Rosinha de Valença

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Maria Rosa Canellas (July 30, 1941, Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — June 10, 2004, Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), better known as Rosinha de Valença (Rosinha of Valença), was a Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger, singer and producer. Her stage name was reportedly given to her by Sérgio Porto, who said she "played for an entire city". She was considered one of the best acoustic guitarists in Brazilian music and one of the instrumental matrixes of bossa nova. Rosinha was at her peak during the '60s when she was performing at the Bottle's nightclub in Rio (one of the focal points of bossa nova). In that decade and throughout her career, she played with and for many important artists, such as Baden Powell, Maria Bethânia, Aloysio de Oliveira (who invited her to record her first album), Sérgio Mendes (with whom she and his band, Brasil 65, performed during an eight-month American tour), Sivuca, Dona Ivone Lara, Martinho da Vila, Sylvia Telles, Leci Brandão and others. She left her hometown for Rio de Janeiro in 1963, sitting in several nightclubs until she became acquainted with de Oliveira, who at the time owned the Elenco recording company. At his invitation, Valença recorded her debut album, Apresentando Rosinha de Valença, which was followed by a very successful eight-month season at the Bottle's nightclub, at the Beco das Garrafas. The popularity she achieved in that period yielded her several invitations for participation in TV and radio shows, ultimately bringi

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Um Violão Em Primeiro Plano

Rosinha de Valença & Flavio Faria (feat. Toots Thielemans)

Rosinha De Valença Apresenta O Ipanema Beat

Um Viol¦o Em Primeiro Plano

Cheiro de Mato

Apresentando Rosinha de Valença

Apresentando

Rosinha de Valença e Banda Ao Vivo

Rosinha de Valença & Flavio Faria

Kuela / Down

Ao Vivo

Folklore E Bossa Nova Do Brasil

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