Cazuza
Cazuza
Background information
Birth name	Agenor Miranda Araújo Neto
Born	April 4, 1958
Origin	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	July 7, 1990
Genre(s)	Brazilian rock, MPB
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	singer
Years active	1982-1990
Associated acts	Barão Vermelho

Cazuza (April 4, 1958 — July 7, 1990) was a Brazilian composer, singer and poet, born Agenor Miranda Araújo Neto in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music^[1]. Image File history File links CazuzaExagerado. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock and roll is a style of popular African American music. ... MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) is a specific musical genre of Brazilian popular music that employs sophisticated lyrics, melodies, and harmonies in which the commercial aspect is subordinate to the performers artistic standards. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Barão Vermelho is a Brazilian 80s rock band lead by Roberto Frejat, who now has also a solo career. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Raul Seixas (June 28, 1945 – August 21, 1989), was a Brazilian composer, singer, and songwriter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Os Mutantes (IPA pronunciation: , Portuguese for The Mutants) was an influential Brazilian psychedelic rock band that arose out of the Tropicalia movement of the late 1960s. ... Rock and roll is a style of popular African American music. ...

Biography

Son of the phonographic producer João Araújo and the amateur singer Maria Lúcia Araújo, Cazuza always had close contact with music. Influenced since early childhood by the strong values of Brazilian music, he had a special preference for the sad, dramatic overtones of Cartola, Lupicínio Rodrigues, Dolores Durán, and Maysa. He began to write lyrics and poems around 1965. In late 1974, a vacation in London, England, acquainted him with the music of Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, and the Rolling Stones, and he soon became a great fan. Cazuza enrolled in college in 1978, but abandoned the course of journalism three weeks later to work with his father at Som Livre. He moved later to San Francisco, where he came in contact with beat literature, becoming highly influenced by it. Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola (Portuguese for top hat), (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980) was born in Rio de Janeiro, in a neighborhood called Catete. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Janis Lyn Joplin (Born January 19, 1943- October 4, 1970 was an influential singer, songwriter, and music arranger. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

In 1980 he returned to Rio, where he worked with the theatrical group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone (Asdrúbal Brought the Trombone). There he was noticed by the novice singer/composer Leo Jayme, who introduced him to a beginning rock band that needed a vocalist, the Barão Vermelho. With this very successful eighties Brazilian rock band, who had their greatest success with Bete Balanço, a song that was part of the soundtrack of a film, Cazuza began his career as a singer. In 1985, Cazuza took part in Rock in Rio with Barão Vermelho, and around this time, Caetano Veloso claimed he was the greatest Brazilian poet of his generation. It was also in this same year that Cazuza was infected with the AIDS virus, precipitating his desire to leave the band in order to obtain a greater freedom in composition and expression, both musically and lyrically. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Barão Vermelho is a Brazilian 80s rock band lead by Roberto Frejat, who now has also a solo career. ... Rock and roll is a style of popular African American music. ... Queen at Rock in Rio (1985) Rock in Rio was the biggest rock festival held in Brazil and also in Portugal. ... Barão Vermelho is a Brazilian 80s rock band lead by Roberto Frejat, who now has also a solo career. ... Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ...

After he left the band, Cazuza's music began to diversify, incorporating elements of the blues in songs such as Blues da Piedade (Blues of Compassion), Só as mães são felizes (Only Mothers Are Happy) and Balada da Esplanada (Ballad of the Esplanade), which was based on a poem of the same name by Oswald de Andrade, showcasing increasingly intimate lyrics, like those in Só se for a Dois (Only If It Will Be Two), as well as opening itself up to influences from Brazilian pop music with interpretations of Cartola's O Mundo é um Moinho, Raul Seixas's Cavalos Calados (Silent Horses) and Caetano Veloso's Essa Cara (This Face). “Blues music” redirects here. ... Portrait of Oswald de Andrade by Tarsila do Amaral José Oswald de Andrade Souza (January 11, 1890–October 22, 1954) was a Brazilian poet and polemicist. ... Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola (Portuguese for top hat), (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980) was born in Rio de Janeiro, in a neighborhood called Catete. ... Raul Seixas (June 28, 1945 – August 21, 1989), was a Brazilian composer, singer, and songwriter. ... Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers. ...

Contrary to what usually happens once an artist leaves a band that has made them famous, Cazuza's solo career proved to be more successful than that of his former group. Exagerado (Exaggerated), O Tempo não Pára (Time Doesn't Stop), and Ideologia (Ideology) were his greatest hits and proved to be a great influence on subsequent Brazilian musicians.

In 1989, he admitted publicly for the first time that he had AIDS and released his last album: Burguesia. He died in Rio de Janeiro in July 7, 1990 at the age of 32 of an AIDS related illness. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ...

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Discography

With Barão Vermelho

• Barão Vermelho, 1982
• Barão Vermelho 2, 1983
• Bete Balanço, 1984 (soundtrack)
• Maior Abandonado, 1984
• Barão Vermelho Ao Vivo, 1992

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Solo

• Exagerado, 1985
• Só se for a dois, 1987
• Ideologia, 1988
• O tempo não pára, 1988
• Burguesia, 1989
• Por aí, 1991

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Films

• Um Trem para as Estrelas, 1988
• Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára, 2004 (biopic)

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References

1. ^ Dapieve, Arthur (2000). BRock - o rock brasileiro dos anos 80. São Paulo: DBA. ISBN 85-7234-253-2. 

External links

• Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography