Marcelo Camelo
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Marcelo de Souza Camelo, (Rio de Janeiro
, February 4, 1978) is a Brazil
ian composer
, singer, guitar
ist, and poet
. He is best known as composer and lead guitarist of the Brazilian band Los Hermanos
. Since the end of the band, he continues composing for many interpreters, mainly Maria Rita
and Ivete Sangalo
. In 2008, was released his first solo CD, Sou.
Ana Camelo, Marcelo was born in Rio de Janeiro, having grown up in Jacarepaguá
, west of the city. He had his first contact with rock
when he became a fan of American
hard-rock Bon Jovi
. His contact with the rock would take his time in college, while participating actively in a fanzine
focused on the music
scene in Rio, where he interviewed, including, Alexandre Kassin
, at the time, a member of the Band Acabou la Tequila, one of the major musical influences of Camelo. When studying journalism
at the PUC-Rio, Marcelo had the first contacts with the stage, having formed the bands Drive By, Barnabé and Minanina's Popcorn before create Los Hermanos
.
In 1999, Marcelo Camelo released the first album of Los Hermanos. Later released Bloco do Eu Sozinho and Ventura, respectively, in 2001 and 2003. These two are listed in the 100 greatest albums of Brazilian music by Rolling Stone
(Brazilian edition).
In 2008, after the announcement of the band gap, the composer released his first album entitled Sou. The album, which features a cover-poem artist Rodrigo Linares, was first launched on the Internet, through the Sonora site at Terra Networks portal
. The album features 14 tracks composed by Marcelo Camelo, two performed exclusively by pianist Clara Sverner, a guest in the disk. Beyond that, Mallu Magalhães
and accordion
player Dominguinhos
are present on the album. The song Janta, which has the participation of Mallu, was listed by Brazilian Rolling Stone
as the best track of 2008.
player of the biggest hit of Los Hermanos, the song Anna Julia, which became a world hit
with Jim Capaldi
's english
version, featuring himself in vocals, Deep Purple
's Ian Pace
in drums, The Jam
's Paul Weller
in bass and the beatle
George Harrison
in guitar (playing the solo). The song also received Spanish
version by Los Hermanos, Italian
version by Daniele Groff, among others.
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...
, February 4, 1978) is 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 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...
, singer, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist, and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He is best known as composer and lead guitarist of the Brazilian band Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos is a rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group was formed in 1997 by Marcelo Camelo , Rodrigo Amarante , Rodrigo Barba , and Bruno Medina...
. Since the end of the band, he continues composing for many interpreters, mainly Maria Rita
Maria Rita
Maria Rita |São Paulo]], Brazil) is the performance name of Maria Rita Mariano, a Brazilian singer. She is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Pedro Mariano and music producer João Marcelo Bôscoli. Her...
and Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host...
. In 2008, was released his first solo CD, Sou.
Biography
Son of Ernesto Camelo and naïve painterNaïve art
Naïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and technique. While many naïve artists appear, from their works, to have little or no formal art training, this is often not true...
Ana Camelo, Marcelo was born in Rio de Janeiro, having grown up in Jacarepaguá
Jacarepaguá
Jacarepaguá , with a land area of is the 4th largest neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2000, it had a population of 100,822, making it the 9th most populous neighborhood in the city...
, west of the city. He had his first contact with 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...
when he became a fan of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hard-rock Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
. His contact with the rock would take his time in college, while participating actively in a fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
focused on the music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
scene in Rio, where he interviewed, including, Alexandre Kassin
Kassin + 2
The +2’s is a Brazilian band from Rio that composes samba but, at the same time, incorporates the sounds of funk and Psychedelia into their music. The music group consists of Moreno Veloso, Domenico Lancelotti, and Alexandre Kassin...
, at the time, a member of the Band Acabou la Tequila, one of the major musical influences of Camelo. When studying journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
at the PUC-Rio, Marcelo had the first contacts with the stage, having formed the bands Drive By, Barnabé and Minanina's Popcorn before create Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos
Los Hermanos is a rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group was formed in 1997 by Marcelo Camelo , Rodrigo Amarante , Rodrigo Barba , and Bruno Medina...
.
In 1999, Marcelo Camelo released the first album of Los Hermanos. Later released Bloco do Eu Sozinho and Ventura, respectively, in 2001 and 2003. These two are listed in the 100 greatest albums of Brazilian music by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
(Brazilian edition).
In 2008, after the announcement of the band gap, the composer released his first album entitled Sou. The album, which features a cover-poem artist Rodrigo Linares, was first launched on the Internet, through the Sonora site at Terra Networks portal
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
. The album features 14 tracks composed by Marcelo Camelo, two performed exclusively by pianist Clara Sverner, a guest in the disk. Beyond that, Mallu Magalhães
Mallu Magalhães
Maria Luiza de Arruda Botelho Pereira de Magalhães is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician. Mallu first came to notice through her MySpace page and became known for both her own songs and those of renowned artists. She found herself gracing the covers of major newspapers such as Folha de S....
and accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
player Dominguinhos
Dominguinhos
Dominguinhos is a Brazilian composer and singer.He has performed with musicians such as Luiz Gonzaga, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa , Zé Ramalho, Toquinho, and Maria Bethânia. Some of his hits were recorded by Bethânia, Gil, Chico Buarque, Elba Ramalho, and Fagner...
are present on the album. The song Janta, which has the participation of Mallu, was listed by Brazilian Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
as the best track of 2008.
Anna Julia
Marcelo is the composer, singer and soloGuitar solo
In popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
player of the biggest hit of Los Hermanos, the song Anna Julia, which became a world hit
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
with Jim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi
Nicola James "Jim" Capaldi was an English musician and songwriter. His musical career lasted more than four decades. He co-founded Traffic in Birmingham with Steve Winwood, and the band's psychedelic rock was influential in Britain and the United States...
's english
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version, featuring himself in vocals, Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
's Ian Pace
Ian Pace
Ian Pace is a British pianist.Pace studied at Chetham's School of Music, The Queen's College, Oxford and the Juilliard School in New York. His main teacher was the Hungarian pianist György Sándor....
in drums, The Jam
The Jam
The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
's Paul Weller
Paul Weller
Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...
in bass and the beatle
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
in guitar (playing the solo). The song also received Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
version by Los Hermanos, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
version by Daniele Groff, among others.
With Los Hermanos
- Los Hermanos (1999)
- Bloco do Eu Sozinho (2001)
- Ventura (2003)
- 4 (2005)