Martinho da Vila

Martinho da Vila

Martinho da Vila (born February 12, 1938) is a Brazilian singer and composer who is considered to be one of the main representatives of samba and MPB. He is a prolific songwriter, with hundreds of recorded songs across over 40 solo albums. He also has many songs that were recorded by singers from different musical genres. Internationally celebrated artists such as Nana Mouskouri (Greece), Ornella Vanoni (Italy), Katia Guerreiro (Portugal), Rosario Flores (Spain) have put their voices to Martinho’s songs and lyrics. As a singer, he is considered by critics as one of the top exponents of samba to have ever lived. Among his many national collaborations, a few notable names are Zeca Pagodinho, Arlindo Cruz, Chico Buarque, Beth Carvalho, Noel Rosa, Alcione, among others. Furthermore, Martinho composed some of the most important samba enredos (samba school themed songs) and has forged a solid partnership with the Vila Isabel samba school. In spite of being a self-taught singer / songwriter with no academic background, Martinho has a great connection with classical music. He participated in the symphonic project "Samba Classics" under the baton of the late Maestro Silvio Barbato, which went on to be performed by several classical orchestras such as the Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, and Espirito Santo Orchestras, as well as the Orquestra Petrobras and the Orfeônica of Denmark. He also devised, in partnership with Maestro Bruno Leonardo, the Black Concert, a Symphonic performance that focuses on the participation of black musicians in classical music. In addition to being a celebrated singer and songwriter, Martinho is also a writer and author of 13 books: Notable works include Os Lusófonos, republished in Portugal, as well as Joanna and Joanes - A Fluminense Romance, and Ópera Negra, which was later translated into French. At the Book Fair in Paris in 2015, Martinho released his novel Os Lusófonos. As a journalist, Martinho writes articles for O Globo, Folha de São Paulo and O Estadão newspapers, several magazines, and, for two years, he was a weekly columnist of the newspaper O Dia. He is also politically active and a prominent figure and spokesperson for Afro-Brazilian issues as well as for the Communist Party of Brazil. He is the author of six books, and has been a recording artist since 1969. Apart from his own interpretations, Simone stands out as one of his greatest interpreters, with a whole album dedicated to him, entitled Café com leite. ... Source: Article "Martinho da Vila" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Duas Barras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1938-02-12

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	Pais Quadrados, Filhos Avançados		0
2	1971	Le Maître du temps		50
3	1977	Martinho da Vila, Paris 1977	Self	0
4	1978	Partideiros		0
5	1979	Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music	Self	0
6	1983	Fala Mangueira!	Self	0
7	1987	Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians	Self	0
8	2002	Jorge Aragão - Ao Vivo Convida	CANTOR CONVIDADO	0
9	2003	Língua - Vidas em Português	Self	63
10	2004	Martinho da Vila – Conexões ao Vivo		0
11	2005	Martinho Da Vila – Brasilatinidade Ao Vivo		0
12	2005	Martinho Da Vila ‎– Brasilatinidade Ao Vivo		0
13	2007	Cidade do Samba	Self	0
14	2009	Palavra (En)Cantada	Self	64
15	2009	Um Homem de Moral	Self	0
16	2011	Alcione - Duas Faces	Self - Guest	0
17	2012	Zeca Apresenta: O Quintal do Pagodinho – Ao vivo		0
18	2013	Martinho da Vila – Sambabook		0
19	2014	Mart'nália - Em Samba! Ao Vivo	Intérprete participação especial	0
20	2015	O Samba	Self	50
21	2016	Martinho da Vila - Ao Vivo		0
22	2016	Casa de Samba	Self	0
23	2016	Pitanga	Self	56
24	2018	Candeia	Self	0
25	2021	Saudade do Futuro	Self	0
26	2022	Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho	Self (archive footage)	81
27	2022	A Força do Gigante	Self	0
28	2025	Leci	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self	60
2	1975	Numéro un	Self	60
3	2003	Celebridade	Self	82
4	2007	O Som do Vinil	Self	0
5	2022	2022	Self	60

Martinho da Vila

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