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That’s quite an accomplishment when you consider that black Brazilians are rarely the focus of any of these three genres.
#TIM MAIA IN CONCERT SUSSEGO MOVIE#
This is the same man who has had a book, musical and movie about his life. Damn, that was the first thing out of her mouth about Brazil’s greatest singer. First, not even remembering who he was, it finally clicked her head: “Oh, that fat guy that died,” I remember her saying. I remember the first Brazilian with whom I had steady contact two decades ago and her reaction when I asked her what she thought about Maia. Then when I discovered the story of the infamous last concert where he simply walked off stage after falling ill and dying shortly afterward, I wondered what Brazilians thought of the singer. The list of the top 10 broke down like this:īack in 2000, I was learning about Maia, his crazy life and how he managed to make it in the music industry. The ranking was compiled by 60 specialists, with the great Elis Regina coming in second and Ney Matogrosso, third. The six-year special edition of Rolling Stone Brasil Magazine presented a ranking of the 100 greatest voices in the history of Brazilian music. But when you hear the tracks where he nailed it, you can forgive most of the other albums that, at least for me, would make a good substitute for a frisbee. Now don’t get the idea that I’m a fan of all of Maia’s music because there are a number of his songs that I wouldn’t miss if I never heard them again.ĭepending on the type of music he was singing at a given time, the songs could be a little too sappy for my taste or a little bit to strong on the Disco side. When the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine listed its top 100 Brazilian singers of all-time, Maia wasn’t just in the top 10, he was crowned number one. This is why Tim Maia’s contribution to Brazilian Music is so huge. Rolling Stone Brasil magazine selected Maia as Brazil’s greatest singer All great singers, but all of them at one time or another sounded to me as they would do well singing the Rat Pack’s Greatest Hits. TIn my research, I’ve come across great singers such as Agostinho dos Santos, Jair Rodrigues, Wilson Simonal and Emílio Santiago. To get an idea of what I mean, in my exporations of Brazilian music over the years, with a focus on black singers, I’ve come across a number celebrated artists. (I’ve had both and I can attest to the difference) Kinda like the difference between eating Thanksgiving dinner in a vanilla suburb and then eating in a chocolate city. Again, not saying that Boone or Sinatra weren’t good singers, their styles were just clearly different from the two artists I paired them with. Hearing Frank Sinatra first and then hearing James Brown. I’m not saying that Brazilian Music didn’t/doesn’t have good singers but I am saying that you could divide Brazilian singers into BT, Before Tim and AT, After Tim.įor me, listening to Maia’s husky, soulful voice in comparison to the way others were singing in Brazil at the time is almost like listening to a Pat Boone record first and then hearing Little Richard. Well, to get right to the point, Tim brought Soul, both the musical genre and the voice to the Brazilian music repertoire. If you’ve never heard of Maia, you might be wondering what’s so great about him. When I started digging back in the year 2000, it was probably only a few months before I discovered the legend of this innovative singer. Note from BBT: If and when you get into MPB, Brazilian Popular Music, it won’t be long before you come across the name and music of singer/songwriter Tim Maia.