Marina dorival caymmi biography
- Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933.
- Like most of Caymmi's songs, “Marina” is exquisitely simple – a testament to Caymmi's meticulous song-writing process.
- Dorival Caymmi was a prominent Brazilian singer, songwriter, and musician.
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Dorival Caymmi
Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter
This article is about the Brazilian singer born in 1914. For his son, the Brazilian singer born in 1943, see Dori Caymmi.
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| Birth name | Dorival Caymmi |
| Born | (1914-04-30)April 30, 1914 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Origin | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Died | August 16, 2008(2008-08-16) (aged 94) Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Samba, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1933–2008 |
| Labels | Odeon Columbia Continental RCA Victor Elenco Phonogram Funarte Som Livre Universal EMI |
Musical artist
Dorival Caymmi (Brazilian Portuguese:[doɾiˈvawkaˈĩmi]; April 30, 1914 – August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba pieces, such as "Samba da Minha Terra", "Doralice" and "Saudade da Bahia", have become staples of música popular “O mar quando quebra na praia Everybody who likes Brazilian music knows who Antonio Carlos Jobim is. Or Carmen Miranda. Bebel Gilberto. What about Dorival Caymmi? Not as many know his work. In my own small way I hope to change that. Dorival Caymmi (1914-2008) paved the way for Jobim, started Carmen Miranda’s career, and influenced an entire generation of musicians who came up in the 1950′s and 1960′s: Tom Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, and everybody else. Dorival wrote catchy melodies and songs about the sea, nature, the beauty of Brazil. His music not only celebrated Brazil: it embodied the country’s very spirit. And now his immortal songs are celebrated in a new album, The Essential Caymmi: Dorival Caymmi Centenary, released in 2014 but only arriving here very recently. The CD features musical luminaries like Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and the Caymmikids: Dori, Nana, and Danilo. The 15 songs on the album are richly orchestrated by both Dori Caymmi and Mario Adnet. Dori,
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Dorival Caymmi & The Sea.
É bonito, é bonito
O mar... pescador quando sai
Nunca sabe se volta, nem sabe se fica…..”
- "O Mar" by Dorival Caymmi.
The sea, fishing life, dreams of the working class people and the women of his beloved Bahia were a constant fixture in the evocative music of Brazilian singer, songwriter and composer Dorival Caymmi.
Known as one of the founding fathers of Bossa Nova, Caymmi was born on April 30, 1914, in Salvador, the capital of Bahia state. He established himself with the popular song he wrote when he was 16, “O Que É Que a Baiana Tem? ” (“What Is It About Bahian Women?”), which was the hit song in Carmen Miranda’s film Banana-da-Terra (1939). Songs like “Marina”(1944) and “O Samba da Minha Terra”(1941) inspired the greats of Bossa Nova.
Caymmi’s career spanned over 60 years and about 20 albums. But his influence transcended just these quantifiable milestones and found lasting expression in the music of Brazilian greats like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
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Dorival Caymmi: The Alpha and Omega of Brazilian Music
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