Beth Carvalho

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Beth Carvalho (2011)

Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho , better known as Beth Carvalho (* 5. May 1946 in Rio de Janeiro ; † 30th April 2019 ibid), was a Brazilian Samba - singer and -komponistin.

Life

Beth was the daughter of João Francisco Leal de Carvalho and Maria Nair Santos Leal de Carvalho and sister of Vânia Santos Leal de Carvalho. She came into contact with music, influenced by her family, already in her childhood. When she was eight, she heard the songs of Sílvio Caldas , Elizeth Cardoso and Aracy de Almeida , friends of her father, who was a lawyer. Her grandmother played the mandolin and guitar , her mother the piano . She danced balletand in her youth learned guitar in a music school and became a music teacher. She lived in Rio and her father regularly took her to rehearsals and concerts in the samba schools. In the 1960s, influenced by all of this and bossa nova , her singing career took off.

After the military coup in 1964, her father was banned from working because of leftist ideology. Beth gave guitar lessons to 40 students to support her family. Influenced by her parents, Beth Carvalho was an artist who got involved in social, political and cultural projects.

Career

Beth Carvalho

Beth Carvalho started her career with bossa nova songs. At the beginning of 1968 she was part of the Música nossa (our music) movement, which was founded by the journalists Armando Henrique and Hugo Bellard. The performances took place at the Teatro Santa Rosa , in Ipanema , where she had the opportunity to record one of her songs, O Som eo Tempo , for the LP Música nossa .

During this time she made recordings with the singer Taiguara for the production company Emi-Odeon.

In 1965 she recorded her first single with Por quem morreu de amor by Roberto Menescal and Ronaldo Bôscoli . In 1966 she had already started to sing samba and took part in the show A Hora ea Vez do Samba , with Nelson Sargento and Noca da Portela .

She performed at almost all major festivals and reached third place in 1968 with Andança by Edmundo Souto , Paulinho Tapajós and Danilo Caymmi , after which she was known throughout the country. Andança was also the title of their first LP the following year.

From 1973 onwards she released one record every year and had regular success with titles such as 1,800 Colinas , Saco de Feijão , Olho por Olho , Coisinha do Pai , Firme e Forte and Vou Festejar .

Beth Carvalho was known for discovering or rediscovering samba musicians. In 1972 she engaged Nelson Cavaquinho for the recording of Folhas Secas and in 1975 Cartola for As Rosas Não Falam .

She discovered Fundo de Quintal , Zeca Pagodinho , Almir Guineto , Sombra , Sombrinha , Arlindo Cruz , Luis Carlos da Vila , Jorge Aragão and many others and thus acquired the reputation of "Madrinha do Samba" (mother of samba). She also introduced new instruments to the samba-style pagoda, such as the banjo with cavaquinho tuning, the tan-tan or the repique .

In 1979 she married the football player Édson Cegonha , who had participated in the 1966 World Cup . In 1981 she had a daughter, Luana Carvalho , who is now an actress and singer.

Beth Carvalho has performed all over the world: in Angola , Athens , Berlin , Boston , Buenos Aires , Espinho, Frankfurt , Munich , Johannesburg , Lisbon , Lobito , Luanda , Madrid , Miami , Montevideo , several times at the festival in Montreux , in Nice , New Jersey , in the Carnegie Hall in New York , in Newark , Paris , Punta del Este , San Francisco , Soweto , Varadero , Zurich , Milan , Padua , Toulouse and Vienna .

Beth Carvalho won the Prêmio Sharp 6 times , received 17 gold records , 9 platinum records and a platinum DVD .

In 1984 she won the prize for the best special group at the inauguration of the Sambódromo with the Samba School Unidos do Cabuçu . In 1985 she performed with the Samba School Bohêmios de Inhaúma .

Discography

  • 1969: Andança (Odeon)
  • 1973: Canto Por Um Novo Dia (Tapecar)
  • 1974: Pra Seu Governo (Tapecar)
  • 1975: Pandeiro e Viola (Tapecar)
  • 1976: Mundo Melhor (RCA)
  • 1977: Nos Botequins da Vida (RCA)
  • 1978: De Pé No Chão (RCA)
  • 1979: Beth Carvalho no Pagoda (RCA)
  • 1980: Sentimento Brasileiro (RCA)
  • 1981: Na fonte (RCA)
  • 1982: Traço de União (RCA)
  • 1982: Traço de União (RCA)
  • 1983: Suor no Rosto (RCA)
  • 1984: Coração Feliz (RCA)
  • 1985: The Bençãos Que Virão Com os Novos Amanhãs (RCA)
  • 1986: Beth (RCA)
  • 1987: Beth Carvalho Ao Vivo (Montreux) (RCA)
  • 1988: Alma do Brasil (Polygram)
  • 1989: Saudades da Guanabara (Polygram)
  • 1991: Interprete (Polygram)
  • 1991: Ao Vivo no Olympia (Som Livre)
  • 1992: Pérolas - 25 Anos de Samba (Som Livre)
  • 1993: Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba de São Paulo (Velas)
  • 1996: Brasileira da Gema (Polygram)
  • 1998: Pérolas do Pagoda (Globo / Polydor)
  • 1999: Pagode de Mesa Ao Vivo (Universal Music)
  • 2000: Pagode de Mesa Ao Vivo 2 (Universal Music)
  • 2001: Nome Sagrado - Beth Carvalho Canta Nelson Cavaquinho (Jam Music)
  • 2003: Beth Carvalho Canta Cartola (BMG)
  • 2004: Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba - Ao Vivo (CD) (Indie)
  • 2004: Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba - Ao Vivo (DVD) (Indie)
  • 2006: Beth Carvalho - 40 anos de Carreira - Ao Vivo no Theatro Municipal (DVD and 2 CDs, Andança / Sony BMG)
  • 2008: Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia (CD / DVD) (Andança / EMI)

Web links

Commons : Beth Carvalho  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Morre aos 72 anos Beth Carvalho, a 'madrinha do samba'. In: terra.com.br. April 30, 2019, accessed May 2, 2019 (Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Carvalho, Beth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carvalho, Elizabeth Santos Leal de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 2019
Place of death Rio de Janeiro