Rolando Boldrin
One of the most important supporters of "caipira" (hillbilly) music on nationwide TV shows, Rolando Boldrin is an accomplished artist, having had his songs recorded with success by many important artists, and also having an large solo discography. His biggest hit, "Vide-Vida Marvada," has been recorded by Renato Teixeira and Pena Branca e Xavantinho, among others. He also worked as an actor in the cinema, theater, and TV, and had three TV shows where he brought caipira music to all regions of Brazil, contributing decisively to the updating of the genre.
Rolando Boldrin started to play the viola at seven, and at 12 formed the duo Boy e Formiga with his brother, which performed on the local radio. Moving to São Paulo, he worked small jobs to make a living. At 22 (in 1958), Boldrin signed his first contract with Rádio Tupi, participating regularly in four to five daily improvised shows, where he came to present many novice artists, including Chitãozinho e Xororó. Boldrin also worked as an actor in plays (like Gorki's The Innocents, directed by José Celso Martinez Corrêa and with a soundtrack penned by Chico Buarque) and 25 soap operas. In 1961, Boldrin had one of his songs, "Papéis Velhos" (with Geraldo Vietri), recorded for the first time by his wife Lurdinha Pereira. With the success of the song, he wrote the maxixe "Do Que Eu Gosto Mais," included on Pereira's second album. During the recording, Palmeira (caipira artist and Chantecler's A&R director at the time) asked him to sing, and that's how he was launched as a singer. His first solo LP, O Cantadô, was released in 1974. Fighter for the cause of the rootsy caipira (hillbilly) music, Boldrin became the articulator, producer, and host of several important nationwide TV shows like Som Brasil (from 1981 to 1984 at TV Globo, continued afterwards without Boldrin), Empório Brasil (TV Bandeirantes), Empório Brasileiro (SBT), and Estação Brasil (CNT).
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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O Samba Está Na Moda (Special Edition) (Ao Vivo)
Pagode - Released by Biscoito Fino on 8 Jul 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
O Samba Está Na Moda (Ao Vivo)
Pagode - Released by Biscoito Fino on 24 Jun 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Acorda Maria Bonita
Rolando Boldrin, Renato Teixeira
World - Released by Kuarup Music on 9 Oct 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Onde Anda Iolanda (Special Edition) (Ao Vivo)
Pagode - Released by Biscoito Fino on 20 May 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Especial - Canta Raul Torres e João Pacífico
Brazil - Released by WM Brazil on 15 Jan 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Esquentai Vossos Pandeiros
World - Released by Som Livre on 1 Jan 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Resposta do Jéca Tatú (Poemas)
World - Released by Som Livre on 27 Sep 1989
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Onde Anda Iolanda (Ao Vivo)
Pagode - Released by Biscoito Fino on 6 May 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Chico Mineiro
Rolando Boldrin, Renato Teixeira
World - Released by Kuarup Music on 24 Jul 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vaca Estrela e Boi Fubá
Rolando Boldrin, Renato Teixeira
World - Released by Kuarup Music on 23 Oct 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo