Rosa Passos

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Rosa Passos (2011)

Rosa Maria Farias Passos (born April 13, 1952 in Salvador (Bahia) ) is a Brazilian singer and guitarist who has dedicated herself to the Música Popular Brasileira (MBP), but is also active in the jazz sector.

Live and act

Passos received musical support from her father at an early age; From the age of four she received piano lessons. At the age of eleven, after listening to João Gilberto's Orfeu do Carnaval and Dorival Caymmi , she decided to become a singer. Other influences were Ella Fitzgerald , Nina Simone , Etta James , Billie Holiday , Dinah Washington and Shirley Horn .

In the late 1960s, Passos first appeared on television and at music festivals. In 1972 she submitted her song Mutilados anonymously to the Universitario Festival and won the composition competition. Her debut album, on which she worked with the poet Fernando de Oliveira , was not made until 1978. Eight years later she recorded Amorosa , a tribute album to João Gilberto. In the next few years, further albums with own compositions and classics of the MPB were created. In 1999 she went on a European tour with Paquito D'Rivera . The following year she was back in Europe and also in Japan on tour. She also became known in North America in 2003 through an album with Ron Carter . Her album Amorosa was first released there in 2004 and reached number 7 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums chart. In the field of jazz, she was involved in 14 recording sessions between 2003 and 2008.

Discography

  • Recriação (1978)
  • Amorosa (1986)
  • Curare (1991)
  • Festa (1993)
  • Pano Pra Manga (1996)
  • Rosa Passos / Lula Galvão Letra & Música - Ary Barroso (1997)
  • O melhor de Rosa Passos (1997) (compilation)
  • Especial Tom Jobim (1998)
  • Rosa Passos Canta Antonio Carlos Jobim - 40 Anos de Bossa Nova (1998)
  • Morada do Samba (1999)
  • Rosa Passos Canta Caymmi (2000)
  • Me and My Heart (2001)
  • Eu e Meu Coração (2003)
  • Azul (2002)
  • Rosa Passos / Ron Carter Entre Amigos (2003)
  • Amorosa (2004)
  • Rosa Por Rosa (2005)
  • Pink (2006)
  • Romance (2008)
  • É Luxo Só (2011)
  • Samba Dobrado (2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Passos, pink
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Passos, Rosa Maria Farias (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian singer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Salvador (Bahia)