Lead singer of Brazilian pop/rock band Pato Fu. In 2007 she released her first solo album "Onde Brilhem os Olhos Seus", with songs composed by people like Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque and first recorded by Bossa Nova singer Nara Leão.
Cibo Matto is a New York City-based band formed by two Japanese women, Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda in 1994. Despite being based in the US rather than Japan, they have strong links with the shibuya-kei scene in their use of sampling and mixture of trip-hop and rock, but stand out amongst other such artist for their particularly strong use of Latin and South American music. Cibo Matto is an Italian phrase that means "crazy food".
Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers.
He was born in Santo Amaro da Purifica
Owner of a distinctive, harsh voice (even if considering the conspicuous Armstrong mannerisms), Elza Soares is one of the most swinging samba singers, the peak of her success achieved in the late sixties. Soares always had her artistic career complicated by her personal life, which certainly impeded her of enjoying a more widespread popularity. Soares lived in extreme poverty throughout her childhood and teens.
Joyce (b. Joycé Silveira Palhano de Jesus, 31 Jan 1948, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is a singer-songwriter, guitarist & arranger. Since her late-60s premier, she has recorded over twenty solo albums & appeared on many records (e.g. with Elis Regina, Toninho Horta, Vinicius de Moraes & Yoko Kanno). In recent years, she has collaborated extensively with João Donato. Much of Joyce's work has been compared to the early boom of the jazz fusion scene, in the USA.