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Samba
Martinho da Vila ( Rio de Janeiro) is a samba musician. His music shows influence from the region he was born, such as the calango rhythm.
He is also politically active and a prominent figure and spokesperson for afro-brazilian issues as well as for the Brazilian Communist Party. He is an author of 6 books, and has been a recording artist since 1969.
Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, better known as Simone, is a singer and a major performer of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) who has recorded more than 31 albums.
During her teenage years she was a professional basketball player and moved to São Paulo to become a member of the women's national basketball team. She studied in Santos (São Paulo), majoring in Physical Education. . . . Her career begun when a close friend and guitar teacher Elodir Barontini invited her to sing in a pre-schedule dinner with Odeon´s marketing manager. At the end of this meeting, specially scheduled for the performance, came an offer of a contract to record not one but four albums at once.
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