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Manoel Magalhães
10+ albums
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Manoel Magalhães is a Brazilian composer and musician from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2018 he launched his first solo album “Consertos em Geral” (General Repairs) produced by Manoel and Clower Curtis, with 9 tracks, featuring Vivian Benford. His songs move between regional rhythms and pop songs, as a tribute to the craft of the popular composer. For Manoel, musicians Maurício Pereira, Itamar Assumpção, Renato Teixeira and Jards Macalé are some of those inspirations that work in the construction of his songs. The idea for the album's name came from an epiphany on he work of the composer as a specific craft and out of its time. Like a shoe repair shop, a watchmaker, or a tailor, but who makes repairs within us, emotional epairs. From Manoel's understanding, to go on without the expectation of being a factory of emotions on a big scale. "If I can help repair what a small clientele feels, I'm satisfied", says the singer. Prior to his solo career, Manoel was also the founder of the bands Polar in 2005, and Harmada in 2010, as well as being a guitarist and one of the composers of the group Columbia (2005-06). He has played in major festivals in Brazil, opened concerts for international artists such as British band Placebo and also composes soundtracks for movies and television. He took part in the tribute to legendary Brazilian singer Belchior "Ainda Somos os Mesmos" (We are Still the Same) with a version for the song “Velha Roupa Colorida” (Old Colored Clothing). His band Ha
