Luiz Melodia
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Birth name | Luiz Carlos dos Santos |
Also known as | Estácio's Poet |
Born | (1951-01-07)7 January 1951 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died | 4 August 2017(2017-08-04) (aged 66) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Genres | Música popular brasileira, Samba, Soul music |
Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter, actor |
Instrument(s) | acoustic guitar, piano |
Years active | 1963–2017 |
Luiz Carlos dos Santos (7 January 1951 – 4 August 2017), widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Música popular brasileira (MPB), rock music, blues, soul music and samba. He has been described as 'one of the most important Brazilian-born musicians.'[1]
Son of samba music dilettante Oswaldo 'Melodia' (whose epithet he took on as a stage name), Melodia grew up on a morro (a slum that stretches over a hillside, typical of Rio de Janeiro) in the Estácio district—often referred to as the 'Birthplace [or cradle] of Samba'. Melodia's first LP record, Pérola negra (Black Pearl), was released in 1973. He married fellow singer-songwriter and record producer Jane Reis, a Bahia native, in 1977; their only son, rapper Mahal Reis, was born in 1980. Melodia had another son, Iran, from a previous relationship.[2]
Over the course of his career, Melodia released several studio albums and performed extensively in both Brazil and Europe. In 1987, he sang in Châteauvallon, France, and Bern, Switzerland. In 1992, he appeared at the III Folcalquier Music Festival, again in France, and, in 2004, at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 2012, Melodia went on a big band tour throughout Europe, having performed in a number of cities including London, Paris and Berlin.[3] He also played in Denmark, Switzerland and Portugal.[citation needed]
In 2015, Melodia was awarded Best Singer in the 26th Prêmio da Música Brasileira (Brazilian Music Prize).[4] The 29th edition of the prize saw a posthumous tribute to his life's work, with the likes of Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia, among several others, performing famous Melodia songs.[2] He was ranked 45th out of 100 best Brazilian musicians and 27th out of 100 best Brazilian voices.[1]
Melodia was a fan of Chet Baker and John Coltrane, and a proud Black individual.[2] He also worked briefly as an actor.[5]
Biography
Early life
Melodia was born Luiz Carlos dos Santos in the Estácio district, Rio de Janeiro, on 7 January 1951. The only son of Oswaldo, a civil servant and amateur samba musician, and Eurídice, a seamstress, he first discovered music through his father, who played at home: "I would fetch his viola, try out a few chords and keep an eye on him. He never let me touch the 4-string viola, which really was a conversation piece, very beautiful. I learned a few things on it, though."[6][7]
In light of his early affinity with music, Melodia decided to defy his father's plans, which were to have him finish school and pursue higher education. In 1963, alongside drummer-vocalist Walmir Lucena (aka Mizinho), Melodia started what would become a lifelong musical career. At the time, he took day jobs as a typographer, salesperson, counter attendant while also working as a nightclub musician.[8] After dropping out of middle school, likely in 1964, Melodia spent his teenage years writing songs (never recorded) and playing Jovem Guarda and Bossa Nova hits with his newly-formed band Os Instantâneos (The Swift Boys; could be intended as a pun for The Snapshots) alongside friends Manoel, Nazzareno and Mizinho.[7] He was also in another band, Os Filhos do Sol (The Sons of the Sun); they would play whatever it took to fire up a party, often times by singing in impromptu made-up English. Soon, well-connected morro scene habitués, Tropicália-related poet Waly Salomão and journalist Torquato Neto brought Melodia closer to mainstream music industry.[6] Over this period, he was a partner to vocalist Marquinhos Sathan, who went on to become a relatively successful singer a few years afterwards.[9]
A short lyrics excerpt is extant from his early period: 'Amo o céu e terra / e também o mar / amo a vontade que tenho de amar.' ('I love the sky and the earth / And the sea as well / I love this will to love that I have.')[9]
1970s
Thanks to the introductions Salomão and Neto got him, Melodia was able to approach singer Gal Costa with song Presente cotidiano (My everyday present), but due to official censorship in force at the time, Costa was prevented from performing it at her regular Copacabana concerts—the song was however recorded by Costa for her 1973 album Índia (Indian) and by Melodia himself in 1978 for album Mico de circo (Circus Monkey).[9][10] Instead, Melodia offered Costa another song, Pérola negra (Black Pearl), which she live-recorded for album -Fa-Tal- Gal a Todo Vapor (Fatal—Gal at Full Steam). The song was an immediate hit.[9]
In 1972, singer Maria Bethânia recorded Melodia's Estácio, holly Estácio (untranslatable; it is a reference to his birthplace Estácio and what seems to be a play on words with 'holy' and/or 'holiday') for her album pt:Drama - Anjo Exterminado (Drama—Exterminated Angel).
In 1973, Melodia, who by then already went by his stage name, released his first studio album pt:Pérola negra (álbum) (Black Pearl). The album is described by pt:Rolling Stone Brasil (Brazil's edition of Rolling Stone magazine) as a 'contemporary wonder' (perhaps as an allusion to his second LP record's name; see below) and a 'masterpiece'.[11] The album is consistently ranked as one of the best in Brazilian music history.[12] (It was ranked 32nd out of 100 by Rolling Stone Brasil.) The title track, with its sleek arrangement for brass, double bass, voice and piano, was depicted as a 'tormented love song which stands as a hallmark to Melodia's oeuvre'.[13]
While his attitude at the time was reported to preserve the irreverence and restlessness of his samba scene background, the record may have earned Melodia a reputation as a maudit (accursed) artist among critics, alongside others like Raimundo Fagner and João Bosco. The reason is unclear, but probably related to his insubordinate mindset. 'We weren't people that simply obeyed. You could say that we sidestepped the record label's house rules; we simply broke away from situations that weren't convenient. I have always believed in what I do", he stated.[7]
In 1975, with song Ébano (Ebony), Melodia reached the finals of Festival Abertura (Start-out Festival), a singing-songwriting contest hosted by television channel Rede Globo. Backing him up on the occasion were members of an incipient Banda Black Rio (Black Rio band), as well as Azymuth's keyboardist Jose Roberto Bertrami.[14][15]
Melodia's next album, Maravilhas contemporâneas (Contemporary Wonders) (1976), became popular thanks to song Juventude transviada (Deviant Youth), which featured in the soundtrack of Rede Globo's telenovela Pecado Capital (Capital Sin) by author Janete Clair.[16]
Starting in 1977, Melodia became a contributor to Projeto Pixinguinha, sharing the stage with singers Zezé Motta and Marina Lima in tours around Brazil. Mico de Circo, another landmark, was released in 1978.[9]
During the 1970s, Melodia was reported as leading a licentious life, having no papers or a bank account for some time, and as disorderly spending all his money earned from performances.[8]
1980s and 1990s
Melodia released a total of four albums between 1980 and 1991: Nós (We) (1980), Felino (Feline) (1983), Claro (Of Course) (1985) and Pintando o sete (Fooling Around) (1991). In Pintando o sete, Melodia included a version of hit song pt:Codinome Beija-Flor (I Go by Hummingbird), made legendary by singer Cazuza. In 1991, the song featured in the soundtrack of Dono do mundo (Owner of the World), another Rede Globo telenovela. 1995 saw the release of Relíquias (Mementos). In the same year, Melodia made a guest appearance on album Guitarra brasileira (Brazilian Guitar) by musical partner Renato Piau, being credited on two of the tracks.[9]
In 1997, Melodia released 14 Quilates (14-carat). A year later, in 1998, he was featured on tribute album Balaio do Sampaio (Sampaio's Pouch) by pt:Sérgio Sampaio, who similarly to Melodia was known as a maudit artist. In 1999, he released a live acoustic album (Luiz Melodia: acústico, ao vivo) featuring guitarists pt:Renato Piau and Perinho Santana, which would result in a namesake concert tour the following year.
2000–2008
In 2001, Melodia released Retrato do artista quando coisa (Portrait of the Artist as a Thing), with string and wind arrangements on most tracks. The album sees his son Mahal making an appearance on Lorena. The title track, whose name makes an obvious reference to James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is set to verses by Brazilian poet Manoel de Barros. In 2002, Melodia released a CD & DVD box set entitled Luiz Melodia convida – ao vivo (Luiz Melodia and Guests—Live), recorded in Rio de Janeiro, which featured Zeca Pagodinho, Zezé Motta, Luciana Mello, and the legendary Elza Soares, among others. The set featured bonus track Presente cotidiano (My Everyday Present) as a studio-recorded duet with Gal Costa. He performed at pt:Parque dos Patins in 2005 for the project Vivo Na Lagoa (Live in Lagoa). In the same year he featured on album Um pouco de mim – Sergio Natureza e amigos (A Little Bit About Me—Sergio Natureza & Friends), on track Vela no breu (A Candle in the Darkness) by Paulinho da Viola and pt:Sergio Natureza. In 2006, he performed at Teatro Rival, in Rio de Janeiro and was featured on the cover of Carioquice magazine, a publication of the Cravo Albin Institute. He made an appearance that same year alongside pt:Eudes Fraga, Wanda Sá and pt:Claudia Telles on CD Par ou Ímpar by pt:Marcelo Lessa and pt:Paulinho Tapajós, featuring on track Veludo azul (Blue Velvet). Soon afterwards, Melodia brooded the idea of getting involved in a samba project. In mid-2006, he had been invited to give a special performance in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Teatro Rival. The focal point was samba songs from different periods. His project resulted in a concert and, to some extent, this became the album Estação Melodia (Melodia Station) (2007) and also formed the basis of an MTV Brasil special.[9] In 2008, he was awarded the Prêmio Rival (Rival Award).[17]
Later years and release of Zerima (2014)
In 2011, Melodia was a guest on fourth solo album by Titãs band member Sérgio Britto Purabossanova (a portmanteau for Pure Bossa Nova), which was released in September that year. In 2013, he held further concerts at Teatro Rival. In the same year, a multi-CD box set was released called Três tons de Luiz Melodia (Three Shades [could be "Tones"] of Luiz Melodia) containing three albums from three different decades: Pérola negra, from 1973; Felino, from 1983; and Pintando o sete, from 1991.
In 2014, during a concert at Teatro Rival, Melodia released his 13th solo album pt:Zerima (an anagram for Marize, his sister's name, who had passed away two years earlier), recorded at Som Livre studios. Zerima followed a 13-year gap without releasing new material. In it, Melodia reconnects with his samba and bossa nova roots. New compositions include Cheia de Graça (Full of Grace), as well as Dor de carnaval (Carnival Heartache) with special guest singer-songwriter Céu.
Melodia never thought the commercial success he obtained, which was significant, but not huge, made justice to the quality of his work. In an interview, he stated: 'By the way, other musicians don't get it [why he didn't achieve as much fame as he deserved]. Djavan said it once, and so did Caetano Veloso. It's a conundrum to many people. I don't really get it myself'. And: 'I still don't have that privilege [of being duly recognised]. Which is something my music certainly deserved. I may be wrong, but I think I was even cut off more than once: I didn't get that much attention from record labels I signed with. I know my work isn't that voluminous, but I think it should have gotten a lot more attention. It takes a certain budget to promote an artist, for marketing expenses. I never got that, except back then at the beginning.'[18]
Order of Cultural Merit
Melodia was awarded the Ordem do Mérito Cultural (Order of Cultural Merit) in 2011.[19]
Death
Luiz Melodia died on 4 August 2017 at the age of 66 in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro from bone marrow cancer.[20]
Discography
- Pérola negra (1973)
- Maravilhas contemporâneas (1976)
- Mico de circo (1978)
- Nós (1980)
- Felino (1983)
- Claro (1988)
- Pintando o sete (1991)
- Relíquias (1995)
- 14 Quilates (1997)
- Acústico ao vivo (1999)
- Luiz Melodia convida – DVD (2003)
- Estação Melodia (2007)
- Zerima (2014)
References
- ^ a b Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB (4 August 2017). "Rolling Stone · Luiz Melodia: um nome que figura nas listas de melhores discos, músicas, artistas e vozes do Brasil". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b c "Viúva de Luiz Melodia vasculha acervo para lançar DVD, disco e livro com raridades". Folha de S.Paulo. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Do Estácio para o mundo: 40 anos de Luiz Melodia | DW | 06.07.2012". DW.COM.
- ^ G1, Do; Paulo, em São (11 June 2015). "Veja os vencedores do 26º Prêmio da Música Brasileira". Música.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "PHOTOS – Luiz Melodia trabalhou como ator na novela 'Bang-Bang', da Globo". www.purepeople.com.br.
- ^ a b "Luiz Melodia morre no Rio, aos 66 anos". Extra Online.
- ^ a b c "Luiz Melodia morre aos 66 anos". ABRAMUS. 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Crítica: Livro sobre Luiz Melodia é mais informativo do que apaixonante". Folha de S.Paulo. 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Luiz Melodia - Dados ArtÃsticos". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira.
- ^ "LP/CD MICO DE CIRCO" – via immub.org.
- ^ Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB (5 August 2017). "Rolling Stone · Luiz Melodia: o "maldito" que desceu o morro para fazer o jazz sambar". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Luiz Melodia e a genialidade de um verdadeiro rei da música brasileira". reverb.com.br.
- ^ Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB (4 November 2017). "Rolling Stone · Luiz Melodia 1951–2017". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Luiz Melodia". Dicionariompb.br. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Schott, Ricardo (7 August 2017). "Luiz Melodia na TV nos anos 1970".
- ^ "Luiz Melodia tem relançado em LP álbum de 1976 em que apresentou mais maravilhas contemporâneas". G1.
- ^ "Luiz Melodia e Roberta Sá ganham prêmio Rival – 01/05/2008 – Ilustrada". Folha de S.Paulo.
- ^ "Luiz Melodia: Pérolas negras". Trip.
- ^ "OMC 2011 – Secretaria Especial da Cultura".
- ^ "Luiz Melodia morre aos 66 anos, em decorrência de câncer de medula – G1 Música Blog do Mauro Ferreira". G1.globo.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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