André Filho
Encyclopedia
Antônio André de Sá Filho, known as André Filho (21 March 1906 — 2 July 1974 in Rio de Janeiro
) was a Brazil
ian actor, violinist, mandolinist, banjo player, guitarist, pianist, composer and singer. He worked with some of Brazil's most notable performers of the 1930s including Carmen Miranda
, Mário Reis
and Noel Rosa
.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
) was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian actor, violinist, mandolinist, banjo player, guitarist, pianist, composer and singer. He worked with some of Brazil's most notable performers of the 1930s including Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda, GCIH was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, Broadway actress and Hollywood film star popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was, by some accounts, the highest-earning woman in the United States and noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in the 1943 movie The Gang's...
, Mário Reis
Mário Reis
Mário da Silveira Meireles Reis , also known as Bacharel do Samba was a popular Brazilian samba singer, active between 1928 and 1971...
and Noel Rosa
Noel Rosa
Noel de Medeiros Rosa was a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitar/banjo player. One of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music, Noel gave a new twist to samba, combining its Afro-Brazilian roots with a more urban, witty language and making it a vehicle for ironic social commentary.Noel...
.
Recordings
- 1930 - Mamãezinha está dormindo
- 1930 - Eu quero casar com você
- 1930 - O meu amor tem
- 1930 - Quando a noite desce (with Roberto Borges)
- 1932 - Mulato de qualidade
- 1932 - Bamboleô
- 1933 - Alô... Alô?
- 1933 - Filosofia (with Noel RosaNoel RosaNoel de Medeiros Rosa was a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitar/banjo player. One of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music, Noel gave a new twist to samba, combining its Afro-Brazilian roots with a more urban, witty language and making it a vehicle for ironic social commentary.Noel...
) - 1934 - Cidade MaravilhosaCidade MaravilhosaCidade maravilhosa is a march that was written and composed by André Filho and arranged by Silva Sobreira for the Rio de Janeiro carnival in 1935. It has since become the anthem for the city of Rio de Janeiro. During the same year, Aurora Miranda recorded a sung version of the song that became...
- 1935 - S.O.S.
- 1937 - Baiana do tabuleiro
- 1937 - Primavera da vida (with Almanyr Grego)
- 1941 - Cinzas no coração
Literature
- ALBIN, Ricardo Cravo (Criação e Supervisão Geral). Dicionário Houaiss Ilustrado da Música Popular Brasileira. Rio de Janeiro: Paracatu, 2006.
- MORAIS JUNIOR, Luis Carlos de. O Sol nasceu pra todos:a História Secreta do Samba. Rio de Janeiro: Litteris, 2011.