Luiz Melodia

Luiz Carlos Dos Santos January 7 1951 - August 4 2017 More Commonly Known As Luiz Melodia Was A Brazilian Actor Singer And Songwriter Of MPB Rock Blues Soul And Samba. Son Of Samba Artist And Songwriter Oswaldo Melodia From Whom He Inherited His Stage Name He Grew Up In The Slum District Of São Carlos In The Neighbourhood Of Estácio Often Referred To As The "Cradle Of Samba". Since 1977 He Has Been Married To Singer Songwriter And Producer Jane Reis And Is The Father Of Rap Artist Mahal Reis 1980 . His First LP Pérola Negra Was Released In 1973. He Reached The Finals Of The Festival Abertura Musical Competition Hosted By Rede Globo With His Track "Ébano". Over The Last Few Decades Melodia Released A Number Of Albums And Performed Extensively In Brazil And Europe. In 1987 He Played In Châteauvallon France And In Bern Switzerland. In 1992 He Performed At The III Folcalquier Music Festival In France And In 2004 At The Montreux Jazz Festival On The Banks Of Lake Geneva Where He Appeared At The Stravinsky Auditorium The Festival's Main Stage. He Has Performed In A Number Of European Countries Including Germany The UK Denmark France Switzerland And Portugal. He Played On The Fourth Solo Album By Titãs Member Sérgio Britto Released In September 2011 Purabossanova . In 2015 He Won The 26th Brazilian Music Award For Best MPB Artist. Luiz Carlos Dos Santos Luiz Melodia Was Born In The Region Of Estácio Rio De Janeiro On 7 January 1951. The Only Son Born To Oswaldo And Eurídice He First Discovered Music Through His Father Who Always Played At Home "I Would Play His Viola Trying Out A Few Chords And Always Observing. He Never Let Me Touch The 4-String Viola Which Was A Real Relic Very Beautiful. That Was Where I Learned To Play." Despite His Musical Affinity From A Young Age Luiz Ended Up Having To Go Against His Father's Wishes Who Dreamed Of Seeing Him Graduate "He Never Supported Me He Never Helped At All Even When Things Began To Happen For Me. Later On He Became A Huge Fan. When He Passed Away I Lost A Huge Fan" He Revealed. He Initiated His Music Career In 1963 Alongside Vocalist Mizinho While Working As A Printer Salesperson Clerk And Musician In Nightclubs. In 1964 He Formed The Band ‘Os Instantâneos’ Alongside Manoel Nazzareno And Mizinho. After Abandoning His Schooling Melodia Spent His Teenage Years Songwriting And Playing Hits From The Contemporary MPB And Bossa Nova Scene With The Band Os Instantâneos Formed With A Few Friends. This Experience Coupled With The Atmosphere In Which He Lived – Traditional Samba From The Slums Of Rio De Janeiro - Resulted In A Blend Of Influences That Developed Into A Unique Style For Luiz Melodia. He Was Soon Noticed By Frequent Visitors To The Estácio Slums Poet Waly Salomão And Torquato Neto. Thanks To Wally Gal Costa Ended Up Meeting One Of Her Favourite Songwriters In Melodia Resulting In Gal Costa Recording The Track "Pérola Negra" From The Album Gal A Todo Vapor Released In 1972. A Little Later Maria Bethânia Recorded Her Own Version Of "Estácio Holly Estácio". It Was At This Time That The Artist Adopted His Stage Name ‘Luiz Melodia’ - Taking The Stage Name Used By His Father Oswaldo - And The Following Year 1973 He Released His First And Anthological Album Pérola Negra. His Attitude However Maintained The Same Irreverence And Restlessness Of The Boy From The Cradle Of Rio De Janeiro's Samba Scene Attributing Him With A Unique Musical Style While Also Earning Him Fame As One Of The "damned" Artists Among Critics Alongside Names Like Fagner And João Bosco For Example. "We Weren't People That Simply Obeyed. You Could Say That We Sidestepped All The House Rules The Recording Studio We Simply Broke Away From Situations That Weren't Convenient. I Have Always Believed In What I Do" Stated Luiz. His Career Was Officially Established With His Following Album Maravilhas Contemporâneas 1976 Made Popular Thanks To The Track "Mico De Circo" 1978 Recorded Upon His Return To Rio. Over The Following Decades Melodia Released A Number Of Albums And Performed Extensively Including Abroad. In 1987 He Performed In Châteauvallon In France And In Bern Switzerland As Well As At The III Folcalquier Music Festival In 1992 In France. In 2004 He Was Invited To Play The Montreux Jazz Festival On The Banks Of Lake Geneva Where He Appeared At Stravinsky Auditorium The Festival's Main Stage. He Has Performed In A Number Of European Countries Including Germany The UK Denmark France Switzerland And Portugal. Already Widely Known And Having Carved Out A Place For Himself On The MPB Brazilian Popular Music Scene Luiz Melodia Released "Nós" In 1980 Featuring The Song "Codinome Beija-Flor". His Following Album Relíquias 1985 Offered A Reinterpretation Of Past Hits With New Arrangements Such As "Ébano" And "Subanormal". His Very Intimate Recording Acústico - Ao Vivo 1999 In Which Melodia Once Again Touched On His Past Works Offered The Spontaneity Of A Live Recording Was Considered A Major Success By Fans And Critics Alike. In 1972 His Song "Pérola Negra" Was Recorded By Gal Costa On The Album Gal A Todo Vapor With The Aid Of Poet-Songwriters Torquato Neto And Wally Salomão Who First Heard The Song In The Vicinities Of Estácio In Rio De Janeiro Where The Songwriter Lived. The Same Year Maria Bethânia Recorded A Version Of The Track "Estácio Holly Estácio". The Following Year In 1973 He Released His First LP Pérola Negra Featuring Very Popular Tracks Such As "Magrelinha" "Estácio Holly Estácio" "Vale Quanto Pesa" And "Farrapo Humano" Among Others. Two Years Later In 1975 He Was A Finalist In The TV Globo Competition Festival Abertura With His Song "Ébano". In 1976 His Song "Juventude Transviada" Was Featured On The Soundtrack To The Novela "Pecado Capital" Rede Globo And On His LP Maravilhas Contemporâneas. Still In The 1970s When His Fame Increased He Took Part In An Effort Called Projeto Pixinguinha Sharing The Stage With Zezé Motta. In 1978 He Recorded The Album Mico De Circo. In The 1980s He Released The Albums Nós 1980 Felino 1983 Claro 1985 And Pintando O Sete 1989 . The Latter Included One Of His Greatest Hits Codinome Beija-Flor Cazuza Ezequiel Neves And Reinaldo Arias . In 1991 He Recorded Codinome Beija-Flor Featured On The Soundtrack To "O Dono Do Mundo" A Tele-Novela By TV Globo. 1995 Saw The Release Of Relíquias While Melodia Also Featured As A Guest On The CD Guitarra Brasileira By Renato Piau On Which He Performed "Me Beija" Together With Piau And Tureko. The Album Also Included His Track "Fadas". In 1997 He Released The Album 14 Quilates. A Year Later In 1998 He Participated On The Tribute Album Balaio Do Sampaio By Sérgio Sampaio Produced By Sergio Natureza Performing The Track "Cruel" Sérgio Sampaio . In 1999 He Launched Luiz Melodia Acústico Ao Vivo Recorded At Teatro Rival RJ And Featuring Renato Piau Steel And Nylon String Guitar And Perinho Santana Nylon String Guitar And Electric Guitar . He Also Performed Songs By Other Songwriters Like Zé Kéti And Hotência Rocha On The Track "Diz Que Fui Por Aí". In 2000 He Presented The Same Show At The Garden Hall In Rio De Janeiro. The Following Year In 2001 He Released Retrato Do Artista Quando Coisa With String And Wind Arrangements. The Album Produced By Guitarist Perinho Santana Featuring Sophisticated Wind And String Arrangements On The Majority Of Tracks And Featuring Ricardo Silveira Guitar And Luiz Alves Acoustic Bass . The Repertoire Included His Compositions "Feeling Da Música" Ft./ Ricardo Augusto And Hyldon "Gotas De Saudade" Ft./ Perinho Santana "Lorena" Ft./ Renato Piau And Mahal Which Included The Participation Of His Son Mahal "Brinde" Ft./ Ricardo Augusto "Esse Filme Eu Já Vi" Ft./ Renato Piau "Perdido" "Boa Atmosfera" "Quizumba" Ft./ Cara Feia And The Title Track With Verses By Manoel De Barros As Well As "Otimismo" Célio José And Marize Santos "Levanta A Cabeça" Ivan Nascimento And Osvaldo Nunes "Sempre Comigo" William Duba And Anísio Silva And "Poderoso Gangster" Guida Moira . In 2002 He Released A CD And DVD Set Entitled Luiz Melodia Convida - Ao Vivo Recorded At Pólo Cine Vídeo In Rio De Janeiro Featuring The Participation Of Zeca Pagodinho Zezé Motta And Luciana Mello Among Other Artists. The CD Featured The Bonus Track "Presente Cotidiano" A Duet With Gal Costa Recorded In Studio. He Performed At Parque Dos Patins In Rio De Janeiro In 2005 As Part Of The Project Vivo Na Lagoa. In The Same Year He Played On The Album Um Pouco De Mim - Sergio Natureza E Amigos Performing "Vela No Breu" Paulinho Da Viola And Sergio Natureza . The Following Year In 2006 He Performed At Teatro Rival BR In Rio De Janeiro And Was Featured On The Cover Of Carioquice Magazine Published By The Cravo Albin Cultural Institute. During The Same Year Alongside Edues Fraga Wanda Sá And Claudia Telles He Collaborated On The CD Par Ou Ímpar By Marcelo Lessa And Paulinho Tapajós Performing The Track "Veludo Azul". In 2008 Melodia Cultivated An Idea Involving A Samba Project. Previously In Mid-2006 The Artist Had Been Invited To Present A Special Performance In Celebration Of The 70th Anniversary Of Teatro Rival In Rio De Janeiro. The Focal Point Was Samba Songs From Different Periods And To Some Extent The Show Formed The Foundation That Would Become The Album Estação Melodia With A Repertoire Based On The CD DVD And Special MTV Show. In 2011 He Played On Fourth Solo Album By Titãs Band Member Sérgio Britto Released In September Of That Year Purabossanova . In 2013 He Performed At Teatro Rival RJ . In The Same Year A Box Set Was Released Called Três Tons De Luiz Melodia Featuring Three Albums Recorded By Melodia From Three Different Decades Pérola Negra From 1973 Felino From 1983 And Pintando O Sete From 1991. In 2014 At A Teatro Rival BR Gig In Rio De Janeiro He Released The CD Zerima His 14th Solo Album Recorded At Som Livre Studios . Zerima Zerima Is The 13th Studio Album By Singer And Songwriter Luiz Melodia Released In 2014 By Som Livre. Following A 13-Year Span Without Releasing New Material Luiz Melodia Returned To His Typical Musical Genre Samba And Bossa Nova Stemming From The 14 New Tracks Is As Personal And Intimate As His Exceptional Vocal Ability. Exuberating Class And His Trademark Rhythm Melodia Presents New Compositions Like "Cheia De Graça" Luiz Melodia Adding The Amorous Tonic That Permeates The Album And The Deep-Felt Pain Of Love Expressed Vividly In "Dor De Carnaval" Luiz Melodia Which Includes The Special Guest Of São Paulo Acclaimed Singer And Songwriter Céu. Luiz Melodia Died On 4 August 2017 At The Age Of 66 In His Hometown Rio De Janeiro. He Was Fighting Against A Bone Marrow Cancer. In 2015 He Was Awarded The Música Popular Brasileira Award In The MPB Category For ‘MPB - Best Singer’ For The Album Zerima. During The Same Year He Toured The Zerima Album Performing In Belo Horizonte Porto Alegre São Paulo And Rio De Janeiro Which Included A Performance At The Historic Music Venue Circo Voador In Lapa In The City's Bohemian District. Discography Pérola Negra 1973 Maravilhas Contemporâneas 1976 Mico De Circo 1978 Nós 1980 Felino 1983 Claro 1988 Pintando O 7 1991 Relíquias 1995 14 Quilates 1997 Acústico Ao Vivo 1999 Luiz Melodia Convida - DVD 2003 Estação Melodia 2007 read less