- Geraldo Vandré
Geraldo Vandré (born Geraldo Pedrosa de Araujo Dias,
September 12 ,1935 ), is aBrazil ian singer, composer and guitar player.In 1966 his song "
Disparada " ("Gone Off"), interpreted byJair Rodrigues , was a success at the "Record Festival". The song rose to number one, tied withChico Buarque 's "A banda".In 1968 Vandre entered his song "
Pra Nao Dizer Que Nao Falei Das Flores " (also known as "Caminhando " ("Walking")) in the "International Song Festival ". One song had the following refrain:: "Come, let's go: "That to wait is not to know": "Those who know choose the time": "They don't wait for it to happen"
This was thought to be a call to fight the
dictatorship in charge. The song lost to "Sabia " by Chico Buarque andTom Jobim . Also in1968 , still with theAl-5 , Vandre had to go intoexile . The first artist ever to sing "Caminhando" after censorhip's lift was Simone [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=vPDnQn-Dyr8 YouTube Video] ] in1979 , reaching enormous success from both public and critics.First he stayed at the farm of the late
Guimaraes Rosa , who had died the previous year, then he proceeded toChile , and finally toFrance .Since returning to Brazil in
1973 , Vandré has been living and composing inSão Paulo . He discounts rumors that he has been tortured, saying that the image of "Che Guevara " singer stifles his workmanship. One of his recent songs has been "Fabiana ", written in honor of theBrazilian Air Force ("Força Aérea Brasileira" - FAB) and presented at theSão Paulo Municipal Library some time in the 1990s.Discography
*1964: "Geraldo Vandré"
*1965: "Hora de Lutar"
*1966: "5 Anos de canção"
*1973: "Das Terras de Benvirá"References and notes
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