Carmen Miranda
The first Brazilian performer to attain international stardom, singer and actress Carmen Miranda was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha on February 9, 1909 in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal, but she was raised in Rio de Janeiro from infancy onward. After quitting school, she began working at an area shop, where her habit of singing on the job brought her to the attention of a local radio station. Seemingly overnight, Miranda emerged as one of the top attractions on the Rio club circuit, and upon signing to RCA in 1928, she became a massive star throughout Brazil. She made her film debut in 1933's A Voz do Carnaval, solidifying her fame two years later with Estudantes. While performing at Rio's Casino da Urca in 1939, Miranda was spotted by Broadway impresario Lee Shubert, who immediately arranged to bring her to America; she soon made her New York debut in his show The Streets of Paris before settling in Hollywood the following year.
In the years which followed, Miranda virtually embodied Hollywood's narrow and condescending concept of Latin American culture -- from her first starring role in 1940's Down Argentine Way, her enduring public image remained that of the feisty Brazilian bombshell, invariably clad in some sort of enormous fruit-basket headdress while singing and dancing. It was an image she proved unable to shake during her film career; worse, during her first visit back to Brazil, Miranda was accused of becoming too "Americanized." (The experience later resulted in her song "Disseram Que Eu Voltei Americanizada" -- "They Said I Came Back Americanized.") As World War II drew to an end, however, the market for the light, campy musicals on which Miranda's fame rested began to dry up, and in 1953, she made her final screen appearance in the Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis vehicle Scared Stiff.
Undaunted, Miranda focused increasingly on her nightclub appearances, also becoming a fixture on television variety shows -- indeed, for all the stereotyping she faced throughout her career, her performances made huge strides in popularizing Brazilian music, while at the same time paving the way for the increasing awareness of all Latin culture. Still, she suffered from severe depression throughout the final years of her life, returning to Brazil for the final time in 1954; while taping a strenuous song-and-dance number for an episode of television's The Jimmy Durante Show on August 4, 1955, Miranda suffered a heart attack, and after returning to her Beverly Hills home, she died the following morning at the age of just 46. Her body was flown back to Brazil, where her passing was met by a period of national mourning. A museum was later constructed in Rio de Janeiro in her honor, and in 1995 she was the subject of the acclaimed documentary Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
-
Carmen Miranda
World Music - Erschienen bei Timeless Songs am 08.03.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best Of Carmen Miranda
World Music - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 03.10.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Portrait
World Music - Erschienen bei Eben Entertainment am 08.04.2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
South American Way
Brasilianische Musik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 01.01.1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Na Baixa do Sapateiro
World Music - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 03.10.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chatanooga Choo Choo
World Music - Erschienen bei All I Have To Do Is Dream am 15.01.2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Carmen Miranda (Vol. 1)
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Universal Music Ltda. am 05.01.1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
O Que E Que A Baiana Tem?
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei EMI Brazil am 01.01.2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Carmen Miranda - Vintage Selection
Pop - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 11.11.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mamae Eu Quero
Brasilianische Musik - Erschienen bei Art Music am 13.12.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tico-Tico No Fubá/Chica Chica Boom Chic
Pop - Erschienen bei Vogue Oldies am 27.01.1945
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
South American Way
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 01.01.1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
The Voice / Carmen Miranda
World Music - Erschienen bei Quimbaya Entretenimiento SAS am 08.06.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Gang's All Here (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Carmen Miranda, Benny Goodman, Alice Faye
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Foyer am 01.01.2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Eu Dei
World Music - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 03.10.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
O Que e Que a Bahiana Tem
Folk - Erschienen bei Shellac Revival am 12.11.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ela Diz Que Tem
World Music - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 03.10.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tico-Tico No Fubá
Carmen Miranda, Bando da Lua e Garoto, Orchestra Victor Brasileira, Orchestra Gravado, Chôro e Côco Gravado em São Paulo, dois violões e violino
R&B - Erschienen bei StB Media am 30.11.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Brazilian Bombshell
Samba - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 07.02.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -