Carlos Lyra

Carlos Lyra

Carlos Lyra is a Brazilian singer and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música Popular Brasileira classics. He was born on May 11, 1939. Along with Roberto Menescal, he was a primary figure of the younger generation of bossa nova musicians who closely followed the inception of the style by João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Later, he joined Nara Leão as part of the bossa's activist wing, seeking a return to its samba roots.

He continues to compose, record, and perform today.

Lyra's most famous compositions include "Coisa Mais Linda", "Você e Eu", "Maria Ninguém" (once claimed by Jacqueline Kennedy to be her favorite song), and "Influência do Jazz".

Quote

Refering to Tom Jobim's song, Samba do Avião (Airplane Samba), where it says "My soul sings / I see the Rio de Janeiro", he said that his soul only sings when he gets into the South Zone of the city - region where lies all the Rio's famous beaches. He was specifically referring to the Rebouças Tunnel. Rebouças it's a major tunnel that links the North to the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.

External links

*http://www.carloslyra.com Official Site


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