Carlos Lyra
Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa (born May 11, 1939 in Botafogo , Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian musician ( singer , guitarist and composer ) who has written numerous classical pieces of the Bossa Nova and Música Popular Brasileira .
Life
Together with Roberto Menescal , Lyra founded a guitar school from which musicians like Edu Lobo , Marcos Valle, Nara Leão and Ronaldo Bôscoli emerged. In 1954 Geraldo Vandré presented his song Menina , which was recorded a year later by Sylvia Telles . In 1958 Os Cariocas recorded his Criticando , the following year João Gilberto presented three of Lyra's pieces on his album Chega de Saudade ("Maria Ninguém", "" Lobo Bobo "and" Saudade Fez um Samba "). In the same year Lyra received the Opportunity to bring out his first album. He also wrote the theater music for the piece A mais-valia vai acabar, seu Edgar von Vianinha . Together with Vinícius de Moraes he wrote classic Bossa Nova songs such as "Você e Eu", "Minha Namorada" , “Marcha da Quarta-Feira de Cinzas” or “Coisa Mais Linda.” In 1961 he was one of the founders of the Centro Popular de Cultura, where protest songs were written, so he wrote the “Samba da Legalidade” with Zé Kéti the Carnegie Hall in 1964 at the Newport Jazz Festival . with Stan Getz he toured through Europe in the same year; the following year he took with Paul winter on.
In 1965 he went into exile in Mexico, where he stayed until 1971 and mainly wrote theater and film music . In 1983 he started working with Paulo César Pinheiro. In 1987 he performed in Spain with Caetano Veloso , Toquinho and Nana Caymmi . In 1988 he toured Japan with Leila Pinheiro and the Quarteto em Cy . In 1992 Lyra appeared in Europe with Gerry Mulligan and Gary Burton , and in 1997 gave guest appearances in Japan with Roberto Menescal, Leila Pinheiro and Astrud Gilberto . He was still active as a composer. In 2008 his autobiography Eu ea bossa was published.
Discography
- 1959 - Bossa Nova
- 1961 - Carlos Lyra
- 1962 - Carlos Lyra / Laís / Lúcio Alves / Silvia Telles / Vinícius de Moraes / Conjunto Oscar Castro-Neves Bossa Nova Mesmo
- 1963 - Depois do carnaval, O Sambalanço de Carlos Lyra
- 1964 - Pobre Menina Rica
- 1965 - Paul Winter / Carlos Lyra The Sound of Ipanema
- 1967 - Carlos Lyra
- 1969 - Carlos Lyra / Saravá
- 1971 - … E no Entanto é Preciso Cantar
- 1972 - Eu & Elas
- 1974 - Carlos Lyra
- 1975 - Herói do Medo
- 1987 - 25 Anos de Bossa Nova
- 1993 - Bossa Lyra
- 1994 - Carioca de Algema
- 1994 - Songbook
- 1999 - Baden Powell / Carlos Lyra / Miúcha / Toquinho Vivendo Vinícius ao Vivo
- 2000 - Enciclopédia musical brasileira
- 2000 - millennium
- 2003 - Coisa mais linda - As canções de Carlos Lyra
- 2004 - Sambalanço
- 2005 - Carlos Lyra - 50 Anos de Música
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyra, Carlos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lyra Barbosa, Carlos Eduardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Botafogo |