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Almir Sater
Background information
Birth nameAlmir Eduardo Melke Sater
Born (1956-11-14) November 14, 1956 (age 67)
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso (now Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, actor
Instrument(s)Viola caipira, guitar
Years active1981–present
LabelsVelas

Almir Eduardo Melke Sater (born November 14, 1956), best known as Almir Sater, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor.

Biography

Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso (now Mato Grosso do Sul), Sater went to Rio de Janeiro when was 20 to attend the Law School of Universidade Cândido Mendes.[1] Influenced by Tião Carreiro & Pardinho, Tonico & Tinoco, Délio & Delinha,[1] he started under the pseudonym Lupe in a duo called Lupe and Lampião.[2] After being featured on Tetê Espíndola's Lírio Selvagem band in 1979, which was dissolved the same year, his composition, "Sonhos guaranis", was recorded by Sérgio Reis in 1980.[2] His debut studio album was published in 1981 by Continental Records, and in 1982 he started to write along with Renato Teixeira, a frequent contributor.[2] In 1986, he debut as an actor on Ozualdo Candeias's film As Bellas da Billings.[2] He acted on Rede Manchete's Pantanal in 1990, the same year he received the Sharp Award for "Tocando em Frente", a hit recorded by Maria Bethânia.[2] In the following year, he starred on A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão,[2] and was one of the best-selling composer of record label Velas in the 1990s.[3][4] After a ten-year hiatus, Sater released 7 Sinais in 2007.[5]

Discography

  • Estradeiro (1981)
  • Doma (1982)
  • Almir Sater Instrumental (1985)
  • Cria (1986)
  • Rasta Bonito (1989)
  • Instrumental Dois (1989)
  • Almir Sater Ao Vivo (1992)
  • Terra de Sonhos (1994)
  • Almir Sater no Pantanal (1996)
  • Caminhos Me Levem (1997)
  • 7 Sinais (2007)

References

  1. ^ a b "Almir Sater - Biografia". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Almir Sater - Dados Artísticos". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Brazil". Billboard. 107 (48). Nielsen Business Media: 62. December 2, 1995.
  4. ^ "Brazil". Billboard. 108 (42). Nielsen Business Media: 74. October 19, 1996.
  5. ^ Bergamo, Mônica (December 11, 2006). "Canta viola". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

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