History

     The roots of samba were planted on Brazilian soil in colonial Brazil, with the arrival of slave labor in our country.

      The first samba recorded in Brazil was by Telephone, in January 1917, sung by Baiano. The lyrics of this samba was a collective composition with the participation of João da Baiana, Pixinguinha, Donga and other musicians who attended the house of Tia Ciata, in Rio de Janeiro. Donga (Ernesto Joaquim Maria dos Santos) had recorded, in the National Library of Brazil, the lyrics of this samba on November 27, 1916.

      Some time later, the samba takes to the streets and spreads through the carnivals of Brazil. In this period, the main samba artists are: Sinhô Ismael Silva and Heitor dos Prazeres.

      In the decade of 1930, the radio stations, in full diffusion by Brazil, begin to touch the sambas to the homes. The great samba artists and composers of this time are: Noel Rosa author of Conversa de Botequim; Rose Tops Do not Talk; Dorival Caymmi of What Does Bahia Have ?; Ary Barroso, from Aquarela do Brasil; and Adoniran Barbosa, from Train of the Eleven.

      In the 1970s and 1980s, a new generation of samba artists began to emerge. We can highlight: Paulinho da Viola, Jorge Aragão, João Nogueira, Beth Carvalho, Elza Soares, Dona Ivone Lara, Clementina de Jesus, Chico Buarque, João Bosco and Aldir Blanc.

      Other important samba artists of all time: Pixinguinha, Ataulfo ​​Alves, Carmen Miranda (success in Brazil and in the USA), Elton Medeiros, Nelson Cavaquinho, Lupicínio Rodrigues, Aracy de Almeida, Garoa Demons, Isaura Garcia, Candeia, Elis Regina, Nelson Sergeant, Clara Nunes, Wilson Moreira, Elizeth Cardoso, Jacob do Bandolim and Lamartine Babo.