Wilson Moreira

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Wilson Moreira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 December 1936 - 6 September 2018) was a Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter. One of the most important samba composers, Wilson Moreira's partnership with Nei Lopes proved to be one of the most creative of the history of samba with gems like the Clara Nunes' hit "Coisa da Antiga," "Goiabada Cascão," "Gostoso Veneno" (recorded by Alcione in 1978 on her eponymous LP, later transformed into the theme of a nationwide TV Globo soap opera), and "Senhora Liberdade" (which became an anthem in the campaign for the direct vote after the end of the military dictatorship in 1989). They also recorded two fundamental samba albums, A Arte Negra de Wilson Moreira e Nei Lopes and O Partido Muito Alto de Wilson Moreira e Nei Lopes. Moreira also had other songs recorded by Clara Nunes ("Mulata do Balaio" and "Deixa Clarear," both with Lopes), Beth Carvalho ("Morrendo de Saudade" with Lopes, "Peso na Balança"), Zeca Pagodinho ("Judia de Mim," "Quintal do Céu," "Alô Gatinha," "Canção da Esperança"), Jovelina Pérola Negra ("Banho de Felicidade" with Adalto Magalha), Alcione ("Mironga do Mato," with Lopes), Quarteto em Branco e Preto ("Quero Viver em Teus Braços" with Nelson Cavaquinho), Dorina ("Oloan," "Me Alucina" with Candeia). Born to a family that celebrated the jongo and the caxambu (black folkloric musics and dances), Moreira frequented the samba schools of the Realengo borough (Rio de Janeiro), where he lived since he was a teenager. A tamb

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A arte negra de Wilson Moreira e Nei Lopes

This Is Samba

Okolofé

Peso Na Balança

O Partido Muito Alto De Wilson Moreira & Nei Lopes

Baticun

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Zeca Apresenta: Quintal Do Pagodinho 3 (Ao Vivo)

Tá Com Medo Tabaréu

Brazil - Roots - Samba

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Aquarela do Samba

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Zeca Apresenta: O Quintal Do Zeca Pagodinho (Ao Vivo)

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