Carlos Lyra, one of the founders of Bosa Nova,dies

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Brazilian singer and composer Carlos Lyra, one of the founders of “bossa nova,” died early this Saturday at the age of 90, sources close to the musician said.
“It is with extreme sadness that we announce the unexpected death of composer Carlos Lyra this morning. We thank everyone for their love,” reads a publication on his official profile on the social network.
Composer Gilberto Gil, who has been a friend of Lyra’s for decades, said he was “saddened” by the composer’s departure, to which he attributed an “extraordinary legacy.”.
Just 10 days earlier, Gil had participated in a concert in São Paulo to honor Lyra with the launch of a new compilation album, “Effect,” which brings together her greatest hits.
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1933, the musician began his career in 1954 with the song “When You Arrive,” sung with a soft voice and calm rhythm, two brands of “bossa nova” that would come to dominate the Brazilian musical scene. The coming decades.
Closely associated with the National Union of Students, the country’s largest student union, the composer composed left-leaning political songs, such as “Song of the Underdeveloped,” a radicalism that led him to self-exile for seven years. Military coup of 1964.
He then traveled to the United States and Mexico, where he recorded two albums before returning to his country in 1974 to release “Hero del Fear,” about the political repression of the dictatorship, which was initially censored.
Tom Jobim, another “bossa nova” personality, described Lyra as “the greatest composer of tunes in Brazil.”
from https://nationworldnews.com

Edited by snobb - 24 Dec 2023 at 6:13am

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	Brazilian singer and composer Carlos Lyra, one of the founders of “bossa nova,” died early this Saturday at the age of 90, sources close to the musician said. “It is with extreme sadness that we announce the unexpected death of composer Carlos Lyra this morning. We thank everyone for their love,” reads a publication on his official profile on the social network. Composer Gilberto Gil, who has been a friend of Lyra’s for decades, said he was “saddened” by the composer’s departure, to which he attributed an “extraordinary legacy.”. Just 10 days earlier, Gil had participated in a concert in São Paulo to honor Lyra with the launch of a new compilation album, “Effect,” which brings together her greatest hits. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1933, the musician began his career in 1954 with the song “When You Arrive,” sung with a soft voice and calm rhythm, two brands of “bossa nova” that would come to dominate the Brazilian musical scene. The coming decades. Closely associated with the National Union of Students, the country’s largest student union, the composer composed left-leaning political songs, such as “Song of the Underdeveloped,” a radicalism that led him to self-exile for seven years. Military coup of 1964. He then traveled to the United States and Mexico, where he recorded two albums before returning to his country in 1974 to release “Hero del Fear,” about the political repression of the dictatorship, which was initially censored. Tom Jobim, another “bossa nova” personality, described Lyra as “the greatest composer of tunes in Brazil.” from https://nationworldnews.com Edited by snobb - 24 Dec 2023 at 6:13am