- Francis Hime
Infobox musical artist
Name = Francis Hime
Birth_name = Francis Victor Walter Hime
Born =August 31 ,1939
Origin =Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil
Instrument =Piano
Genre =Bossa nova ,Samba ,Choro ,Brazilian music Francis Hime (
Rio de Janeiro ,August 31 ,1939 ) is acomposer ,arranger ,pianist andsinger fromBrazil .Biography
Francis Hime began his piano studies when he was six-years-old. In 1955, he moved to
Lausanne ,Switzerland to study music, where he stayed until 1959.Back to Brazil, Francis started to develop a friendship with some of the artists who were part of the already consolidatedbossa nova movement, such asVinícius de Moraes ,Carlos Lyra ,Baden Powell ,Edu Lobo , Dori Caymmi, Wanda Sá andMarcos Valle .In 1969, Francis graduated from the Engineer School and got married to the singer and lyricist
Olivia Hime .In that same year, Francis moved to theUnited States , where he continued his music studies for another four years. Francis Hime has more than fifteen released albums and dvds. He has hundreds of songs composed along withVinícius de Moraes ,Toquinho ,Dias Gomes ,Gilberto Gil ,Milton Nascimento ,Paulinho da Viola ,Ruy Guerra , Paulo César Pinheiro,Ivan Lins , Victor Martins, Cacaso, Capinan and others.We can highlight those songs composed along withChico Buarque , his main music partner.Francis is currently accompanied by musicians
Diego Zangado (drums), Jorge Helder (bass) and Gabriel Improta (guitar)Discography
*2007 - Francis Ao Vivo - DVD
*2007 - Francis Ao Vivo
*2006 - Arquitetura da Flor
*2005 - Essas Parcerias
*2004 - Álbum Musical
*2003 - Brasil Lua Cheia - DVD
*2003 - Brasil Lua Cheia
*2002 - Choro Rasgado
*2001 - Meus Caros Pianistas
*2001 - Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro de São Sebastião - DVD
*2000 - Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro de São Sebastião
*1985 - Clareando
*1982 - Pau Brasil
*1981 - Sonho de Moço
*1981 - Os Quatro Mineiros
*1980 - Francis
*1978 - Se Porém Fosse Portanto
*1977 - Passaredo
*1973 - Francis Hime
*1964 - Os Seis em PontoExternal links
* [http://www.francishime.com.br Francis Hime's official homepage ]
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