Itamar Assumpção
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Itamar Assumpção born in Tietê
, SP
, Brazil
. Itamar was a Brazilian songwriter
and composer
, who stood out in the independent/alternative music scene in the 80s a 90s, especially in São Paulo. He was of black Angola
n ancestry http://sombarato.blogspot.com/search/label/Itamar%20Assump%C3%A7%C3%A3o.
This movement gathered artists willing to break the Majors control, years before the Internet and the contemporary Indie music scene, and witnessed the launch of many new talents and foundation of independent, self-managed, micro-labels.
Itamar was a common name in the concerts at the Lira Paulistana theater, at the Pinheiros district, a common denominator for every representative. Who didn't sing in the Lira, hasn't dreamt (Quem não cantou no Lira, não sonhou in Portuguese), said J'Cor (Le Dantas & Cordeiro), a poet from the scene.
The movement artists, Itamar himself, Arrigo Barnabé
, Grupo Rumo, Premê (Premeditando o Breque), Le Dantas & Cordeiro and others, soon earned the nickname of Damned
. For the popular media their production was labeled as difficult, inaccessible.
Itamar music mixes rock, samba, funk, with sharp satire and strong social criticism, with a very wide spectrum inffluence. Samba from Adoniran Barbosa
e Cartola
, Rock from Jimi Hendrix
, Jazz from Miles Davis
and, this is special, poetry from Paulo Leminsky and Alice Ruiz.
Great-grandson of Angolan slaves, grew up listening to the drums of voodoo in the backyard patio of his home.
Grew up in Arapongas, district of Paraná, to where he moved at age of 12. Left the second term of Accounting school to make drama theater and music concerts in the city of Londrina.
Being a self-taught acoustic guitar player, fell in love for the bass listening to Jimi Hendrix bass & drums arrangements.
In 1973 he moved to São Paulo to devote himself to music, soon performing at the Lira Paulistana stage.
His sole album produced by a Major in 1988 has the title Intercontinental! Quem diria! Era só o que faltava... (Intercontinental! Who knew! It's just what was missing...).
Tietê
Tietê may refer to:* Tietê, São Paulo, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil;* Tietê River, a river in the same state....
, SP
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, 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...
. Itamar was a Brazilian 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...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, who stood out in the independent/alternative music scene in the 80s a 90s, especially in São Paulo. He was of black Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n ancestry http://sombarato.blogspot.com/search/label/Itamar%20Assump%C3%A7%C3%A3o.
Biography
Itamar Assumpcao was one of the big names and contributors of the Vanguarda Paulistana (São Paulo Vanguard in English), an alternative scene that dominated São Paulo in the very late 70s and the first half of the 80s.This movement gathered artists willing to break the Majors control, years before the Internet and the contemporary Indie music scene, and witnessed the launch of many new talents and foundation of independent, self-managed, micro-labels.
Itamar was a common name in the concerts at the Lira Paulistana theater, at the Pinheiros district, a common denominator for every representative. Who didn't sing in the Lira, hasn't dreamt (Quem não cantou no Lira, não sonhou in Portuguese), said J'Cor (Le Dantas & Cordeiro), a poet from the scene.
The movement artists, Itamar himself, Arrigo Barnabé
Arrigo Barnabé
Arrigo Barnabé is a Brazilian musician and actor. His best-known record is perhaps the critically acclaimed "Clara Crocodilo". His music is best known for having a heavily experimental approach, in which the author uses dodecaphonism and atonalism as main principles of composition...
, Grupo Rumo, Premê (Premeditando o Breque), Le Dantas & Cordeiro and others, soon earned the nickname of Damned
Damned
Damned or The Damned may refer to:* Damnation, a concept of condemnation by God, and use of the term as a profanity- Music :* The Damned , a British punk rock group* "Damned"...
. For the popular media their production was labeled as difficult, inaccessible.
Itamar music mixes rock, samba, funk, with sharp satire and strong social criticism, with a very wide spectrum inffluence. Samba from Adoniran Barbosa
Adoniran Barbosa
Adoniran Barbosa, artistic name of João Rubinato , was a famous Brazilian traditional samba singer and composer.-Early years:...
e Cartola
Cartola
Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola , was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba.Cartola composed, alone or with partners, more than 500 songs.-Biography:...
, Rock from Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, Jazz from Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
and, this is special, poetry from Paulo Leminsky and Alice Ruiz.
Great-grandson of Angolan slaves, grew up listening to the drums of voodoo in the backyard patio of his home.
Grew up in Arapongas, district of Paraná, to where he moved at age of 12. Left the second term of Accounting school to make drama theater and music concerts in the city of Londrina.
Being a self-taught acoustic guitar player, fell in love for the bass listening to Jimi Hendrix bass & drums arrangements.
In 1973 he moved to São Paulo to devote himself to music, soon performing at the Lira Paulistana stage.
His sole album produced by a Major in 1988 has the title Intercontinental! Quem diria! Era só o que faltava... (Intercontinental! Who knew! It's just what was missing...).
Discography
- Vasconcelos e Assumpção - isso vai dar repercussão, Elo Music, 2004. Com Naná VasconcelosNaná VasconcelosNaná Vasconcelos is a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Egberto Gismonti, and Gato Barbieri....
. - Pretobrás, Atração, 1998.
- Ataulfo Alves por Itamar Assumpção - Pra Sempre Agora, Paradoxx, 1996.
- Bicho de Sete Cabeças Vol III, Baratos AfinsBaratos AfinsBaratos Afins is a long-established Brazilian record label and store, based in São Paulo city.Baratos Afins is an indie record label operating in São Paulo City, Brazil. It was founded by Luiz Calanca in 1978, first as a record shop and later as a label...
, 1993. - Bicho de Sete Cabeças Vol II, Baratos AfinsBaratos AfinsBaratos Afins is a long-established Brazilian record label and store, based in São Paulo city.Baratos Afins is an indie record label operating in São Paulo City, Brazil. It was founded by Luiz Calanca in 1978, first as a record shop and later as a label...
, 1993. - Bicho de Sete Cabeças Vol I, Baratos AfinsBaratos AfinsBaratos Afins is a long-established Brazilian record label and store, based in São Paulo city.Baratos Afins is an indie record label operating in São Paulo City, Brazil. It was founded by Luiz Calanca in 1978, first as a record shop and later as a label...
, 1993. - Intercontinental ! Quem Diria! Era Só o Que Faltava !!!, Atração, 1988.
- Sampa Midnight - isso não vai ficar assim, independende, 1983.
- Às Próprias Custas S/A. Lira Paulistana, 1981.
- Beleléu, Leléu, Eu. Lira Paulistana, 1980.
See also
- Vânia BastosVânia BastosVânia Bastos is a Brazilian singer, who began her professional life with the Vanguarda Paulista avant-garde movement in the early 1980s.-Biography:...