- Jamelão
Infobox musical artist
Name = Jamelão
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = José Bispo Clementino dos Santos
Alias = Jamelão
Born = Birth date|1913|5|12|mf=yRio de Janeiro ,Brazil
Died = death date and age|2008|6|14|1913|5|12Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil
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Instrument =Singer
Genre =Samba
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 1930-2008
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Notable_instruments =José Bispo Clementino dos Santos (
May 12 ,1913 –June 14 2008 ) was aBrazil iansamba singer known as Jamelão. [ [http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/en/Artists/Artists.asp?Status=ARTISTA&Nu_Artista=284 All Brazilian Music.com] ] He began in music as atamborim player, but later became known as a kind ofcrooner in thesamba-canção style. He became the official singer atsamba school Mangueira's carnaval parades and has toured Europe as a solo performer. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ygjv7i22g7or~T1 All Music.com] ]It's considered to be the best singer of
Lupicinio Rodrigues songs. He recorded in 1972 the albumJamelão Interpreta Lupicinio . Although many of Jamelão's albuns have Lupicínio songs.He died on
June 14 ,2008 , of multiple organ failure. [ [http://exclusivo.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI2949170-EI1118,00-Morre+o+sambista+Jamelao+aos+anos.html Terra.com.br (Portuguese)] ] cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4391346.ece|title=Jamelao: one of Brazil's best-loved singers of samba|date=July 25, 2008|publisher=Times, The (London)|accessdate=2008-07-27]References
External links
* [http://www.papodesamba.com.br/site/index.php?a=galeriadebambase&nid=441 "Papo de Samba" (Brazilian site)]
*imdb name|id=0416232|name=Jamelão (I)
*imdb name|id=0416233|name=Jamelão (II)
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