Sagrado Coração da Terra was a Brazilian symphonic-rock band that established the DIY label Arteciencia for their 1985 self-titled debut and the 1987 followup Flecha. They followed with three discs through 2000 on Sonhos E Sons. Members: Alexandre Lopes (guitar), Chico Amaral (guitar), Fernando Campos (guitar), Augusto Renno (guitar), Alysson Lima (guitar), Edson Plá (bass), […]
Robson Jorge (April 23, 1954 — Dec. 19, 1992) and Lincoln Olivetti (April 17, 1954 — Jan. 13, 2015) were a Brazilian jazz-funk duo that released an eponymous album on Som Livre in 1982. Discography: Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti (1982)
Renato Mendes is a Brazilian keyboardist who released the album Electronicus on RGE Discos in 1974. Two further albums with undetermined release dates have appeared on CVE and Chantecler. Discography: Electronicus (1974) Some Stars (?) Órgão de Vanguarda (?)
Raul de Souza (Aug. 23, 1934 – June 23, 1921) was a Brazilian trombonist, saxist, and composer who debuted with the 1965 RCA release À Vontade Mesmo under the moniker Raulzinho. In 1975, he returned with the Milestone album Colors, followed by the 1977–79 Capitol/EMI titles Sweet Lucy, Don’t Ask My Neighbors, and Til Tomorrow […]
Recordando o Vale das Maçãs were a Brazilian symphonic-folk band that released the 1977 GTA album As Crianças da Nova Floresta, followed by the 1982 single “Sorriso de verão.” In 1993, the band released As Crianças da Nova Floresta II, a sequel to its predecessor with identical cover art. Members: Fernando Pacheco (acoustic guitar, electric […]
Quinteto Violado was a Brazilian folk band that debuted in 1972 and made nine albums through 1979 on Philips. Members: Ciano (guitar), Claudio (guitar), Dudu (piano), Fernando Filizola, Generino Luna, Israel Semente (drums), Kiko Oliveira (drums), Luciano Pimentel (drums), Marcelo Melo (guitar, vocals), Marcio Batista (percussion), Mario Lobo (piano, keyboards, saxophone), Roberto Medeiros (percussion, vocals), […]
Quantum were a Brazilian symphonic-rock band that released a self-titled album on small-press Café in 1983. Members: Marcos G. Rosset [Gringo] (guitar, acoustic guitar), Reynaldo Rana Jr. [Dinho] (guitar, acoustic guitar), Paulo Eduardo Naddeo (drums, percussion), Fernando Costa (keyboards), Segis C. Rodrigues (bass), Felipe Carvalho (bass), Luiz Seman (vocals), Reynaldo Rana (keyboards), Paulo Zinner (drums), […]
Pholhas were a Brazilian rock band that debuted with the 1973 album Dead Faces, followed by seven further albums through 1982 on RCA. Members: Wagner Tadeu Benatti [a.k.a. “Bitão”] (vocals, guitar), Hélio Sebastian (keyboard, vocals), Oswaldo Malagutti (bass), Paulo Roberto Fernandes (drums) Background Pholhas (Leaves) formed in São Paulo on February 18, 1969, when guitarist […]
Perfume Azul do Sol was a Brazilian folk-psych band behind the 1974 album Nascimento on Chantecler. Members: Ana Maria (vocals, piano), Benvindo (acoustic guitar, vocals), Jean (electric guitar, backing vocals), Gil (drums), Pedro Baldanza “Pedrão” (bass) Background Perfume Azul do Sol (Blue Sun Perfume) took shape in São Paulo when singer and pianist Ana Maria […]
Persona was a Brazilian folk-psych band that self-released the 1975 ten-inch album Som. Members: Luis Carlini (electric guitar, harmonica), Lee Marcucci (acoustic guitar), Franklin Paolillo (drums), Carmem Flores (vocals) Background Persona began in São Paulo when multimedia artist Roberto Campadello met Tutti Frutti guitarist Luiz Carlini at a 1974 presentation of Casa Dourada in Pompeia. […]
Pepeu Gomes (born Feb. 7, 1952) is a Brazilian guitarist who played in the band Novos Baianos during the 1970s. In 1978, he debuted as a solo artist with the album Geração de som on Epic, followed by four titles on Elektra between 1979 and 1982. The ensuing decade yielded seven further albums on CBS […]
Pé Ante Pé was a Brazilian avant-jazz/rock band that released a self-titled 1980 album on small-press Dala, followed by the 1982 release Imagens do Inconsciente on Lira Paulistana. Members: Homero Lotito (piano), Teco Cardoso (saxophone), Jarbas Barbosa (guitar), Caito Marcondes (drums), Mané Silveira (saxophone, 1979-82), Xico Guedes (saxophone, 1979-82), Beto Caldas (vibraphone, 1979-82), Gerson Frutuoso […]
Paulo Bagunça e a Tropa Maldita were a Brazilian folk-psych band that released a self-titled album on Continental in 1973. Members: Paulo Bagunça (vocals), Guerra (atabaque), Oswaldo (acoustic guitar), Gelson (bongo), Flávia (bass) Discography: Paulo Bagunça e a Tropa Maldita (1973)
Papete — aka José de Ribamar Viana (Nov. 8, 1947 — May 26, 2016) — was a Brazilian percussionist who released three albums on Discos Marcus Pereira between 1975 and 1980, followed by a fourth release on Continental in 1981. Discography: Berimbau e Percussão (1975) Bandeira de Aço (1978) Água de Côco (1980) Planador (1981)
Olivia Byington is a Brazilian singer/songwriter who debuted with the 1978 Continental album Corra o Risco, followed by four albums through 1987 on Som Livre, Areito, and Elenco. Background Olívia Byington was born Olivia Maria Lustosa Byington on December 24, 1958, in Rio de Janeiro. Her father, Carlos Byington, practiced psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Byington first […]
Os Borges were a Brazilian samba-jazz/pop family band that made a 1980 self-titled album on Odeon. They comprised the namesake Borges kin, featuring singer/songwriter Lô Borges and his six siblings. Members: Lô Borges, Nico Borges, Telo Borges, Marilton Borges, Márcio Borges, Yê Borges, Solange Borges, Salomão Borges, Maricota Borges Background Os Borges originated as a […]
Novos Baianos were a Brazilian samba-psych band that debuted with the 1970 RGE album É ferro na boneca, followed by six albums through 1977 on Som Livre, Continental, and Tapecar. Members: Luis Dias Galvão (lyrics), Moraes Moreira (vocals, acoustic guitar, 1969-74), Paulinho Boca de Cantor (vocals), Baby Consuelo (vocals), Pepeu Gomes (guitar), Jorginho Gomes (drums) […]
Karma was a Brazilian folk-psych trio behind a 1972 self-titled album on RCA Victor. Members: Alen Cazinho Terra (bass, vocals), Jorge Amiden (guitar), Luiz Mendes Junior (acoustic guitar, vocals) Background Karma formed in early 1972 in Rio de Janeiro when ex-O Terço guitarist-vocalist Jorge Amiden assembled a trio with singer-guitarist Luiz Mendes Jr. and singer-bassist […]
Ney Matogrosso is a Brazilian singer who emerged in the samba-glam combo Secos & Molhados. Between 1975 and 1980, he released three albums apiece on Continental and EMI, followed by six further titles through 1988 on Ariola, Barclay, and CBS. Background Ney Matogrosso was born Ney de Souza Pereira on August 1, 1941, in Bela […]
Nana Caymmi (born April 29, 1949) is a Brazilian samba-jazz vocalist that released a standalone album on Elenco in 1965. During the 1970s, she resurfaced with a string of albums on Trova, CID, and EMI, the last of those labels issuing a more prolific run of titles during the 1980s. Discography: Nâna (1965) Nunca Mais […]
Moacir Santos (April 8, 1924 — Aug. 6, 2006) was a Brazilian samba-jazz saxophonist and composer who released the album Coisas on Forma in 1965, followed by three albums on Blue Note between 1972 and 1975. Discography: Coisas (1965) Amore nel Pacifico (OST, 1970 • Moacir Santos & Zygmunt Sulistrowski) Maestro (1972) Saudade (1974) Carnival […]
Milton Nascimento (born Oct. 26, 1942) is a Brazilian samba-folk singer/songwriter and guitarist who released a string of albums on A&M, EMI, and Odeon between 1969 and 1979, followed by another round of titles on Ariola, Barclay, and CBS during the 1980s. Discography: Milton Nascimento (1967) Courage (1969) Milton Nascimento (1969) Milton (1970) Clube da […]
Matuskela was a Brazilian folk-rock band that released a 1973 self-titled album on Chantecler. Members: Anapolino “Lino” (guitar), Toninho Terra (vocals), Didi Moreno (drums), Joãozinho, Rodolfo, Machado Background Matuskela formed in Brasília in 1966 when guitarist Anapolino “Lino” Barbosa da Silva joined his brother, bassist Joãozinho, and Rodolfo in Núcleo Bandeirante. The early lineup also […]
Maria Creuza (born Feb. 26, 1944) is a Brazilian samba-pop singer who released four albums on Trova and RGE between 1969 and 1972, followed by twelve titles on RCA over the next decade, including Eu Disse Adeus and Doce Veneno. Background Maria Creuza Silva Lima was born on Feb. 26, 1944, in Esplanada, Bahia. Her […]
Marconi Notaro (July 10, 1949 — Oct. 24, 2000) was a Brazilian folk-psych singer/songwriter who released the album No Sub Reino dos Metazoários on Mocambo-Rozenblit in 1973. Discography: No Sub Reino dos Metazoários (1973)
Marco Antônio Araújo (Aug. 28, 1949 — Jan. 6, 1986) was a Brazilian guitarist, cellist, and composer who released four symphonic-folk albums between 1981 and 1984 on Strawberry Fields. He died of a brain aneurysm at age 36. Background Marco Antônio Araújo was born Marco Antônio Pena Araújo on August 28, 1949, in Belo Horizonte, […]
Luiza Maria is a Brazilian folk-psych singer/songwriter who released the 1975 Philips album Eu Queria ser um Anjo. Background Luiza Maria was born Luiza Maria Camargo Xavier in Rio de Janeiro. She aspired to ballet dance as a child and later studied singing with Fernanda Gianetti. In 1975, Maria signed with Philips/Phonogram, where staffer Paulo […]
Manfredo Fest (May 13, 1936 — Oct. 8, 1999) was a Brazilian samba-jazz/pop keyboardist and bandleader who released four albums on RGE during the 1960s. He released three albums on as many labels during the 1970s, including the popular 1976 T&M release Brazilian Dorian Dream. During the late 1980s, he returned with two releases on […]
Luiz Bonfá (Oct. 17, 1922 — Jan. 12, 2001) was a Brazilian samba-jazz guitarist who released a string of solo and collaborative albums on Odeon and Continental during the 1950s, followed by a further round of titles on Verve and Dot during the 1960s. In 1973, he released the popular jazz-rock album Jacarandá on Som […]
Lô Borges (January 10, 1952 — November 2, 2025) was a Brazilian samba-pop singer/songwriter who released two albums on Odeon in 1972, one a collaborative double-LP with Milton Nascimento. In 1979, Borges returned with the album A Via-Láctea, followed by a self-titled release with family project Os Borges. The ensuing decade saw two studio releases […]
Letícia Garcia is a Brazilian avant-folk musician who self-released the album Magamaquiavérica em Canturbano in 1984. Discography: Magamaquiavérica em Canturbano (1984)
Lady Zu — aka Zuleide Santos da Silva (born July 5, 1958) — is a Brazilian soul-funk singer who released two albums on Philips in 1978 and 1979. Discography: A Noite Via Chegar (1978) Fêmea Brasileira (1979)
José Mauro is a Brazilian singer/songwriter and guitarist who released the popular samba-psych album Obnoxius on Quartin in 1970, followed by A Viagem das Horas on Tapecar in 1976. Discography: Obnoxius (1970) A Viagem das Horas (1976)
Cesar Camargo Mariano (born Sept. 19, 1943) is a Brazilian pianist and composer who released eight albums in solo and collaborative form between 1966 and 1988. In 1977, he assembled the samba-funk backing band Cia for the album São Paulo, Brasil on RCA Victor, followed by an eponymous 1980 release on EMI. Cesar Mariano & […]
Jorge Dalto (July 7, 1948 — Oct. 27, 1987) was an Argentine jazz-funk pianist who released the album Chevere on United Artists in 1976. Between 1983 and 1988, a string of titles appeared on Eastworld, Gaia, and Concord Jazz Picante. Discography: Chevere (1976) Rendez-vous (1983 • Jorge Dalto & Super Friends) New York Nightline (1984) […]
Jorge Ben is a Brazilian samba-soul singer-songwriter who released twenty-three albums between 1963 and 1975 on Philips and Som Livre. His debut, Samba esquema novo, included “Mas que Nada” and “Chove Chuva.” He recorded “País Tropical” for Jorge Ben (1969), then released A tábua de esmeralda (1974) and África Brasil (1976). He adopted the name […]
Jaime Alem & Nair Cândia were a Brazilian samba-folk/psych duo that issued a self-titled album on CID in 1974, followed by Amanheceremos on small-press Farrapos in 1979. Members: Jaime Alem, Nair Cândia Discography: Jaime & Nair (1974) Amanheceremos (1979)
João Bosco is a Brazilian samba-pop singer/songwriter and guitarist who made seven albums between 1973 and 1981 on RCA, followed by another five through 1986 on Ariola and Barclay. His longstanding partnership with lyricist Aldir Blanc produced songs such as “Kid Cavaquinho,” “O Mestre-Sala dos Mares,” and “O Bêbado e a Equilibrista,” the latter popularized […]
Ivan Lins is a Brazilian samba-jazz/pop pianist, singer, and songwriter who emerged with the 1971 Forma albums Agora… and Deixa o trem seguir, followed by ten further titles through 1984 on EMI, RCA, and Philips, including the 1974 release Modo livre. Background Ivan Lins was born Ivan Guimarães Lins on June 16, 1945, in Rio […]
Guilherme Lamounier (Nov. 25, 1950 — Aug. 7, 2018) was a Brazilian folk-psych singer/songwriter who released three self-titled albums between 1970 and 1978 on Odeon, Atco, and Som Livre. Background Guilherme Lamounier da Silva Carmo was born on November 25, 1950, in Rio de Janeiro. He grew up in a musical household with a pianist […]
Guilherme Arantes (July 28, 1953) is a Brazilian samba-pop singer/songwriter and pianist who first emerged in the band Moto Perpétuo during the mid-1970s. He released two solo albums on Som Livre in 1976 and 1977, followed by three further titles on Warner Bros. between 1978 and 1980. More than 18 albums have appeared on assorted […]
Grupo Um was a Brazilian avant-jazz/rock band that released three albums between 1979 and 1983 on Tapecar, Y, and Lira Paulistana. Members: Lelo Nazario (electric piano, keyboards), Zé Eduardo Nazario (drums, percussion, khene), Zeca Assumpção (electric bass, piano, 1976-80), Carlinhos Gonçalves (percussion, 1977-80), Rodolfo Stroeter (electric bass, acoustic bass, 1980-84) Background Grupo Um originated in […]
Grupo Medusa was a Brazilian samba-jazz/funk band behind the 1981–83 albums Grupo Medusa and Ferrovias on Som Da Gente. Members: Amilson Godoy (piano), Cláudio Bertrami (bass), Heraldo do Monte (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, 1981-83), Chico Medori (drums), Olmir “Alemão” Stocker (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, 1983), Theo da Cuíca (percussion, 1983) Background Grupo Medusa […]
Fábio is a Paraguayan-Brazilian singer/songwriter who released several shortplayers and a self-titled album on RCA during the late 1960s, followed by the 1972 Polydor album Os Frutos de mi Tierra. Background Fábio was born Juan Zenón Rolón on February 9, 1946, in Horqueta, Paraguay. His aunts sang at home, where he heard Paraguayan polkas and […]
Edu Lôbo (born Aug. 29, 1943) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, and arranger who emerged from the bossa nova movement during the early 1960s. He gained national recognition with “Arrastão” (1965), co-written with Vinicius de Moraes and performed by Elis Regina, and “Ponteio” (1967), co-written with Capinan, both winners at Brazilian popular music festivals. […]
Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger, and producer who emerged from the Rio de Janeiro bossa nova scene in the early 1960s. He arranged albums for Marcos Valle and Antônio Carlos Jobim and moved to New York, where he worked extensively with producer Creed Taylor and the CTI roster. Deodato scored an international […]
Daniel Salinas is a Brazilian pianist, conductor, arranger, and producer who released four albums during the 1970s, including one under the project moniker Nostalgia Eletrônica Orchestra. Discography: Paz Amor E Samba (1972) Atlantis (1974) Nostalgia Eletrônica Orchestra (1975) A Chile Desde Lejos (1978)
Cláudia — aka Maria das Graças Rallo (born May 4, 1946) — is a Brazilian samba-pop singer who released nine albums on Odeon, Epic, and other labels between 1967 and 1986. Discography: Cláudia (1967) Jesus Cristo (1971) Você, Cláudia, você (1971) Deixa eu dizer (1973) Reza, tambor e raça (1977) Pássaro emigrante (1979) Cláudia (1980) […]
Cioccolata was a Japanese new wave/art-pop band that made a 1983 cassette album on Tra Project, followed by a 1985 eponymous album on King Records. Members: かの香織 [Caoli Cano], 渋谷英広 [Hidehiro Shibuya], 岡野ハジメ [Hajime Okano], 渡辺蕗子 [Fukiko Watanabe], 塚原卓 [Taku Tsukahara], 市川マサズミ [Masazumi Ichikawa], 寺師徹 [Toru Terashi], 塚原卓 [Taku Tsukahara], 棚沢雅樹 [Masaki Tanazawa], 横山英規 [Hideki […]
The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet was an English post-bop five-piece of the mid-1960s. The quintet was co-headed by the band’s two namesakes — saxist/flutist Don Rendell (1926–2015) and trumpeter Ian Carr (1933–2009). Their BGO-issued first release, Shades of Blue (1964), is noted for its Bluenote-style cover art. Members: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone, soprano […]
The Artwoods were an English R&B/beat quintet that cut six Decca singles between 1964 and 1967, including “Sweet Mary,” “Goodbye Sisters,” and “I Take What I Want,” along with the Jazz in Jeans EP and the 1966 album Art Gallery. Members: Art Wood (vocals), Derek Griffiths (guitar), Jon Lord (keyboards), Malcolm Pool (bass), Keef Hartley […]
Petula Clark (born Nov. 15, 1932) is an English singer, composer, and actress with a career in entertainment that dates back to the early 1940s. During the 1950s, she achieved fame across the UK, Europe, and Oceania with a mix of pop and showtunes. In 1964, she set America and the world alight with the […]
Célia Vaz (May 4, 1948) is a Brazilian singer and guitarist who released the album Mutação on Philips in 1981 as part of the label’s MPBC Musica Popular Brasileira Contemporanea series. Discography: Mutação (1981)
14 Bis was a Brazilian folk-pop band that released nine albums between 1979 and 1992 on EMI. Members: Flávio Venturini (keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals, 1979-87), Cláudio Venturini (guitar), Vermelho (keyboards), Sérgio Magrão (bass), Hely (drums) Background 14 Bis formed in 1979 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, when singer-keyboardist Flávio Venturini and keyboardist Vermelho teamed […]
Celeste is a Brazilian samba-jazz/pop singer who made the 1978 Tapecar album Cinco e Triste da Manhã, followed by the 1979 Odeon release Laço de Cobra. Background Celeste was born Celeste Vanuchi on April 19, 1942, in Bariri, São Paulo. She sang in Salvador bars and nightclubs during the 1960s, usually with guitarist Alcyvando Luz. […]
Brazilian Octopus was a Brazilian samba-psych band that released a 1969 self-titled album on Fermata. The band featured ex-Sambrasa Trio/Quarteto Nôvo pianist-flutist Hermeto Pascoal, who gained international renown as a solo artist and bandleader. Members: Hermeto Pascoal (flute), Lanny Gordin (guitar), Aparecido Bianchi (piano, organ), Carlos Alberto de Alcântara Pereira (flute, saxophone), Douglas de Oliveira […]
Beto Strada is a Brazilian composer and arranger who scored the soundtrack for the 1976 comedy Bacalhau, released that year on Crazy-Gravadora E Editora Ltda. Discography: Bacalhau (BACS) (OST, 1976) Xandu Quaresma (EP, 1984)
Banda Black Rio was a Brazilian samba-soul/funk band that released the 1977 Atlantic album Maria Fumaça, followed by the 1978–80 RCA Victor titles Gafieira Universal and Saci Pererê. Members: Oberdan Magalhães (flute, saxophone, 1976-84), Cristóvão Bastos (keyboards, piano), Barrosinho (trumpet, 1976-85), Luiz Carlos Batera (drums, 1976-80), Jorge Valdir Barreto (keyboards, 1976-?), Cláudio Stevenson (guitar, 1976-85), […]
Arthur Verocai is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger who made a 1972 self-titled album on Sonopress. Background Arthur Côrtes Verocai was born on June 17, 1945, in Rio de Janeiro. His father played flute and cavaquinho by ear, and his sister studied guitar with Carlos Lyra. Verocai learned songs from her lesson notebook and […]
Aquarius was a Brazilian samba-jazz/funk band behind a 1976 self-titled album on Continental. Members: Sônia Burnier (lead vocals), Raymundo Bittencourt (acoustic guitar, drums, vocals, arrangements), Octávio Burnier (electric guitar, vocals), Leonardo Luiz (piano), Alberto Abrantes (bass) Background Aquarius originated as Brasil Aquarius, a Brazilian ensemble that drummer Raymundo Bittencourt assembled for work in Barcelona through […]
Antonio Adolfo (born Feb. 10, 1947) is a Brazilian pianist and composer who released two albums in collaboration with MPB act A-Brazuca between 1969 and 1971 on the Odeon label. In 1972, Adolfo released his self-titled debut album on Polydor, followed by seven albums between 1977 and 1987 on Artezanal. Background Antonio Adolfo was born […]
Ângela Rô Rô (December 5, 1949 – September 8, 2025) was a Brazilian vocalist and songwriter who released six albums between 1979 and 1985 on Polydor/Polygram. Background Angela Ro Ro was born Angela Maria Diniz Gonsalves on December 5, 1949, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She grew up in Ipanema, where her mother, Maria da […]
Amado Maita (Oct. 19, 1948 — June 14, 2005) was a Brazilian singer/songwriter who released a self-titled album on Copacabana in 1972. Discography: Amado Maita (1972)
Alceu Valença (July 1, 1946) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and performance artist who released 15 albums between 1972 and 1989 on Som Livre, Ariola, Barclay, and RCA Victor. Background He was born Alceu Paiva Valença in São Bento do Una, Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. From age five, he partook in music contests and practiced instruments. […]
A Bolha was a Brazilian hard-rock/psych band behind the 1973 Continental album Um passo a frente, followed by the 1977 Polydor release É proibido fumar. Members: Renato Ladeira (guitar, keyboards, vocals, 1965-76, 2006), Cesar Ladeira (guitar, 1965-70), Lincoln Bittencourt (bass, 1965-70, 1972-74, 1976-78), Ricardo Roriz [aka Ricardo Reis] (drums, 1965-70), Pedro Lima (guitar, 1970-78, 2006), […]
Anzen Band were a Japanese hard-rock/jazz-rock band from Tokyo that released two albums on Bourbon Records between 1975 and 1976. Members: Tamio Aizawa (guitar, vocals), Hiroyuki Nagasawa (bass, vocals), Junpei Ito (drums, vocals), Tomokuni Aizawa (guitar), Satoshi Nakamura (saxophone, keyboards) Discography: Album A (1975) あんぜんバンドのふしぎな旅 (Anzen Band no Fushigi na Tabi) (1976)
Sylvester James (Sept. 6, 1947 — Dec. 16, 1988) was an American soul-funk singer from Los Angeles who fronted two 1973 Blue Thumb albums with the Hot Band. Between 1977 and 1986, he made nine albums on Fantasy and Megatone, notching R&B/dance hits with “Dance (Disco Heat),” “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),” “I (Who […]
Sylvia Striplin (born March 1954) is an American soul singer who released the 1981 album Give Me Your Love and sang beforehand with Aquarian Dream and Eighties Ladies. Background Sylvia Striplin was born in March 1954 in New York City and spent her early childhood in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem. Her family relocated […]
T. Life is an American soul singer from Philadelphia, best known for his 1981 dance single “Somethin’ That You Do to Me (Keeps Turning Me On)” and his production of the 1978 Evelyn “Champagne” King hit “Shame.” He made the 1978 RCA album That’s Life, followed by the 1981 Arista release Somethin’ That You Do […]
Terence Trent D’Arby is an American R&B/soul-pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who emerged with the 1987 CBS release Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby. The album produced the international hits “If You Let Me Stay,” “Wishing Well,” and “Sign Your Name” and reached multi-platinum sales in the United States and Britain. Background D’Arby was […]
Tom Brock (Aug. 25, 1942 — May 25, 2002) was an American soul singer who released the 1974 album I Love You More and More on 20th Century Records. Background Tom Brock was born Tom James Brocker on August 25, 1942, in Austin, Texas. He attended L.C. Anderson High School for one year before he […]
Tomorrows People were an American soul group from Chicago that released the 1976 album Open Soul. Members: Kevin Burton, Maurice Burton, Gerald Burton, Timothy Burton Background Tomorrow’s People formed on Chicago’s South Side circa 1971–72 when brothers Kevin, Maurice, Gerald “Jerry,” and Timothy Burton rebuilt their former vocal act Soul Taken Over as a self-contained […]
Trilark was an American soul-funk trio that released a 1982 self-titled album on Handshake Records and Tapes. Background Trilark formed by 1982 when Crown Heights Affair members William “Bubba” Anderson and Raymond Reid assembled a vocal trio of three Howard University graduates. The singers had prior experience as background session vocalists, although their pre-Trilark recording […]
Il Berlione was a Japanese avant-jazz/rock quintet behind an epic 1992 instrumental disc on Belle Antique, followed in 1994 with In 453 Minutes Infernal Cooking. Members: Naoya Idonuma (guitars), Kazuo Ogura (bass), Hirofumi Taniguti (keyboards), Hiroo Takano (saxophone), Masahiro Kawamura (drums, percussion), Tappi Iwase (drums, percussion) Background Il Berlione formed around guitarist Naoya Idonuma in […]
Amii Ozaki (尾崎亜美) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto who released five albums on Express between 1976 and 1979, followed by 18 albums on F-Label and Canyon between 1980 and 1994. She is the wife of Sadistic Mika Band bassist Ray Ohara. Background Amii Ozaki was born Misuzu Ozaki on March 19, 1957, […]
Deja-Vu were a Japanese symphonic-rock band from Tokyo that released the album Baroque in the Future on Made In Japan in 1988. Keyboardist/arranger Motoi Sakuraba subsequently played in Pazzo Fanfano di Musica and became a prolific soundtrack composer. Members: Motoi Sakuraba (keyboards), Genta Kudo (drums), Tetsuya Nagatsuma (bass, vocals) Discography: Baroque in the Future (1988)
Hikashu (ヒカシュ) was a Japanese new wave band that released three albums in 1980/81 on Eastworld, followed by three further titles in 1984/85 on Eggman and Balcony. Members: 巻上公一 [Koichi Makigami] (bass, vocals, cornet), Freeman Mita (guitar), 泉水敏郎 [Toshiro Sensui] (percussion), Masami Sakaide (bass), 大友良英 [Otomo Yoshihide] (turntables), Yasushi Yamashita (keyboards, drum machine), Torsten Rasch […]
Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi (born March 25, 1957) is a Japanese singer from Funabashi, Chiba, who released two albums with backing act the Flying Mimi Band on Philips in 1978. As a solo artist, she released four albums on Kitty Records between 1980 and 1983, plus a fifth on Megadisc in 1989. Flying Mimi Band members: […]
Geronimo Black was an American rock band that released a self-titled album on Uni Records in 1972. They were formed by drummer Jimmy Carl Black and reedist Bunk Gardner, both longtime members of Frank Zappa‘s Mothers of Invention. Guitarist Denny Walley later backed Zappa and joined Captain Beefheart‘s Magic Band. They reconvened as Geronimo Black […]
Dunn & Bruce Street were an American soul-funk duo that released the 1982 album Official Business. Members: Bruce Gray, Dunn Pearson, Jr. Background Dunn & Bruce Street formed in 1981 when Cleveland keyboardist-arranger Dunn Pearson Jr. teamed with Philadelphia singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Bruce Gray. Pearson began piano lessons as a child and studied music […]
Donna Washington is an American soul singer from Los Angeles who released three albums between 1980 and 1982 on Capitol and scored an R&B hit with “‘Scuse Me, While I Fall in Love.” Background Donna Washington was born in Los Angeles to a minister who sang and played guitar and piano. She began singing with […]
