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Raul Seixas (album)
Raul Santos Seixas (; 28 June 1945 – 21 August 1989) was a Brazilian rock musician foundational to the genre.[ allmusic Biography] ''Rolling Stone'' Brazil named Seixas among the greatest artists in Brazilian music. Throughout his career, Seixas composed music in several genres, blending rock'n'roll, folk, and ballads with variations of Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil rhythms like forró, Baião (music), baião, and xote. His 1968 debut album, Raulzito e os Panteras, was produced when he was part of a band of the same name. Several Raul Seixas songs emphasized philosophical, spiritual and mystical themes; his album ''Gita (album), Gita'' (1974) was influenced by figures such as Aleister Crowley. Several of his songs were co-written with future author Paulo Coelho. Life and career Seixas was born on 28 June 1945 in Salvador, Bahia, to a middle-class family. As a child living near the United States consulate, he became fluent in the English language, and was intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its #Cuisine, cuisine, #Music, music, and #Pelourinho, architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the Capitals of Brazil, first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the List of governors-general of Brazil, General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
