Monsueto Campos de Menezes (November 4, 1924 – March 17, 1973), better known as Monsueto, was a Brazilian sambista, singer, composer, drummer, painter, and actor. He was a part of the ''samba de morro'' (Portuguese for "hill samba") school, and helped popularize it along with other artists such as

Cartola Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola ( Portuguese for top hat), (; October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980) was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba. Cartola composed, alone or with ...

Nelson Cavaquinho Nelson Antônio da Silva (October 29, 1911 – February 18, 1986), better known by the stage name Nelson Cavaquinho, was one of the most important singer/composers of samba. He is usually seen as a representative of the tragic aspects of samba t ...

Clementina de Jesus Clementina de Jesus (February 7, 1901 – July 19, 1987) was a Brazilian samba singer. Biography Born in Carambita, a district on the outskirts of Valença,Gávea Gávea is an affluent residential neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It borders São Conrado, Leblon, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico neighborhoods and is famous for its high concentration of artists. ...

but raised in the

favela Favela () is an umbrella name for several types of impoverished neighborhoods in Brazil. The term, which means slum or ghetto, was first used in the Slum of Providência in the center of Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century, which was b ...

Morro do Pinto, Monsueto was an

orphan An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew language, Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". In some languages ...

by the age of three and was brought up by his grandmother and aunt. He began playing drums around the age of 15, and during the

1940s File:1940s decade montage.png, Above title bar: events during World War II (1939–1945): From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on Normandy landings, D-Day; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of ...

he played in various bands, including the Orquestra de Copinha, which performed at the Copacabana Palace Hotel. During the early

1950s File:1950s decade montage.png, 370x370px, Top, L-R: U.S. Marines engaged in street fighting during the Korean War, late September 1950; The first polio vaccine is developed by Jonas Salk.Centre, L-R: US tests its first thermonuclear bomb with co ...

many of his compositions were recorded by other artists, and by the late 1950s he was appearing in films and on television, and making his own recordings. In later years, he found success as a painter.

Influence

After waning in popularity, Monsueto was "rediscovered" in the late

1960s File:1960s montage.png, Clockwise from top left: U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War; the Beatles led the British Invasion of the U.S. music market; a half-a-million people participate in the Woodstock, 1969 Woodstock Festival; Neil Armstrong ...

, beginning with

Maria Bethânia Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (; born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"), she is "The Queen of Brazilian Musi ...

's cover of his song "Mora na filosofia". Two legendary albums recorded in the

1970s File:1970s decade montage.jpg, Clockwise from top left: U.S. President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office following the Watergate scandal in 1974; The United States was still involved in the Vietnam War ...

(

Milton Nascimento Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Nascimento has recorded 32 studio albums and has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music ...

et al.'s ''

Clube da Esquina Clube da Esquina (, in English "Corner Club") was a Brazilian music artists collective, originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is also the name of a double album from 1972. Clube da Esquina mixes rock and roll, progressive rock, ...

'' and

Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompas ...

's '' Transa'', voted to number 7 and number 10, respectively, on

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

Brazil's list of greatest Brazilian albums of all time) featured Monsueto's compositions. Caetano performed a

rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...

-inspired version of the song his sister had previously covered, "Mora no filosofia", on ''Transa'', while Milton performed "Me deixa em paz" with

Alaíde Costa Alaíde Costa Silveira Mondin Gomide, known as Alaíde Costa (born 8 December 1935), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Life Early years Alaíde Costa was born in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Méier. Her brother enrolled her in a loc ...

on ''Clube da Esquina''. Caetano also performed Monsueto's song "Eu quero essa mulher" on '' Araçá azul'', the followup to ''Transa''.

Filmography

*'' O Forte'' (1974) *'' A Hora e a Vez do Samba'' (1971) *'' Salário Mínimo'' (1970) *''

Of Gods and the Undead ''Of Gods and the Undead'' () is a 1970 Brazilian drama film directed by Ruy Guerra. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Norma Bengell - Soledad * Othon Bastos - The Man * Ítala Nandi - Sereno * Nelson Xav ...

'' (1970) *'' Quatro Homens Juntos'' (1965) *'' La leona'' (1964) *''

Golden Goddess of Rio Beni ''Golden Goddess of Rio Beni'' () is a 1964 adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Eugenio Martín and starring Pierre Brice, Gillian Hills and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p.82 It was made as a co-production (film), co-production betwee ...

'' (uncredited) (1964) *'' Briga, Mulher e Samba'' (1960) *''Favela'' (1960) *'' Na Corda Bamba'' (1958) *'' Treze Cadeiras'' (1957)

Discography

78 singles

*''O sucesso está na cara/Larga o meu pé'' (Monsueto, 1964) *''Chica da Silva/Mané João'' ( Odeon, 1963) *''Sambamba/Retrato de Cabral'' (Orion, 1963) *''Ajudai o próximo/Eu quero essa mulher assim mesmo'' (Odeon, 1961) *''Prova real/Bola branca'' (Copacabana, 1957) *''Nega Pompéia/Q. G. do samba'' (Mocambo, 1955)

LPs

*'' Mora na Filosofia dos Sambas de Monsueto'' (Odeon, 1962)

References

External links

*
Monsueto
at the

AllMusic Guide AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...

{{Authority control 1924 births 1973 deaths Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Samba musicians Brazilian composers 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers 20th-century Brazilian composers