Som Livre
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Som Livre is a Brazilian record company that was founded by Rede Globo
in 1969 to commercialize its soap opera
soundtrack
s, later expanding to record studio albums.
Today it is one of the largest national record label
s and is still a part of Organizações Globo
.
to select 25 rare albums for inclusion in their Som Livre Masters Series of CD reissues. The albums:
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
in 1969 to commercialize its soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
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...
s, later expanding to record studio albums.
Today it is one of the largest national 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,...
s and is still a part of Organizações Globo
Organizações Globo
Organizações Globo is the largest media conglomerate of South America, founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1925 by Irineu Marinho. It also owns companies on the food industry and the real estate and financial markets....
.
Som Livre Masters series
Som Livre commissioned Charles GavinCharles Gavin
Charles de Souza Gavin is a drummer and musical producer, whose fame comes mainly from his drums works at Brazilian rock band Titãs.- Biography :...
to select 25 rare albums for inclusion in their Som Livre Masters Series of CD reissues. The albums:
- Sambas - Don Junior, Walter Wanderley, Milton BananaMilton BananaMilton Banana was a bossa nova jazz drummer. A self-taught musician, he is best known for his collaboration with João Gilberto and Stan Getz and for his work with the trio he founded....
- Bossa nova, nova bossaBossa nova, nova bossaBossa nova, nova bossa is the first album recorded by the Brazilian pianist and composer Manfredo Fest. Released on LP in 1963, this work counts on the musicians Humberto Clayber, Antonio Pinheiro and Hector Costita. It also counts on the participation of the vocal group Titulares do Ritmo on the...
- Manfredo FestManfredo FestManfredo Irmin Fest was a legally blind bossa nova and jazz pianist and keyboardist from Brazil. He was also a famous bandleader. He was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and he died at 63 years old in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA... - Bossa Jazz Trio - Bossa Jazz Trio
- Sansa Trio - Sansa Trio
- Os Brazoes - Os Brazoes
- Em Som MaiorEm Som MaiorEm som maior is the only album recorded by Sambrasa Trio, a Brazilian group formed by Hermeto Pascoal, Humberto Clayber and Airto Moreira. It was released on an LP in 1965 and presents a fusion of various musical rhythms, including samba and jazz...
- Sambrasa TrioSambrasa TrioSambrasa Trio is a Brazilian samba and jazz group, formed by Hermeto Pascoal , Humberto Clayber and Airto Moreira . The band started to play in 1965, but it did not last long... - Sambossa 5
- Quarteto Bossamba - Walter Wanderley
- Reencontro com Sambalanço TrioReencontro com Sambalanço TrioReencontro com Sambalanço Trio is the fourth album recorded by Sambalanço Trio. It was released on an LP in 1965 and presents a fusion of samba and jazz, being considered one of the most important albums of that period....
- Sambalanço TrioSambalanço TrioSambalanço Trio is a Brazilian samba-jazz group formed by Cesar Camargo Mariano , Humberto Clayber and Airto Moreira . The band started to play in 1964 and lasted for about two years... - Som 3 - Cesar Camargo MarianoCesar Camargo MarianoCesar Camargo Mariano is a Brazilian pianist, arranger, composer and music producer. He is one of the most renowned instrumental artists to come out of his home country.-Biography:...
- Os Sambistas - Paulinho da ViolaPaulinho da ViolaPaulinho da Viola is a Brazilian sambista, singer/songwriter, guitar, cavaquinho and mandolin player, known for his sophisticated harmonies and soft, gentle singing voice.-Biography:...
- Decisao - Zimbo TrioZimbo TrioThe Zimbo Trio is a Brazilian instrumental ensemble, established in 1964 in São Paulo, and originally comprising Amilton Godoy , Luís Chaves and Rubinho Barsotti...
- Brazilian Octopus - Hermeto PascoalHermeto PascoalHermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a greatly beloved musical figure in the history of Brazilian music, known for his abilities at orchestration and improvisation, as well as being a record producer and...
- Com Dizia O Poeta - Vinicius de MoraesVinicius de MoraesMarcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
, Marília Medalha, ToquinhoToquinhoAntônio Pecci Filho , better known as Toquinho , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes.-Childhood and musical studies:... - E deixa o relogio andar - Osmar Milito
- Rosinha de ValençaRosinha de Valença (album)Rosinha de Valença is a 1973 album recorded by the Brazilian musician Rosinha de Valença. Produced by João Melo, this album was released simultaneously in Brazil, for Som Livre, and in France, for Barclay...
- Rosinha de ValençaRosinha de ValençaMaria Rosa Canelas , better known as Rosinha de Valença, was a Brazilian composer, arranger and musician. She was considered one of the best acoustic guitarist in Brazilian music and played with many famous artists, such as Baden Powell, Sérgio Mendes and Sivuca.-Biography:Maria Rosa Canelas was... - Molhado de Suor - Alceu ValençaAlceu ValençaAlceu Valença is a Brazilian composer, writer, performer, actor, and poet.Alceu Valenca was born in countryside Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil...
- Vila SésamoVila SésamoVila Sésamo is the Brazilian version of the American children's show Sesame Street. As of 2009 it airs on TV Rá-Tim-Bum.- History :Vila Sésamo is the Brazilian version of the popular American educational children’s show, Sesame Street...
- Vamos pro Mundo - Novos BaianosNovos BaianosNovos Baianos was a Brazilian rock and MPB group from Salvador, Bahia. It was formed in the 1960s and enjoyed success throughout most of the 1970s. The band members were Paulinho Boca de Cantor , Pepeu Gomes , Moraes Moreira , Baby Consuelo and Luiz Galvão...
- Gerson Conrad e Zeze Motta
- Sítio do Picapau AmareloSítio do Picapau AmareloSítio do Picapau Amarelo is the setting for the children's books written by Brazilian writer Monteiro Lobato. It is a small farm with a pretty cottage, surrounded by trees and simultaneously close to several other subsettings: the river, the woods, and a small village nearby...
- Tim Maia - Tim MaiaTim MaiaTim Maia , born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia in Rio de Janeiro, was a famous Brazilian musician known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and polemical musical style...
- Vontade De Rever Você - Marcos ValleMarcos ValleMarcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, incidental music and fusions of American/European rock, soul and dance music with Brazilian styles.-Biography:Valle's talent was evident from...
- Nave Maria - Tom ZeTom ZéTom Zé is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who was influential in the Tropicália movement of 1960s Brazil. After the peak of the Tropicália period, Zé went into relative obscurity: it was only in the 1990s, when the musician and label head David Byrne discovered an album recorded...
- Línguas De Fogo - Sidney Miller
Artists
- Aline Barros
- Tim MaiaTim MaiaTim Maia , born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia in Rio de Janeiro, was a famous Brazilian musician known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and polemical musical style...
- Jorge Benjor
- Gal CostaGal CostaGal Costa is a Brazilian singer of popular music.-Early life:...
- Raça NegraRaça NegraRaça Negra or also The Black Race, in english, is a Brazilian pagode group from São Paulo.The ensemble formed in 1983, but did not release their first album until 1991, after a demo tape got them signed to RGE. The album spawned numerous hits in Brazil, and over the next decade the group went on to...
- Rita LeeRita LeeRita Lee Jones Carvalho , simply known as Rita Lee, is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian...
- Barão VermelhoBarão VermelhoBarão Vermelho is a Brazilian rock band. Formed in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, it was originally led by songwriting duo Cazuza and Roberto Frejat , which assumed the vocals after Cazuza's departure in 1986...
- Daniela MercuryDaniela MercuryDaniela Mercury , is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axé, samba-reggae and MPB singer, songwriter and record producer. Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide...
- CazuzaCazuzaAgenor Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza was a Brazilian composer and singer, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music....
- Turma do Balão MágicoTurma do Balão MágicoBalão Mágico was a very famous children television program in Brazil. The children that were the main stars of the program were also part of a musical group singing children's songs which was named after the program as A Turma do Balão Mágico .The program was aired by Rede Globo between 1983 and...
(1986) - Xuxa Meneghel
- Marjorie EstianoMarjorie EstianoMarjorie Estiano is a Brazilian popular actress and singer who rose to prominence in 2004 playing Natasha in the Brazilian teen seriesMalhação.-Biography:...
- Lulu SantosLulu SantosLulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos is a Brazilian singer and guitarist, considered one of the great names of Brazilian rock.- Career :...
- Deborah BlandoDeborah BlandoDeborah Salvatrice Blando is an Italian-Brazilian singer and composer. She has about 5 million copies sold worldwide, with six albums released between 1991 and 2002...
- Udora
- Luciana AbreuLuciana AbreuLuciana Abreu Sodré Costa Real is a Portuguese singer, actress and Television host. Abreu is known for her participation in Idolos, for representing Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the pop-duo 2B, for her personage in Floribella, Flor Valente, and for her TV Show.-Early...
- Luiza PossiLuíza PossiLuiza Possi is a Brazilian pop singer. She is the daughter of another famous Brazilian singer, Zizi Possi.-Biography:In 1999, Luiza was invited to go on stage and sing a song with a band that was opening a show by Skank at Credicard Hall in São Paulo...
- Os Novos Baianos
- Rita LeeRita LeeRita Lee Jones Carvalho , simply known as Rita Lee, is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian...
- AzymuthAzymuthAzymuth is a three-piece electric funk jazz group from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formed in 1972, the members are Jose Roberto Bertrami , Alex Malheiros , and Ivan Conti .-History:...
- AnjosAnjosAnjos are a Portuguese pop-rock band. The duo is composed by the brothers Nélson Rosado and Sérgio Rosado ....
- AdrianaAdrianaAdriana is a Latin name and Feminine form of Adrian.-People with the given name Adriana:*Adriana Barbu - Romanian long distance runner*Adriana Basile - Italian composer*Adriana Behar - Brazilian volleyball player...
- Raul SeixasRaul SeixasRaul Santos Seixas June 28, 1945 Salvador Northeast Brazil – August 21, 1989),was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer.He is sometimes called the "Father of Brazilian Rock" and "Maluco Beleza"....
- Tiago IorcTiago IorcTiago Iorc is a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter and recording artist. In 2007, his debut acoustic single "Nothing But a Song" reached a nation-wide audience after being featured on a popular Brazilian soap opera. The attention toward his voice and music got him his first record deal and led...
- Kelly KeyKelly KeyKelly de Almeida Afonso , better known as Kelly Key, is a Brazilian singer.- Biography :Of Portuguese descent, Key released her first, self-titled album in 2001 at the age of 17. Her first single was the song "Escondido" in which she sang the suggestive lyics 'We went out to make out and to make...
- Marcos ValleMarcos ValleMarcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, incidental music and fusions of American/European rock, soul and dance music with Brazilian styles.-Biography:Valle's talent was evident from...
- Paulinho da ViolaPaulinho da ViolaPaulinho da Viola is a Brazilian sambista, singer/songwriter, guitar, cavaquinho and mandolin player, known for his sophisticated harmonies and soft, gentle singing voice.-Biography:...
- Lu AloneLu AloneLu was born Luciana Alone, younger sister of Ian and Helen, in 1993 in Belo Horizonte. As a baby, discovered early on the little red piano his sister and not let go more. Although sometimes exchanged by the microphone. And, mixing English and Portuguese, with brothers, that Lu has learned the first...