Beto Guedes
Encyclopedia
Alberto de Castro Guedes, (born August 13, 1951) (Montes Claros
), is a famous guitar player
, singer and brazil
ian songwriter
.
He formed the musical group Clube da Esquina with Milton Nascimento
, Lô Borges
and Fernando Brant. The Minas Gerais
folk music tradition was the group's main influence, along with 60’s rock
and Guedes’s influence from Choro.
His next band was 14 Bis
. In 1977 he launched his first LP, A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico, which was an unexpected success. In 1978 he issued the LP Amor de Índio, whose title song was Guedes's biggest career success.
He is nowadays a solo artist. His most successful songs have been issued in CD format by EMI.
Montes Claros
Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2010 was 412,284 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 3,470 km²...
), is a famous guitar player
Guitar Player
Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists founded in 1967. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products. It has been in print since the late 1960s and during the 1980s, under editor Tom Wheeler, the publication was...
, singer and 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 songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
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Biography
Beto Guedes has been playing playing in bands since he was a teenage. Aged 18 years old he took part in the V Singers International Festival, with the song “Feira Moderna” composed jointly with Fernando Brant.He formed the musical group Clube da Esquina with Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento
-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
, Lô Borges
Lô Borges
Lô Borges is a Brazilian songwriter, singer and guitarist.He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a music collective originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He co-authored with Milton Nascimento the album Clube da Esquina in 1972, which was a milestone in Brazilian popular...
and Fernando Brant. The Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
folk music tradition was the group's main influence, along with 60’s rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and Guedes’s influence from Choro.
His next band was 14 Bis
14 Bis (Band)
14 Bis is a Brazilian pop-rock band. The band took its name from Santos-Dumont's 14 Bis airplane.The band was formed in 1979 in the state of Minas Gerais, when the members of two bands, O Terço and "Bendegó" decided to merge...
. In 1977 he launched his first LP, A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico, which was an unexpected success. In 1978 he issued the LP Amor de Índio, whose title song was Guedes's biggest career success.
He is nowadays a solo artist. His most successful songs have been issued in CD format by EMI.
Discography and biggest success
- 1971 - Clube da Esquina
- 1973 - Beto Guedes / Novelli / Danilo CaymmiDanilo CaymmiDanilo Candido Tostes Caymmi ia a Brazilian musician, singer, composer and arranger.Danilo is the youngest son of Dorival Caymmi and Stella Maris, and brother of Dori and Nana Caymmi. Brought up by two musical parents and older siblings, he showed an early interest in music and began playing the...
/ Toninho HortaToninho HortaToninho Horta is a virtuoso electric and nylon-string guitar player; his music could be defined as Brazilian music.He has developed his own very personal style... - 1975 - LP Minas: Milton NascimentoMilton Nascimento-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
(participaton) - 1975 - Compacto com Milton NascimentoMilton Nascimento-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
: Caso você queira saber / Norwegian Wood - 1977 - A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico
- Lumiar (Beto Guedes and Ronaldo Bastos)
- 1978 - Amor de Índio
- Amor de Índio (Beto Guedes and Ronaldo Bastos)
- 1979 - Clube da Esquina nº2 (participaton)
- 1980 - Sol de Primavera
- Sol de Primavera (Beto Guedes and Ronaldo Bastos)
- 1981 - Contos da Lua Vaga
- O Sal da Terra (Beto Guedes and Ronaldo Bastos)
- Contos da Lua Vaga (Beto Guedes e Márcio BorgesMárcio BorgesMárcio Borges is a retired Brazilian football defender. He started his career playing for the Botafogo youth team. In Europe he played for Swiss side Yverdon Sports and German clubs Waldhof Mannheim and Arminia Bielefeld. He retired in September 2007.-External links:...
) - Vevecos, Panelas e Canelas (Milton NascimentoMilton Nascimento-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
and Fernando Brant) - Canção do Novo Mundo (Beto Guedes e Ronaldo Bastos)
- 1983 - Coletânea - LP Lumiar
- 1984 - Viagem das Mãos
- Quando te Vi (Meredith Wilson - Ronaldo Bastos's version)
- Paisagem da Janela (Lô BorgesLô BorgesLô Borges is a Brazilian songwriter, singer and guitarist.He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a music collective originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He co-authored with Milton Nascimento the album Clube da Esquina in 1972, which was a milestone in Brazilian popular...
and Fernando Brant)- 1986 - Alma de Borracha
- 1987 - "(álbum de Beto Guedes)"
- 1991 - Andaluz
- 1998 - Dias de Paz
- 2004 - Em Algum Lugar
- Até Depois (Luis Guedes, Paulo Flexa and Thomas Roth)
- Sonhando o Futuro (Cláudio Venturini and Lô BorgesLô BorgesLô Borges is a Brazilian songwriter, singer and guitarist.He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a music collective originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He co-authored with Milton Nascimento the album Clube da Esquina in 1972, which was a milestone in Brazilian popular...
) - O Amor por Nós (Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbJimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
, versão: Beto Guedes and Tadeu Franco) - Um Sonho Pra Viver (Renato Vasconcelos and Murilo Antunes)
- Outra Manhã (Beto Guedes and Murilo Antunes)
- Lamento Árabe (Godofredo Guedes)
- Em Algum Lugar (Frederick RousseauFrederick RousseauFrederick Rousseau belongs to the generation that witnessed the beginning of New Age music and the explosion of technologic applications to the entertainment world...
, version: Fernando Brant) - Eu Te Dou Meu Coração (Beto Guedes, Léo Lopes and Ronaldo Bastos)
- Amor de Filho (Beto Guedes and Milton NascimentoMilton Nascimento-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
) - A Via Lactea (Lô BorgesLô BorgesLô Borges is a Brazilian songwriter, singer and guitarist.He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a music collective originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He co-authored with Milton Nascimento the album Clube da Esquina in 1972, which was a milestone in Brazilian popular...
and Ronaldo Bastos) - Tua Canção (Ronaldo Cotrim and Carolina Futuro)
- Vem Ver o Sol (Cláudio Faria)
- Júlia (Gabriel Guedes)
- 2005 - DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
e CD Beto Guedes - 50 anos ao vivo
- 2005 - DVD
External links
- http://www.mpbnet.com.br/musicos/beto.guedes/ Extended byography: Portuguese
- http://letras.terra.com.br/beto-guedes Lyrics
- http://letras.terra.com.br/beto-guedes/44530/ Lyrics: Amor de índio
- http://letras.terra.com.br/beto-guedes/44543/ Lyrics: O medo de amar
- http://letras.terra.com.br/beto-guedes/44536/ Lyrics: Lágrima de Amor