Djavan

Overview

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Birthday
Jan 27, 1949 (76 years old)

Djavan

Known For

O Nome Dela é Gal
3h 44m
TV Show 2017

O Nome Dela é Gal

A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.

Fattoruso
1h 22m
Movie 2017

Fattoruso

Documentary on the life of uruguayan legendary musician Hugo Fattoruso.

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
1h 52m
Movie 2017

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

Cacaso
1h 28m
Movie 2016

Cacaso

Cacaso, a Brazilian poet, lived in Rio de Janeiro. Born Antonio Carlos de Brito (1944-1987) he was one of the leaders of the marginal poetry movement. Cacaso filled notebooks not only with poems but reflections, drawings and collages. He also became a lyricist and partner of celebrated songwriters such as Tom Jobim, Edu Lobo, Toninho Horta, João Donato and Sivuca.

Djavan - Rua dos Amores - Ao Vivo
2h 20m
Movie 2014

Djavan - Rua dos Amores - Ao Vivo

The tour of the show "Street of Love", seen by more than 200 000 people in Brazil and many other countries, gave rise to new design Djavan, "Street of Love Live". The DVD brings stuffed Djavan repertoire of hits such as "Flor de Lis", "My Well-Want", "Ocean", "Sina", "If" and Samurai ", plus new CD hits the street Amores, as "We Are Not Two" and "Sin".

A Farra do Circo
1h 37m
Movie 2013

A Farra do Circo

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.

Dias de Euforia
0h 44m
Movie 1989

Dias de Euforia

Record of the 1989 elections, when Brazil was divided between Lula and Fernando Collor. It brings together material gathered from the streets of São Paulo, television broadcasts, and support from artists like Djavan, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Lobão, and Leci Brandão. Additionally, it features footage of the marches and Lula's first interview after his electoral defeat. A work that recounts fragments of the struggle for democracy in the country.

Biography

Djavan Caetano Viana (born 27 January 1949) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD – "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles' material. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing soap opera soundtracks. His first album, A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan, was recorded in 1976 and included the hit song "Flor de Lis". Stevie Wonder was a guest on the album Luz. In 1999, his album Ao Vivo sold 1.2 million copies. In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Portuguese Language Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album categories. Djavan's compositions have been recorded by numerous musicians, including Al Jarreau, Carmen McRae and The Manhattan Transfer. His album Vesúvio was ranked as the 35th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine. Source: Article "Djavan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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