Céu
Biography
Céu proved to one of the more internationally appealing singers to break out of Brazil around the time of her 2005 debut, ultimately winning a Latin Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and garnering interest for herself in Europe and North America. Her singing is what earned her acclaim, yet her music is novel as well, a fusion of samba, reggae, and electronica, with touches of jazz and soul. She was born Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças in São Paulo; however, she bills herself as simply Céu. (In Portuguese, céu can mean either sky or heaven, depending on the context; more specifically, the word comes from the Latin word caelu and refers to the infinite space overhead, including the sky as well as the cosmos.) She grew up in a music family; her father is a composer, arranger, and musicologist. At an early age, she learned to appreciate renowned Brazilian composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Ernesto Nazareth, and Orlando Silva, and as a teenager, she decided to become a singer. Rather than go to college, she studied music, including theory as well as the violão, a nylon-stringed guitar native to Brazil. . Céu proved to one of the more internationally appealing singers to break out of Brazil around the time of her 2005 debut, ultimately winning a Latin Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and garnering interest for herself in Europe and North America. Her singing is what earned her acclaim, yet her music is novel as well, a fusion of samba, reggae, and electronica, with touches of jazz and soul. She was born Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças in São Paulo; however, she bills herself as simply Céu. (In Portuguese, céu can mean either sky or heaven, depending on the context; more specifically, the word comes from the Latin word caelu and refers to the infinite space overhead, including the sky as well as the cosmos.) She grew up in a music family; her father is a composer, arranger, and musicologist. At an early age, she learned to appreciate renowned Brazilian composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Ernesto Nazareth, and Orlando Silva, and as a teenager, she decided to become a singer. Rather than go to college, she studied music, including theory as well as the violão, a nylon-stringed guitar native to Brazil.
Top Albums |
1. CéU
| 2. Live Session..
| 3. Vagarosa
| 4. Caravana Ser..
| 5. Remixed EP
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6. Sonantes
| 7. Cangote - EP
| 8. Umbabarauma ..
| 9. Roda (Bombay..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Grains de beauté (Live) | World Music Essentials - 00.. | 3:35 | $0.99 | |
2. | Valsa pra Biu Roque | Live Session (iTunes Exclus.. | 2:38 | $0.99 | |
3. | Two to Tango | Live Session (iTunes Exclus.. | 3:56 | $0.99 | |
4. | Malemolência | Live Session (iTunes Exclus.. | 4:06 | $0.99 | |
5. | Lenda | Live Session (iTunes Exclus.. | 4:14 | $0.99 | |
6. | Grains de Beauté | Live Session (iTunes Exclus.. | 3:35 | $0.99 | |
7. | Cangote | Live Session (iTunes Exclus.. | 4:16 | $0.99 | |
8. | Roda (Bombay Dub Orchestra's Gra.. | Roda (Bombay Dub Orchestra&.. | 4:58 | $0.99 | |
9. | Rainha (Mark de Clive Lowe Remix) | Six Degrees of Brazil-A Six.. | 4:38 | $0.99 | |
10. | Roda | InnerVersions: A Six Degree.. | 5:18 | $0.99 | |
11. | Roda | InnerVersions: A Six Degree.. | 5:18 | $0.99 | |
12. | Espaçonave | Vagarosa | 3:35 | $0.99 | |
13. | Sonâmbulo | Vagarosa | 3:50 | $0.99 | |
14. | Rosa Menina Rosa | Vagarosa | 4:41 | $0.99 | |
15. | Cordão da Insônia | Vagarosa | 2:42 | $0.99 | |
16. | Ponteiro | Vagarosa | 3:38 | $0.99 | |
17. | Vira Lata (featuring Luiz Melodia) | Vagarosa | 3:37 | $0.99 | |
18. | Grains de Beauté | Vagarosa | 3:34 | $0.99 | |
19. | Nascente | Vagarosa | 3:19 | $0.99 | |
20. | Bubuia | Vagarosa | 3:14 | $0.99 | |
21. | Comadi | Vagarosa | 3:29 | $0.99 | |
22. | Cangote | Vagarosa | 4:02 | $0.99 | |
23. | Sobre o Amor e Seu Trabalho Silencio.. | Vagarosa | 0:56 | $0.99 | |
24. | Sonâmbulo | Cangote - EP | 3:50 | $0.99 | |
25. | Visgo de Jaca | Cangote - EP | 4:39 | $0.99 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. Roda
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