Bezerra da Silva
Bezerra da Silva, in his career which spans 25 years (and 50 years as professional musician) and more than 27 solo albums as a singer and composer, had hits with "Bicho Feroz" (Tonho/Cláudio Inspiração), "Malandragem, Dá Um Tempo" (Adelsonilton/Popular P/Moacir Bombeiro), "Overdose de Cocada" (Dinho/Ivan Mendonça), and "Rei do Coco." Jackson do Pandeiro recorded his "Leve o Teu Gererê," "Meu Veneno," "Criando Cobra," "Preguiçoso," and "Mandau Velho." His style, full of the Carioca malice (malandragem) of the hills, with which he chronicles the hardships of the shanty town dwellers (and the violence/drugs scenario, even before gangsta rap), became defined in the CID company. He was introduced by Genaro (Nosso Samba group); there he recorded a three-volume series, Partido Alto Nota 10 (1977-1978), that made him famous as the spokesperson of the hills. "Pega Que Eu Sou Ladrão" was launched in the series and brought him national acknowledgement.
Since his childhood, he was a zabumba player and coco singer in his hometown. At 15, he came to Rio, settling in the Cantagalo hill. In 1950, he was hired by Rádio Clube do Brasil as a musician, becoming an accompanist for many great artists. In 1960, he joined the Orquestra Copacabana Discos (São Paulo SP) and, in the '70s and '80s, the Orquestra da TV Globo. In 1965, Marlene recorded "Nunca Mais" (Bezerra da Silva/Norival Reis). In 1969, da Silva debuted as an interpreter, recording a single through Copacabana, "Viola Testemunha" (Bezerra da Silva/Jorge Garcia/Almir Delfino) and "Manã Cadê Meu Boi" (Jorge Peçanha/Bezerra da Silva), the latter having won a partido alto festival in São Paulo. In spite of his connection with the Carioca samba, as an imposition of the A&R director for Tapecar his first LP, Bezerra da Silva - O Rei do Coco (1975), and the second, Bezerra da Silva - o Rei do Coco, Vol. 2 (1976) were dedicated to coco, genre natural of Pernambuco, his state of origin. But the following year was a milestone in his career, when he finally headed for his own individual voice and met national popularity as a partido alto singer/composer.
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O Rei do Côco Vol.2
Samba - Erschienen bei Tapecar am 17.05.1976
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Alô Malandragem Maloca o Flagrante
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 15.02.1986
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O Samba Malandro de Bezerra da Silva
Samba - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 01.01.2005
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Justiça Social
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 01.09.1987
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As 20 Preferidas
Pagode - Erschienen bei Som Livre am 01.01.1998
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RCA 100 Anos de Música - Bezerra da Silva
Samba - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 01.01.2001
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O Melhor De Bezerra Da Silva
Samba - Erschienen bei Sony Music Entertainment am 01.01.1997
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Maxximum - Bezerra da Silva
Samba - Erschienen bei Columbia am 08.08.2005
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As Melhores de Bezerra da Silva (Remasterizado)
World Music - Erschienen bei CiD am 13.08.2021
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Bezerra da Silva - O Partido Alto do Samba
Samba - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 03.05.2004
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Malandro Rife
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 19.01.1985
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É Só Sucesso Malandro
Pagode - Erschienen bei Atração am 01.09.2002
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É Esse Aí Que é o Homem
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 19.01.1984
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Partido Muito Alto
Samba - Erschienen bei Sony Music Entertainment am 17.01.1980
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A Gíria É Cultura do Povo
Pagode - Erschienen bei Atração am 01.01.2002
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Produto do Morro
Pop/Rock - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 15.02.1983
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Eu Tô De Pé
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Universal Music Ltda. am 03.04.1998
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Presidente Caô Caô
Pop - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 17.09.1992
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Partideiro da Pesada
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Sony Music Entertainment am 17.01.1991
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