Soul.
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Maysa Lyrics
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But I don't care
'Cause I know my happiness is waiting out there somewhere
I'm searching for that silver lining
Horizons that I've never seen
Oh I'd like to take just a moment and dream my dream
Oh, Dream my dream
Ohhh, Zoom
Where my mind is fresh and clear
And I'd find the love that I long to see
Where everybody can be what they wanna be
I'd like to greet the sun each morning
And walk amongst the stars at night
I'd like to know the taste of honey in my life
Well I've shared so many pains
And I've played so many games
Oh, but everyone finds the right way
Somehow
Somewhere
Someday
Ohhh, Zoom
I'd like to fly away far from here
Where my mind can be fresh and clear
And I'd find the love that I long to see
Where everybody can be what they wanna be
ohhh, I wish the world were truly happy
Living as one
I wish the word they call freedom oneday would come
oneday would come
ohh, Zoom
I'd like to fly far away from here
Where my mind can be fresh and clear
And find the love that I long to see
Everybody can be what they wanna be
Zoom, zoom
I'd like to fly away
Zoom, zoom
I'd like to fly away
Zoom, zoom
I'd like to fly away
You and me baby
Walking free
Don't you wanna go?
Don't you wanna go?
The song "Zoom" by Maysa is an uplifting and hopeful song about dreaming of a better life and searching for happiness. The lyrics describe the desire to escape from one's current circumstances and find a place where the mind is fresh and clear. The singer dreams of flying far away from here, where she can find the love and freedom she longs for. The lyrics express a sense of optimism and determination to find a better way of life.
The opening lyrics, "I may be just a foolish dreamer, but I don't care" suggest that the singer might be seen as unrealistic or naive for dreaming of a better life, but she remains undeterred. The line "Horizons that I've never seen" suggests a desire to experience new and different things, to expand her horizons beyond her current limitations. The repetition of the phrase "Zoom, zoom" throughout the song adds to the sense of urgency and excitement around this desire to escape and find a better way of life.
Overall, "Zoom" is a song that celebrates hope and the power of dreaming. It encourages listeners to keep searching for happiness and fulfillment, no matter how impossible it may seem.
Line by Line Meaning
I may be just a foolish dreamer
I may not have a realistic idea but I don't care
But I don't care
I don't mind
'Cause I know my happiness is waiting out there somewhere
I am certain that there is something out there which will make me happy
I'm searching for that silver lining
I am looking for a positive outcome in a negative situation
Horizons that I've never seen
New things that I've yet to experience
Oh I'd like to take just a moment and dream my dream
I want to take a moment to imagine my desired reality
Oh, Dream my dream
I want to imagine my desired reality
Ohhh, Zoom
Expressing the desire to move forward
I'd like to fly far away from here
I want to escape this place
Where my mind is fresh and clear
Where I am mentally at peace
And I'd find the love that I long to see
I would find the type of love I aspire to have
Where everybody can be what they wanna be
A world in which everyone can achieve their dreams/ambitions
I'd like to greet the sun each morning
I want to experience the beauty of each new day
And walk amongst the stars at night
I want to experience the beauty of each night
I'd like to know the taste of honey in my life
I want to experience the sweet and enjoyable things life has to offer
Well I've shared so many pains
I have experienced a lot of emotional pain
And I've played so many games
I have engaged in many social games or struggles
Oh, but everyone finds the right way
Everyone finds the best path for themselves eventually
Somehow
In some way
Somewhere
In some place
Someday
At some point in time
ohh, I wish the world were truly happy
Expressing the desire for universal happiness
Living as one
Existing in unity
I wish the word they call freedom oneday would come
I aspire for true freedom to exist for all
oneday would come
At some point in time it will become a reality
Zoom, zoom
Expressing the desire to move forward
You and me baby
Referring to a companion or partner
Walking free
Moving about without any constraints
Don't you wanna go?
Asking if the companion wants to escape with the artist
Don't you wanna go?
Asking if the companion wants to escape with the singer
Writer(s): LA PREAD RONALD C, RICHIE LIONEL B
Contributed by Scarlett J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.