Nora Ney
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Nora Ney was a Brazilian singer. She is also the most notable interpreter of the samba-canção
music style and a pioneer of the Brazilian rock
.
She first approached music by playing guitar by herself, and the father, in order to motivate, offered the instrument as a birthday gift.
Along with Maysa Matarazzo
, Ângela Maria and Dolores Duran
, was consecrated as the greatest samba-canção
interpreter (emerged in the thirties). Often compared to bolero, for the featured exaltation and exploration of romantic love or the suffering of a non accomplished love affair was also called "elbow ache" (jealousy, heart ache). Samba-canção preceded the bossa nova
(1957–1963) music style. But this one, inheritor of the American jazz, presented a more refined, gentle and soft melodies and interpretations, in detriment of those resented, melancholic ones.
She began her career in 1950 and in 1953 she was already one of the greatest divas of the Brazilian Radio Era, interpreting Dorival Caymmi
, Noel Rosa
, Ary Barroso
. In 1952 she recorded her first LP
for the record label
Continental Records
, entitled Menino da rua. Despite being a notable samba-canção interpreter, Nora Ney became one of the pioneers of the Brazilian rock by recording the first rock LP in the country: the Brazilian version of the Rock around the Clock, by Bill Haley & His Comets
(soundtrack
of Sementes da Violência movie), in October 1955. After only one week after the launch the song became a hit parade
.
Among the curiosities of her public life stands out a second marriage with the singer Jorge Goulart; the daughter of that union, Vera Lúcia, became Miss Brasil in 1963. Due to the political involvement of Goulart within the Communist Party, she was forced into exile after the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, which the military justified as being aimed at freeing the country against a communist threat.
Samba-canção
Samba-canção is a kind of slow samba music from Brazil. It appeared in the late 1940s. During the 1950s several stars used to sing it including Dalva de Oliveira, Nora Ney, The Batista Sisters, Jamelão, Maysa, Dorival Caymmi and many others...
music style and a pioneer of the Brazilian rock
Brazilian rock
Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese.-Overview:Rock entered the Brazilian music scene in 1956, with the screening of the film The Blackboard Jungle, featuring Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock", which would later be covered in Portuguese by Nora...
.
She first approached music by playing guitar by herself, and the father, in order to motivate, offered the instrument as a birthday gift.
Along with Maysa Matarazzo
Maysa Matarazzo
Maysa Figueira Monjardim , better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, daughter of Alcibíades Guaraná Monjardim and wife Inah Figueira and paternal granddaughter of Manuel Silvino Monjardim and wife Ursulina Guaraná, was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil...
, Ângela Maria and Dolores Duran
Dolores Duran
Dolores Duran was a Brazilian singer and composer.Adiléia Silva da Rocha debuted at age 10 on the radio. Two years later, when her father died, she started to work on the television, too...
, was consecrated as the greatest samba-canção
Samba-canção
Samba-canção is a kind of slow samba music from Brazil. It appeared in the late 1940s. During the 1950s several stars used to sing it including Dalva de Oliveira, Nora Ney, The Batista Sisters, Jamelão, Maysa, Dorival Caymmi and many others...
interpreter (emerged in the thirties). Often compared to bolero, for the featured exaltation and exploration of romantic love or the suffering of a non accomplished love affair was also called "elbow ache" (jealousy, heart ache). Samba-canção preceded the bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
(1957–1963) music style. But this one, inheritor of the American jazz, presented a more refined, gentle and soft melodies and interpretations, in detriment of those resented, melancholic ones.
She began her career in 1950 and in 1953 she was already one of the greatest divas of the Brazilian Radio Era, interpreting Dorival Caymmi
Dorival Caymmi
Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years beginning in 1933...
, 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...
, Ary Barroso
Ary Barroso
Ary Barroso was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV...
. In 1952 she recorded her first LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
for the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Continental Records
Continental Records
Continental Records was the name of two different record labels of the mid 20th century, one based in New York City, the United States of America, and the second based in São Paulo, Brazil....
, entitled Menino da rua. Despite being a notable samba-canção interpreter, Nora Ney became one of the pioneers of the Brazilian rock by recording the first rock LP in the country: the Brazilian version of the Rock around the Clock, by Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets , was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of...
(soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of Sementes da Violência movie), in October 1955. After only one week after the launch the song became a hit parade
Hit parade
A hit parade is a ranked list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time, usually determined by sales and/or airplay. The term originated in the 1930s; Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade on January 4, 1936...
.
Among the curiosities of her public life stands out a second marriage with the singer Jorge Goulart; the daughter of that union, Vera Lúcia, became Miss Brasil in 1963. Due to the political involvement of Goulart within the Communist Party, she was forced into exile after the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, which the military justified as being aimed at freeing the country against a communist threat.
Discography
- Menino grande/Quanto tempo faz (1952) Continental 78
- Amor, meu grande amor/Ninguém me ama (1952) Continental 78
- Luzes da ribaltaFelicidade (1953) Todamérica 78
- De cigarro em cigarro/Onde anda você (1953) Continental 78
- Índia/Preconceito (1953) Continental 78
- Bar da noite/É tão gostoso seu moço (1953) Continental 78
- Deixa-me (1953) Continental 78
- Que saudade é esta/Canção de Portugal (1954) Continental 78
- Que saudade é esta/Canção de Portugal (1954) Continental 78
- Aves daninhas/O que foi que eu fiz (1954) Continental 78
- Duas lacraias/Solidão (1954) Continental 78
- Gosto, gosto de você/Não diga não (1955) Continental 78
- Vou de tamanco/Se a saudade me apertar... (1955) Continental 78
- Madrugada, três e cinco/Vamos falar de saudade (1955) Continental 78
- Doce mãezinha/Ó meu papai (1955) Continental 78
- O morro/Dois tristonhos (1955) Continental 78
- Ronda das horas/Ciuminho grande (1955) Continental 78
- Por que choras?/Meu lamento (1955) Continental 78
- Quatro motivos/Sem ninguém (1955) Todamérica 78
- Palavra de rei (1955) Todamérica 5593
- Canta Nora Ney (1955) Continental LP
- Eu ri de choar/Quando o amor vai embora (1956) Continental 78
- Só louco/Não há mais segredo (1956) Continental 78
- Rififi/Eu vivo tão só (1956) Continental 78
- Se o negócio é sofrer/Não vou chorar (1957) Continental 78
- Franqueza/Eu e Deus (1957) Continental 78
- Saudade da Bahia/Chove lá fora (1957) Continental 78
- São dois loucos/Eu sofro tanto (1957) Continental 78
- Duas notas, nada mais/Quem é ela? (1958) Continental 78
- Vai, mas vai mesmo/Castigo (1958) RCA Victor 78
- Solidão/Pra falar com meus botões (1958) RCA Victor 78
- Nora Ney (1958) RCA Victor LP
- Sorria/Muito agradecida (1959) RCA Victor 78
- Meu amor não me deixou/Canção do mal que faz bem (1959) RCA Victor 78
- Razões/Duas almas (1959) RCA Victor 78
- Você nasceu pro mal/Teleco teco nº 2 (1960) RCA Victor 78
- Mentira/Saudade mentirosa (1960) RCA Victor 78
- Ninguém me ama (1960) RCA Victor LP
- Desencontro/Pra que voltar? (1961) Continental 78
- João da Silva/E a vida continua... (1962) Mocambo 78
- Mundo diferente/Hora final (1963) Mocambo 78
- Mudando de conversa (1968) LP
- Tire seu sorriso do caminho, que eu quero passar com a minha dor (1972) Som Livre LP
- Jubileu de prata - Nora Ney e Jorge Goulart (1977) Som Livre LP
- Meu cantar é tempestade de saudade (1987) 3M LP
- As eternas cantoras do rádio (1991) CID CD
- Nora Ney (1993) BMG CD
- Mestres da MPB - Nora Ney (1994) CD
- Acervo especial - Nora Ney (1994)
- A música brasileira deste século por seus autores e intérpretes (2000) CD
- Amor, meu grande