Eu Canto Samba
Paulinho da Viola Lyrics
Eu canto samba
Por que sou assim eu me sinto contente
Eu vou ao samba
Porque longe dele eu não posso viver
Com ele eu tenho de fato uma velha intimidade
Se fico sozinho ele vem me socorrer
Há muito tempo eu escuto esse papo furado
Dizendo que o samba acabou
Só se foi quando o dia clareou
Falando coisas da gente
Se você anda tristonho
No samba fica contente
Segure o choro criança
Vou te fazer um carinho
Levando um samba de leve
Nas cordas do meu cavaquinho
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Paulinho da Viola (born Paulo César Batista de Faria on November 12, 1942) is a Brazilian guitar, cavaquinho and bandolin player, known for his sophisticated harmonies and soft, gentle singing voice.
Born in Rio de Janeiro to a family deeply rooted in the samba tradition, Paulinho met and befriended much of Rio's samba elite as a child. His father was a guitar player and musicians like Pixinguinha and Jacob do Bandolim would often come to his house for rehearsals, which Paulinho watched for hours on end. Read Full BioPaulinho da Viola (born Paulo César Batista de Faria on November 12, 1942) is a Brazilian guitar, cavaquinho and bandolin player, known for his sophisticated harmonies and soft, gentle singing voice.
Born in Rio de Janeiro to a family deeply rooted in the samba tradition, Paulinho met and befriended much of Rio's samba elite as a child. His father was a guitar player and musicians like Pixinguinha and Jacob do Bandolim would often come to his house for rehearsals, which Paulinho watched for hours on end. After the rehearsals, Paulinho would pick up his father's guitar and strum the few chords he knew. Later, as a teenager, he was frequently seen at jams at Jacob do Bandolim's house, quietly and attentively observing the older, more experienced musicians. He began writing his own songs as a teenager, but never considered a career as a professional musician until he met poet Hermínio Bello de Carvalho in 1964. By then, Paulinho was working as a teller at a bank in Rio de Janeiro, and recognised Hermínio from the jam sessions at Jacob do Bandolim's house. The two became close friends and soon began writing music together. The first song they wrote together was Duvide-o-dó, recorded by singer Isaurinha Garcia. He then began performing his own songs at a restaurant in Rio, owned by samba legend Cartola and his wife.
He got his famous nickname in 1965, when he was a member of the samba group A Voz do Morro (the voice of the hills), alongside Zé Keti and Oscar Bigode. After their first recording session, a publicist from the record label reportedly told him "'Paulo César' is not a samba name!". Zé Keti and journalist Sérgio Cabral eventually came up with the nickname "Paulinho da Viola" (something to the lines of "Guitar Paul").
By the 1970s, Paulinho was at the most prolific stage of his career, releasing an average of one album per year. He was already a household name in samba, choro and MPB circles and broadened his audience by touring all over Brazil and also playing at festivals in Europe and the USA. His productivity and popularity had waned by the mid-80s, when he decided to focus more on his songwriting. In 1996 he regained notoriety after releasing the much-acclaimed album Bebadosamba, in which he once again joined forces with Hermínio Bello de Carvalho and Elton Medeiros, his early songwriting partners. He still lives in Rio de Janeiro and performs around Brazil.
Born in Rio de Janeiro to a family deeply rooted in the samba tradition, Paulinho met and befriended much of Rio's samba elite as a child. His father was a guitar player and musicians like Pixinguinha and Jacob do Bandolim would often come to his house for rehearsals, which Paulinho watched for hours on end. Read Full BioPaulinho da Viola (born Paulo César Batista de Faria on November 12, 1942) is a Brazilian guitar, cavaquinho and bandolin player, known for his sophisticated harmonies and soft, gentle singing voice.
Born in Rio de Janeiro to a family deeply rooted in the samba tradition, Paulinho met and befriended much of Rio's samba elite as a child. His father was a guitar player and musicians like Pixinguinha and Jacob do Bandolim would often come to his house for rehearsals, which Paulinho watched for hours on end. After the rehearsals, Paulinho would pick up his father's guitar and strum the few chords he knew. Later, as a teenager, he was frequently seen at jams at Jacob do Bandolim's house, quietly and attentively observing the older, more experienced musicians. He began writing his own songs as a teenager, but never considered a career as a professional musician until he met poet Hermínio Bello de Carvalho in 1964. By then, Paulinho was working as a teller at a bank in Rio de Janeiro, and recognised Hermínio from the jam sessions at Jacob do Bandolim's house. The two became close friends and soon began writing music together. The first song they wrote together was Duvide-o-dó, recorded by singer Isaurinha Garcia. He then began performing his own songs at a restaurant in Rio, owned by samba legend Cartola and his wife.
He got his famous nickname in 1965, when he was a member of the samba group A Voz do Morro (the voice of the hills), alongside Zé Keti and Oscar Bigode. After their first recording session, a publicist from the record label reportedly told him "'Paulo César' is not a samba name!". Zé Keti and journalist Sérgio Cabral eventually came up with the nickname "Paulinho da Viola" (something to the lines of "Guitar Paul").
By the 1970s, Paulinho was at the most prolific stage of his career, releasing an average of one album per year. He was already a household name in samba, choro and MPB circles and broadened his audience by touring all over Brazil and also playing at festivals in Europe and the USA. His productivity and popularity had waned by the mid-80s, when he decided to focus more on his songwriting. In 1996 he regained notoriety after releasing the much-acclaimed album Bebadosamba, in which he once again joined forces with Hermínio Bello de Carvalho and Elton Medeiros, his early songwriting partners. He still lives in Rio de Janeiro and performs around Brazil.
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Dimas Vicente
Lapa
Há noite chegou
Na Lapa, vou sambar!
Na Gamboa vou andar
Estou no berço
Do samba!
Na pedra do sal
Oh batuque encantou!
No morro da Conceição!
O samba há me abençoar
O sol á brilhar!
Na Lapa vou jogar!
Perto do Estácio de Sá
Lapa da boêmio!
Onde todos
Vem sambar!
anton w. sebastion coll
"Ele trata com ternura o sofrimento e afasta a solidão" Outro patamar. Outro tempo. Requinte artístico de beleza eterna.
Maria de Lourdes da Costa Freitas
A ternura na voz do Paulinho da Viola, me remete algo que não vivi.
Allisson Kardec
Paulinho é uma usina de samba graças a Deus temos ele em nosso brasil
César Bento
Paulinho da Viola é mais que um sambista. Paulinho da Viola é O SAMBA
Romualdo Silva Oliveira
Pleno acordo.!!!!!!
Igor Maia
Gênio, capacidade incrível de emocionar. O príncipe do samba!! Obrigado meu Deus por ter nascido na terra de Paulinho da Viola, viva a música brasileira!!
Jorge Almeida
Através dessa elegância e sutileza que encontramos em Paulinho da Viola, qualquer samba é lindo é diferenciado.
Railson Gama
Poesia, poesia!!
Paulinho é simplesmente um poeta. 👏👏
Charles ALVES DE SOUSA
Grande,genial, sozinho para escrever com tanta propriedade as nossas emoções transformando-as em música!
edson alves
maravilhoso poeta e humilde sambista de primeiro que honrra escutar essas joias preciosas.