Martinho da Vila

Martinho da Vila (lahir 12 Februari 1938) adalah penyanyi dan komposer Brazil yang dianggap sebagai salah satu wakil utama samba dan MPB. Dia adalah penulis lagu yang produktif, dengan ratusan rekaman lagu di lebih dari 40 album solo. Ia juga memiliki banyak lagu yang direkam oleh penyanyi dari genre musik berbeda. Artis terkenal internasional seperti Nana Mouskouri (Yunani), Ornella Vanoni (Italia), Katia Guerreiro (Portugal), Rosario Flores (Spanyol) telah menyuarakan suara mereka pada lagu dan lirik Martinho. Sebagai seorang penyanyi, ia dianggap oleh para kritikus sebagai salah satu eksponen samba terbaik yang pernah ada. Di antara banyak kolaborasi nasionalnya, beberapa nama terkenal adalah Zeca Pagodadinho, Arlindo Cruz, Chico Buarque, Beth Carvalho, Noel Rosa, Alcione, dan lain-lain. Selain itu, Martinho menggubah beberapa samba enredos (lagu bertema sekolah samba) yang paling penting dan telah menjalin kemitraan yang solid dengan sekolah samba Vila Isabel. Meskipun dia adalah seorang penyanyi/penulis lagu otodidak tanpa latar belakang akademis, Martinho memiliki koneksi yang baik dengan musik klasik. Dia berpartisipasi dalam proyek simfoni "Samba Classics" di bawah arahan mendiang Maestro Silvio Barbato, yang kemudian dibawakan oleh beberapa orkestra klasik seperti Orkestra Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, dan Espirito Santo, serta Orquestra Petrobras dan Orfeônica dari Denmark. Ia juga merancang, bekerja sama dengan Maestro Bruno Leonardo, Konser Hitam, sebuah pertunjukan simfoni yang berfokus pada partisipasi musisi kulit hitam dalam musik klasik. Selain menjadi penyanyi dan penulis lagu terkenal, Martinho juga merupakan penulis dan pengarang 13 buku: Karya terkenalnya termasuk Os Lusófonos, diterbitkan ulang di Portugal, serta Joanna dan Joanes - A Fluminense Romance, dan Ópera Negra, yang kemudian diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Prancis. Pada Pameran Buku di Paris pada tahun 2015, Martinho merilis novelnya Os Lusófonos. Sebagai seorang jurnalis, Martinho menulis artikel untuk surat kabar O Globo, Folha de São Paulo dan O Estadão, beberapa majalah, dan, selama dua tahun, dia menjadi kolumnis mingguan di surat kabar O Dia. Ia juga aktif secara politik dan merupakan tokoh terkemuka serta juru bicara isu-isu Afro-Brasil serta Partai Komunis Brasil. Dia adalah penulis enam buku, dan telah menjadi artis rekaman sejak tahun 1969. Terlepas dari interpretasinya sendiri, Simone menonjol sebagai salah satu penerjemah terhebatnya, dengan seluruh album didedikasikan untuknya, berjudul Café com leite. ... Sumber: Artikel "Martinho da Vila" dari Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inggris, berlisensi CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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 Martinho’s 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 self-taught 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 Afro-Brazilian 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 CC-BY-SA 3.0.