Alcione Nazaré

Alcione Nazaré (born November 21, 1947) (also known as Alcione) is one of the most successful female sambists in Brazil who first claimed international recognition in the late 1970s, and has had 19 gold records and two platinum records.

Biography

She was born in São Luís, Maranhão. Her father was a military musician who worked as the conductor of the corps marching band. Nazaré was introduced to the traditional Brazilian music by her father. At the age of thirteen, she was already able to give vocal performance in college parties. At this same age, she began to study clarinet, and then learnt to play the trumpet.

At age 20 Nazaré moved to Rio de Janeiro. There she worked at the city's TV Excelsior, and later went on tour in Argentina and Chile for four months. On returning to Brazil, she settled in Sao Paolo, working in nightclub and making appearances on television. In 1970, she started her two-year tour in Europe, performing as a vocalist and a trumpet artist.

In 1972, when back in Brazil, Nazaré recorded her first single. The following year, she traveled to sing in Mexico and, in 1974, Portugal, where she recorded her first full-length album. In 1975 Nazaré released her LP, "A Voz do Samba", which achieved gold sales status and featured several hit tracks. The most successful songs were "Não Deixe o Samba Morrer", written by Edson and Aloiso, and "O Surdo", written by Totonho/Paulinho Resende.

In the late 1970s, Nazaré became well-known as a samba artist and achieved international recognition. She recorded "Alerta Geral" for Philips Records and, in 1978, released this album, the title of which was taken from a television show that Nazaré had hosted on TV Globo for two years. Following its success, Alcione Nazaré continued to release several other full-length albums in late 1970s and early 1980s, including her self-titled album.

In 1997, Nazaré signed with Universal Records, subsequently releasing a label debut named "Valeu", through Polygram the next year. This was followed by "Celebracao" that same year, and "Claridade---Uma Homanagem A Clara Nunes" in 1999. In December 2002 Nazaré was recognized for playing an important part in founding the Paraiso School of Samba in London, England. [ [http://www.paraisosamba.co.uk/news/2002/16_Alcione.php Paraiso School of Samba London UK - News - Alcione ] ] She also helped organizing and preparing the stage for a British version of the "Carnival Brasil, Paraiso dos Orixas" (Brazil, Paradise of the Gods). In 2003, her 2002 album, "Ao Vivo", received the Best Samba/Pagode Album Award at fourth Latin Grammy Award ceremony.

Known as "Marrom" (brownie), she interpreted several hits like "Não deixe o samba morrer", "Lá vem você", "Gostoso veneno" and "Ilha da maré".

On July 7, 2007 she performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.

Discography

* "A Voz do Samba" (1975)
* "Morte de um poeta" (1976)
* "Pra que chorar" (1977)
* "Alerta geral" (1978)
* "Gostoso veneno" (1979)
* "E vamos à luta" (1980)
* "Alcione" (1981)
* "Dez anos depois" (1982)
* "Vamos arrepiar" (1982)
* "Almas e corações" (1983)
* "Da cor do Brasil" (1984)
* "Fogo da vida" (1985)
* "Fruto e raiz" (1986)
* "Nosso nome: resistência" (1987)
* "Simplesmente Marrom" (1989)
* "Promessa" (1991)
* "Pulsa, coração" (1993)

References

[http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/en/artists/Artists.asp?Status=ARTISTA&Nu_Artista=13 Alcione] from All Brazilian Music.

[http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004271/Alcione.html Alcione Nazaré] from Musician Guide.

[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifoxqw5ldhe~T1 Alcione Nazaré] from Allmusic

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.alcioneamarrom.com.br/ Official website]