{"id":6888,"date":"2016-03-25T01:08:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T01:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6888"},"modified":"2016-03-25T01:10:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T01:10:26","slug":"music-to-listen-to-part-iii-elza-soares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/music-to-listen-to-part-iii-elza-soares\/","title":{"rendered":"Music to listen to (Part III) &#8211; Elza Soares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ouvir m\u00fasica (listening to music) can be a relaxing and stimulating activity. When it comes to developing language skills, music is also educational! Today\u2019s pick is Brazilian great diva Elza Soares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Known as the Brazilian Tina Turner, the grammy-nominated samba singer nasceu (was born) in the \u201830s in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. Elza Soares led a successful yet tragic life: she was first discovered in a singing contest in the \u201860s and her career now spans over sessenta anos (sixty years). Her rise to stardom was marked by poverty, hunger, a number of marriages (including one with the soccer idol Garrincha) and quatro (four) children. Dona (Owner) of a deep, husky voice which tornou-se (became) her trademark feature, Elza\u2019s fierce style matches her intense and energetic performances. The artist was elected singer of the Millennium by London\u2019s BBC and Louis Armstrong, whom she conheceu (met) at the 1962 World Cup, famously alleged that the singer has a saxophone in her throat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Se acaso voc\u00ea chegasse (1961)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her first single and a classic, notable for its use of scat:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elza Soares - Se Acaso Voc\u00ea Chegasse (Vers\u00e3o Original)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/74B0AOD5Ni0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Se acaso voc\u00ea chegasse<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you happened to come<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No meu chateau e encontrasse<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In my chateau and found<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquela mulher que voc\u00ea gostou<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That woman you liked<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ser\u00e1 que tinha coragem<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Would you have courage<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De trocar nossa amizade<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To trade our friendship<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Por ela que j\u00e1 lhe abandonou?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For her who has abandoned you?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu falo porque essa dona<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I say this because this lady<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J\u00e1 mora no meu barraco<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Already lives in my shack<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c0 beira de um regato<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the edge of a stream<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">E de um bosque em flor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And a grove in bloom<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De dia me lava a roupa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She washes my clothes by day<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De noite me beija a boca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kisses my mouth by night<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">E assim n\u00f3s vamos vivendo de amor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And so we&#8217;re living on love<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Bossa Negra (1961)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her second album and a milestone work. Influenced by Jazz, it blends bossa nova with elements from black music, earning her many positive reviews: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elza Soares   A Bossa Negra   1961   Completo Full Album   Biblioteca Da Musica\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IBEanaUPWKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Mulher do Fim do Mundo (2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elza\u2019s latest and widely-acclaimed record. A potent work about sex, death, being black, violence and urban life:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elza Soares - A Mulher do Fim do Mundo - \u00c1lbum Completo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXyXbyEW2YA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re interested in more songs, you can go to YouTube and other music streaming services for more of her albums, or watch her documentary \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My name is now\u201d at www.itcanal.com.br\/mynameisnow<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Curtiram? (Did you like it?) Espero que possam ouvir no fim de semana! (I hope you get to listen to it this weekend!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ouvir m\u00fasica (listening to music) can be a relaxing and stimulating activity. When it comes to developing language skills, music is also educational! Today\u2019s pick is Brazilian great diva Elza Soares. Known as the Brazilian Tina Turner, the grammy-nominated samba singer nasceu (was born) in the \u201830s in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. 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