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Samba É Tudo by Celso Fonseca & Ronaldo Bastos

Celso Fonseca & Ronaldo Bastos

Artist Biography For Celso Fonseca & Ronaldo Bastos

RONALDO BASTOS Born In Niterói Rio De Janeiro Ronaldo Began His Professional Career In 1967. He Composed More Then Two Hundred Songs In Partnership With Milton Nascimento As "Cravo E Canela" "Fé Cega Faca Amolada" "Cais" Antonio Carlos Jobim Some Of The Songs Of The Soundtrack To The TV Series "O Tempo E O Vento" Paulo Jobim "Maria É Dia" Edu Lobo "Zanga Zangada" Caetano Veloso/João Donato "Naquela Estação" Beto Guedes As "Sol De Primavera" "Amor De Índio" "Lumiar" "Canção Do Novo Mundo" Lô Borges As "O Trem Azul" "Sonho Real" Toninho Horta As "Bons Amigos" " Flávio Venturini "Todo Azul Do Mar" "Princesa" Johnny Alf "Olhos Negros" Ed Motta "Falso Milagre Do Amor" "Dias De Paz" "Vendaval" Among Many Other Names Of Brazilian Music. His Songs Deserved The Wonderful Interpretation Of Many Famous Voices As Elis Regina Sarah Vaughn Nana Caymmi Gal Costa Maria Bethânia Simone Ney Matogrosso Besides His Partners Themselves. The Author Of The Portuguese Verses To Lately Stevie Wonder And Till There Was You A Beatles¹ Hit He Is Also Known As One Of The Greatest Version Makers In Brazil. As A Producer He Stood Out As A Very Creative Professional Who Sees Every Album As A Piece Of Art Being Many Times Awarded For His Works With Milton Nascimento Minas / Geraes Beto Guedes A Página Do Relâmpago Elétrico / Amor De Índio / Sol De Primavera Toninho Horta Terra Dos Pássaros Lô Borges Nuvem Cigana And Nana Caymmi Chora Brasileira . In 1994 Ronaldo Created The Label Dubas Música With The Release Of The CD "Sorte" The First Album Of The Trilogy Of His Partnership With Celso Fonseca Followed By "Paradiso" 1997 And "Juventude / Slow Motion Bossa Nova" 2002 . This Last One Was Considered One Of The Most Important Releases Of The Year An Unanimity By Critics And Public. The Key Word Of "Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova" Is Pleasure. Pleasure Of Those Who Made It And Elegantly Jest With A Complex Musical Heritage As Well As Pleasure Of Those Who Enjoy It In A Party Or While Driving Around Or Making Love. And Also Aware Of Echoes Of So Many Bossas In A Horizon Broader Than The Sun The Salt And The South. Totally Fulfilled Promise Of Happiness." Paulo Roberto Pires No.Com Through Dubas Música Ronaldo Could Continue His Work As A Producer Taking Part And Pride In Doing Every Step Of The Production From The Choice Of The Artists And The Repertoire To The Art Design And Packaging Of Each Product. Whenever He Has The Chance He Tries To Reveal New Talents As Jussara Silveira With Her Masterpiece "Canções De Caymmi" Affonsinho Wado As Well As He Looks For Rescuing Forgotten Once Recognized Masters Of The Brazilian Music As Tito Madi Meirelles Wanda Sá. Recently He Has Been Working In Some Compilations Of Modern Brazilian Music As "Bossa Nova Lounge" And "Wave" Brazilian Songs Inspired By The Sea. Ronaldo Bastos¹ Work Is Well Represented In "Cais" An Album Produced By Milton Nascimento With Versions Exclusively Recorded For The Project By Masters Of The Brazilian Music As Antonio Carlos Jobim Gal Costa Chico Buarque And Caetano Veloso. And Also In "Colecionave Ronaldo Bastos" A Choice Made By The Author Himself Of The Versions Of His Songs He Likes The Most. Celso Fonseca Born In Rio Musician Composer Producer And Arranger Celso Fonseca Was Very Young When He Played His First Chords On A Guitar Borrowed From His Uncle. It Was Baden Powell¹s Music That Made Him Want To Play And When He Was Twelve He Already Fingered His Own Guitar. On His 19th Birthday He Decided To Start Studying Music Seriously And That Was Celso¹s First Step To Definitely Assume His Career As A Musician And To Fall Into Gilberto Gil¹s Good Grace With Whom He Conquered Brazil And The World Becoming Well-Known As "Gil’s Guitar Player". Besides Gil Since 1981 Celso Fonseca Has Played And Recorded With The Greatest Names Of Brazilian Music As Chico Buarque Djavan Milton Nascimento Caetano Veloso Gal Costa Elza Soares Marisa Monte João Bosco Jorge Benjor Leila Pinheiro Simone As Many More. He Went On More Than Twenty International Tours And Took Part In Four Editions Of Montreux’s Festival As In Many Other Music Festivals Around Europe Canada USA And Japan. As A Producer He Stood Out In "O Eterno Deus Mu Dança" Gilberto Gil The Two Solo Album Of The Singer Virgínia Rodrigues Gal Costa¹s "Aquele Frevo Axé" And The First Album Of The Singer Daúde That Received The "Sharp Award" For Best Pop-Rock Arranger 1996 . Besides His Recognized Work With Other Artists Celso Has Five Successful Solo Albums "Minha Cara" ŒO Som Do Sim" And The Trilogy "Sorte" 1994 "Paradiso" 1997 And "Juventude / Bossa Nova Slow Motion" 2002 Results Of The Work With His Partner Ronaldo Bastos. "O Som Do Sim" Became The 9th Album On The European World Music Chart¹s List 1995 . "Sorte" And "Paradiso" Were Simultaneously Published On Brazil And Japan With An Excellent Repercussion. In 1996 Celso Fonseca Produced The Albums Of The Singers Rosana Adriana Maciel And Verônica Sabino Daúde The Second Album And Six Tracks Of The Album "Brazilian Soul" Of The Saxophonist Léo Gandelman. He Also Signed The Production Of Zeca Baleiro’s Second Album Mart’nalia And Daniela Mercury. Meanwhile He Starts A New Activity In Partnership With Gilberto Gil They Created A Label Called Geléia Geral. And Their Success Carries On When Gil And His Band Won The Grammy Music Award For Best Album Of World Music With The Album "Quanta Live". In 1999 Celso Was The Musical Director Of The Show "Since Samba Has Been Samba" At The Royal Albert Hall London UK With Gil Caetano Gal Costa Chico Buarque Elza Soares And Virgínia Rodrigues. At The Same Time He Produced The Album Of The Master Portuguese Musician António Chainho And Participated In The Praised Bebel Gilberto¹s Album "Tanto Tempo". Celso Fonseca Started Composing When He Was 23 And Today He Has His Compositions Recorded By Caetano Veloso Gal Costa Gilberto Gil Maria Bethânia Ney Matogrosso Nana Caymmi Milton Nascimento Carlinhos Brown Vinícius Cantuária Verônica Sabino As Many More. As A Singer Celso Fonseca Has Conquered Maturity And Is Indubitably One Of The Best Interpreters From Brazil.