Brazilian Music - MPB

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  In the 18th and 19th centuries XVIII, detached itself in the cities, that were developing and increasing demographically, two rhythms musicals that marked the history of the MPB: the lundu and the popular song. The lundu, of African origin, possuía a strong sensual character and a rhythmic slam dancer. Already the popular song, of Portuguese origin, brought the melancholy and spoke of love in a slam calms and scholarly. In the second half of the 19th century, arises the Crying or choro music, from the mixture of the lundu, of the popular song and of the ballroom dancing european. In 1899, the singer Chiquinha Gonzaga composes the song Opens Wings, one of the more acquaintances goes carnival of the history. 

Already in the beginning of the 20th century , begin it arise the bases than would be the samba. From the hills and the slums of the Rio de Janeiro, begin to be mixed the samba rhythm and wheels of capoeira with the pagodas and the slams in homage to the Orishas. The carnival begins it take form with the participation, mainly of mulatto and black ex-slaves. The year of 1917 is a landmark, therefore Ernesto of the Saints, the Donga, composes the first samba that has news: By the Telephone. In this same year, appears to first engraving of Pixinguinha, important singer and composer of the MPB of the beginning of the 19th century. 
With the growth and popularization of the radio in the decades of 1920 and 1930, the Brazilian popular song grows still more. In this initial epoch of the Brazilian radio, detach itself the following singers and composers: Ary Barroso, Lamartine I Drool (creative of your hair does not deny), Dorival Caymmi, Lupicínio Rodrigues and Christmas Rose. The big interpreters of the Brazilian popular song arise also: Carmem Miranda, Mário Kings and Francisco Alves. 

In the decade of 1940 detaches-itself, in the setting Brazilian musical, Luis Gonzaga, the king of the Baião. Speaking of the setting of the dry northeastern one, Luis Gonzaga is successful with music as, by example, White Wing and Assum Black. While the baião continued it be successful with Luis Gonzaga and with the new successes of Jackson of the Tambourine and Alvarenga and little Farm, earned body a new style musical: the slow samba. With a calmer rhythm and orchestrated, the songs spoke mainly of love. They detach itself in this context musical: Dolores Duran, Antonio Maria, Marlene, Emilinha Borba, Dalva of olive Tree, Angela Maria and Caubi Peixoto.
 In ends of the decade of 1950, arises the bossa nova, a smooth and sophisticated style. Detaches-itself Elizeth Cardoso, Tone Jobim and João Gilberto. The bossa nova leads the Brazilian beauties for the outside, doing big success, mainly in the United States. The television began itself popularize in middle part of the decade of 1960, influencing in the song. In this epoch, the TV Record organized the Festival of Brazilian Popular Music. In these festivals are thrown Milton Birth, Elis Regina, Chico Buarque of Holland, Caetano Veloso and Edu Wolf. In this same period, the TV Record throws the program Young musical Guard, where emerge the singers Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos and the singer Wanderléa.
 In the decade of 1970, several musicians begin it be successful in the four corners of the country. Nara Lion records music of Director and Nelson of the Ukelele. Comings of the Bahia, Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia are successful in the big cities. The even it happens with Djavan (coming of Alagoas), Fafá of Belém (coming of him Stop), Clear Nunes (of Mines General), Second-hand dealer and Fagner (both of him Will Dine), Alceu Valença (of Pernambuco) and Elba Ramalho (of the Laborer). In the setting of the Brazilian rock detach itself Raul Seixas and Rita Lee. In the setting funk appear Tim Maia and Jorge Ben Jor. 
In the decades of 1980 and 1990 begin it be successful new styles musicals, that received fortresses influences of the outside. They are the decades of the rock, of the punk and of the new wave. The Rock show in Rio, of the beginning of the decade of 1980, served for stimulate the rock national.with a strongly urban theme and trying loving, youthful, and social subjects, several bands musicals arise. It is of this period the group Paralamas of the Success, Urban Legion, Titãs, Kid Bee, RPM, Rude common people, Offence to Severity, Initial Capital, Engineers of the Hawaii, Anger! and Red Baron. Also they are successful Cazuza, Rita Lee, Lulu Holy, Marine Lima, Lobão, Cássia Eller, Zeca Pagodinho and Raul Seixas. 

The decade of 1990 also is marked by the growth and success of the song sertaneja or country. In this context, with a strong romantic character, emerge in the setting musical: Chitãozinho and Xororó, Zezé di Camargo and Luciano, Leandro and Leonardo and João Paulo and Daniel. In this epoch, in the setting rap detach itself: Gabriel, o Pensador, THE Rappa, Planet Hemp, Rational MCs and Pavilion 9. The century XXI begins with the rock groups success with themes come back for the public adolescent. They are examples: Charlie Brown Jr, Skank, Detonautas and CPM 22.