Martinho da Vila

Martinho da Vila born February 12 1938 is a Brazilian singer and composer who is considered to be one of the main representatives of samba and MPB He is a prolific songwriter with hundreds of recorded songs across over 40 solo albums He also has many songs that were recorded by singers from different musical genres Internationally celebrated artists such as Nana Mouskouri Greece Ornella Vanoni Italy Katia Guerreiro Portugal Rosario Flores Spain have put their voices to Martinhos songs and lyrics As a singer he is considered by critics as one of the top exponents of samba to have ever lived Among his many national collaborations a few notable names are Zeca Pagodinho Arlindo Cruz Chico Buarque Beth Carvalho Noel Rosa Alcione among others Furthermore Martinho composed some of the most important samba enredos samba school themed songs and has forged a solid partnership with the Vila Isabel samba school In spite of being a selftaught singer songwriter with no academic background Martinho has a great connection with classical music He participated in the symphonic project Samba Classics under the baton of the late Maestro Silvio Barbato which went on to be performed by several classical orchestras such as the Belo Horizonte Brasilia and Espirito Santo Orchestras as well as the Orquestra Petrobras and the Orfeônica of Denmark He also devised in partnership with Maestro Bruno Leonardo the Black Concert a Symphonic performance that focuses on the participation of black musicians in classical music In addition to being a celebrated singer and songwriter Martinho is also a writer and author of 13 books Notable works include Os Lusófonos republished in Portugal as well as Joanna and Joanes A Fluminense Romance and Ópera Negra which was later translated into French At the Book Fair in Paris in 2015 Martinho released his novel Os Lusófonos As a journalist Martinho writes articles for O Globo Folha de São Paulo and O Estadão newspapers several magazines and for two years he was a weekly columnist of the newspaper O Dia He is also politically active and a prominent figure and spokesperson for AfroBrazilian issues as well as for the Communist Party of Brazil He is the author of six books and has been a recording artist since 1969 Apart from his own interpretations Simone stands out as one of his greatest interpreters with a whole album dedicated to him entitled Café com leite Source Article Martinho da Vila from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30