Chico César
Chico César is a new composer/interpreter revealed in 1995. His compositions are a mix of social criticism and humor, with strong musical influences of the folklore of the northeast, having been recorded by artists like Elba Ramalho, Daniela Mercury, Zizi Possi, Emílio Santiago, and the Argentinean Pedro Aznar. Maria Bethânia chose his song "A Força que Nunca Seca" as the title track of one of her CDs. César has recorded four CDs so far and has been touring internationally since 1995.
He began to work at a record shop at eight. In the following year, he began to play in the band Super Som Mirim. At 16, he moved to João Pessoa for his high school studies, focusing on journalism and, at the same time, playing in the group Jaguaribe Carne, which worked with vanguard poetry. At 21, he moved to São Paulo, soon becoming acquainted with members of the vanguarda paulista (São Paulo's vanguard) musicians like Arrigo Barnabé and Itamar Assumpção. While working at a daily gig as a journalist, he continued to improve his violão playing and compositions, realizing live performances and beginning to gather a faithful fan audience. In 1991, he went to Europe where performed with success in Germany. Upon returning, he decided to abandon journalism and dedicate himself exclusively to music. Forming the band Cuscuz Clã (a pun with the hated anti-Negro organization), he recorded the CD Aos Vivos in 1995, produced independently, and later sold to Velas, where he accompanied himself on the violão at a live recorded show. The album had as guest stars Lenine and Larry Goldin (recovered from ostracism, after an important contribution to Tropicalia). "Mama África" and "À Primeira Vista" became hits, and when Daniela Mercury recorded the latter in an interpretation that was included in the major soap opera Rei do Gado, his fame was solidified. The success of critique came in 1996, with Cuscuz Clã (MZA/Polygram), which granted him the Prêmio Sharp as Revelation (1995) and APCA's as Best Composer. The clip "Mama África" received the Prêmio MTV Music Awards as Best 1996 MPB VideoClip como Melhor VideoClip. "À Primeira Vista" won the Best Song prize of the Troféu Imprensa (SBT) and was included in a CD by Argentinean star Pedro Aznar. Lokua Kanza, Dominguinhos, Arrigo Barnabé, and Paulo Moura, among others, participated on his third album, Beleza Mano, and in 2000, he released a fourth, Mama Mundi. Having new partnerships in songs with his old idolLokua Kanza, César toured Europe six times in 2000, performing for the second time at the Montreux Festival (Switzerland).
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Vermelho Esperança
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Sarau Agencia de Cultura le 14 janv. 2022
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Corte e Costura
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Tratore le 14 avr. 2020
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Alminha (Trilha original do espetáculo Viva o Povo Brasileiro - De Naê a Dafé)
Brésil - Paru chez Sarau Agencia de Cultura le 7 sept. 2023
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Palavras da Fé (Trilha sonora original do musical Viva o Povo Brasileiro [De Naê a Dafé])
Chico César, Mauricio Tizumba, Hana Sara
Brésil - Paru chez Sarau Agencia de Cultura le 30 août 2023
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Venha Logo
Anastacia, Chico César, Joquinha Almeida
Brésil - Paru chez Coerana le 17 juin 2020
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Moska Apresenta Zoombido: Chico César
MPB - Paru chez Canal Brasil le 12 juin 2020
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A Gente
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Kuarup Music le 25 juin 2021
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Mand'ela
Afrodizia, Chico César, Young Mbazo
Reggae - Paru chez Marã Música le 22 janv. 2021
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