Sivuca

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Sivuca (1972)
Sivuca, performance at the Festival de Vozes des TV Tupi, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives)

Severino Dias de Oliveira , known as Sivuca , (born May 26, 1930 in Itabaiana , Paraíba ; † December 14, 2006 in João Pessoa , Paraíba), was a multi-instrumentalist and one of the most famous accordion players in Brazil , as well as a composer and arranger for orchestra and singers .

biography

He started playing the accordion at the age of 9 and was soon making small appearances. At the age of 15 Sivuca moved to Recife , the capital of Pernambuco , where he took his stage name and began his musical career in radio. At the age of 18 he became a student of Guerra Peixe , with whom he studied arrangement and composition. In 1950 he recorded his first album with his partner Humberto Teixeira and wrote his first successful composition Adeus Maria Fulô . In 1955 Sivuca moved to Rio de Janeiro to work on radio and television. In the following years trips to France and Portugal followed .

In 1964 Sivuca moved to New York , where he stayed for 12 years. There he worked with Hermeto Pascoal , Airto Moreira , Miriam Makeba and Glorinha Gadelha , who became his wife, among others . Together with her, the composition Feira de Mangaio was created , which is considered a classic of Forró .

In the 1970s, Sivuca's popularity grew. He recorded a number of records and made many concert tours through various countries until his death. His repertoire included Choros , Frevos , Forros , Jazz , Baiao , classical music or blues .

At the age of 76 he died of lung cancer.

Discography

  • Motivo para Dançar , 1956
  • Motivo para Dançar Nº 2 - Sivuca e Seu Conjunto , 1957
  • Rendez-vous a Rio , 1965
  • Golden Bossa Nova Guitar , 1968
  • Sivuca , 1968
  • Putte Wickman & Sivuca , 1969
  • Sivuca , 1969
  • Joy - Trilha Sonora do Musical - Oscar Brown Jr. , Jean Pace, Sivuca, 1970
  • Sivuca , 1973, with Morris Goldberg , Cindy Kimball, Sadiq Shabazz
  • Live at the Village Gate , 1975, with Morris Goldberg, Cindy Kimball, Mervin Bronson, Sadiq Shabazz
  • Sivuca e Rosinha de Valença Ao Vivo , 1977
  • Sivucam , 1978
  • Forró e Frevo , 1980
  • Cabelo de Milho , 1980
  • Forró e Frevo Vol. 2, 1982
  • Vou Vida Afora , 1982
  • Onça Caetana , 1983
  • Forró e Frevo Vol. 3, 1983
  • Forró e Frevo Vol. 4, 1984
  • Sivuca & Chiquinho Do Acordeon , 1984
  • Som Brasil , 1985
  • Chiko's Bar , Toots Thielemans & Sivuca, 1986
  • Rendez-Vous in Rio , Sivuca, Toots Thielemans, Silvia, 1986
  • Sanfona e Realejo , 1987
  • Let's Vamos , Sivuca & Guitars Unlimited, 1987
  • Um Pé No Asfalto, Um Pé Na Buraqueira , 1990
  • Pau Doido , 1993
  • Enfim Solo , 1997
  • Cada um Belisca um Pouco , Sivuca, Dominguinhos , Oswaldinho (Biscoito Fino, 2004)
  • Sivuca Sinfônico , Sivuca, Orquestra Sinfônica do Recife (Biscoito Fino, 2006)
  • Sivuca e Quinteto Uirapuru , Sivuca, Quinteto Uirapuru (Kuarup, 2004)
  • Sivuca - O Poeta do Som , (DVD Kuarup, 2006)
  • Terra Esperança (Kuarup, 2007)

literature

  • Sivuca. In: com.br. Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira, archived from the original on October 31, 2019 .;

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sivuca at Allmusic (English)
  2. ↑ Sivuca - Live at the Village Gate on Allmusic (English)
personal data
SURNAME Sivuca
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dias de Oliveira, Severino (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian accordion player
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Itabaiana , Paraíba , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 2006
Place of death João Pessoa , Paraíba , Brazil