Dorival Caymmi is considered to be one of the most important songwriters in Brazilian popular music. The son of an Italian immigrant and a black Bahian woman, he had a distinctive style of his own and was the writer of many classic songs. The Sambas, such as "O Samba Da Minha Terra", have become standards of Música Popular Brasileira. He also wrote ballads celebrating the fearless fishermen of Bahia, including "Promessa de Pescador" and "O Vento".
Although his songs celebrate the people of Bahia and he himself is enshrined in the popular Brazilian imagination as the archetypal Bahian, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to find fame in the 1930's and never moved back to Bahia.
He became a contemporary and sometimes rival of composer Ary Barroso and enjoyed a lifelong friendship with Bahian author Jorge Amado. Dorival Caymmi first achieved success in the late 1930's with Carmen Miranda, for whom he composed "O Que é Que a Baiana Tem?". He recorded for five decades, both singing solo with his own guitar accompaniment, and backed by bands and orchestras. In the 1960's many of his songs were covered by bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, and he collaborated with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Among the many musicians heavily influenced by Dorival Caymmi are Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
Some of his most acclaimed songs are "A Lenda do Abaeté", "Promessa de Pescador", "É Doce Morrer no Mar", "Marina", "Não Tem Solução", "João Valentão", "Maracangalha", "Saudade de Itapoã", "Doralice", "Samba da Minha Terra", "Lá Vem a Baiana", "Suíte dos Pescadores", "Sábado em Copacabana", "Nem Eu", "Nunca Mais", "Saudades da Bahia", "Dora", "Oração pra Mãe Menininha", "Rosa Morena", and "Eu Não Tenho Onde Morar". In his 60 year career, Dorival Caymmi recorded around 20 albums, including an incalculable number of versions of his songs made by other Musicians.
And 'Roses and Roses', an English Language version of Das Rosas with words by Ray Gilbert, has been recorded by Andy Williams, Perry Como, Astrud Gilberto, and others.
His sons Dori Caymmi and Danilo Caymmi, and his daughter Nana Caymmi are also prominent musicians, who debuted professionally by accompanying their father on stage and on record.
Dorival Caymmi died aged 94, of multiple organ failure, following complications from renal cancer, on August 16, 2008.
Although his songs celebrate the people of Bahia and he himself is enshrined in the popular Brazilian imagination as the archetypal Bahian, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to find fame in the 1930's and never moved back to Bahia.
He became a contemporary and sometimes rival of composer Ary Barroso and enjoyed a lifelong friendship with Bahian author Jorge Amado. Dorival Caymmi first achieved success in the late 1930's with Carmen Miranda, for whom he composed "O Que é Que a Baiana Tem?". He recorded for five decades, both singing solo with his own guitar accompaniment, and backed by bands and orchestras. In the 1960's many of his songs were covered by bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, and he collaborated with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Among the many musicians heavily influenced by Dorival Caymmi are Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
Some of his most acclaimed songs are "A Lenda do Abaeté", "Promessa de Pescador", "É Doce Morrer no Mar", "Marina", "Não Tem Solução", "João Valentão", "Maracangalha", "Saudade de Itapoã", "Doralice", "Samba da Minha Terra", "Lá Vem a Baiana", "Suíte dos Pescadores", "Sábado em Copacabana", "Nem Eu", "Nunca Mais", "Saudades da Bahia", "Dora", "Oração pra Mãe Menininha", "Rosa Morena", and "Eu Não Tenho Onde Morar". In his 60 year career, Dorival Caymmi recorded around 20 albums, including an incalculable number of versions of his songs made by other Musicians.
And 'Roses and Roses', an English Language version of Das Rosas with words by Ray Gilbert, has been recorded by Andy Williams, Perry Como, Astrud Gilberto, and others.
His sons Dori Caymmi and Danilo Caymmi, and his daughter Nana Caymmi are also prominent musicians, who debuted professionally by accompanying their father on stage and on record.
Dorival Caymmi died aged 94, of multiple organ failure, following complications from renal cancer, on August 16, 2008.
Dorival Caymmi is considered to be one of the most important songwriters in Brazilian popular music. The son of an Italian immigrant and a black Bahian woman, he had a distinctive style of his own and was the writer of many classic songs. The Sambas, such as "O Samba Da Minha Terra", have become standards of Música Popular Brasileira. He also wrote ballads celebrating the fearless fishermen of Bahia, including "Promessa de Pescador" and "O Vento".
Although his songs celebrate the people of Bahia and he himself is enshrined in the popular Brazilian imagination as the archetypal Bahian, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to find fame in the 1930's and never moved back to Bahia.
He became a contemporary and sometimes rival of composer Ary Barroso and enjoyed a lifelong friendship with Bahian author Jorge Amado. Dorival Caymmi first achieved success in the late 1930's with Carmen Miranda, for whom he composed "O Que é Que a Baiana Tem?". He recorded for five decades, both singing solo with his own guitar accompaniment, and backed by bands and orchestras. In the 1960's many of his songs were covered by bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, and he collaborated with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Among the many musicians heavily influenced by Dorival Caymmi are Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
Some of his most acclaimed songs are "A Lenda do Abaeté", "Promessa de Pescador", "É Doce Morrer no Mar", "Marina", "Não Tem Solução", "João Valentão", "Maracangalha", "Saudade de Itapoã", "Doralice", "Samba da Minha Terra", "Lá Vem a Baiana", "Suíte dos Pescadores", "Sábado em Copacabana", "Nem Eu", "Nunca Mais", "Saudades da Bahia", "Dora", "Oração pra Mãe Menininha", "Rosa Morena", and "Eu Não Tenho Onde Morar". In his 60 year career, Dorival Caymmi recorded around 20 albums, including an incalculable number of versions of his songs made by other Musicians.
And 'Roses and Roses', an English Language version of Das Rosas with words by Ray Gilbert, has been recorded by Andy Williams, Perry Como, Astrud Gilberto, and others.
His sons Dori Caymmi and Danilo Caymmi, and his daughter Nana Caymmi are also prominent musicians, who debuted professionally by accompanying their father on stage and on record.
Dorival Caymmi died aged 94, of multiple organ failure, following complications from renal cancer, on August 16, 2008.
Although his songs celebrate the people of Bahia and he himself is enshrined in the popular Brazilian imagination as the archetypal Bahian, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to find fame in the 1930's and never moved back to Bahia.
He became a contemporary and sometimes rival of composer Ary Barroso and enjoyed a lifelong friendship with Bahian author Jorge Amado. Dorival Caymmi first achieved success in the late 1930's with Carmen Miranda, for whom he composed "O Que é Que a Baiana Tem?". He recorded for five decades, both singing solo with his own guitar accompaniment, and backed by bands and orchestras. In the 1960's many of his songs were covered by bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto, and he collaborated with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Among the many musicians heavily influenced by Dorival Caymmi are Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
Some of his most acclaimed songs are "A Lenda do Abaeté", "Promessa de Pescador", "É Doce Morrer no Mar", "Marina", "Não Tem Solução", "João Valentão", "Maracangalha", "Saudade de Itapoã", "Doralice", "Samba da Minha Terra", "Lá Vem a Baiana", "Suíte dos Pescadores", "Sábado em Copacabana", "Nem Eu", "Nunca Mais", "Saudades da Bahia", "Dora", "Oração pra Mãe Menininha", "Rosa Morena", and "Eu Não Tenho Onde Morar". In his 60 year career, Dorival Caymmi recorded around 20 albums, including an incalculable number of versions of his songs made by other Musicians.
And 'Roses and Roses', an English Language version of Das Rosas with words by Ray Gilbert, has been recorded by Andy Williams, Perry Como, Astrud Gilberto, and others.
His sons Dori Caymmi and Danilo Caymmi, and his daughter Nana Caymmi are also prominent musicians, who debuted professionally by accompanying their father on stage and on record.
Dorival Caymmi died aged 94, of multiple organ failure, following complications from renal cancer, on August 16, 2008.
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