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38-510: Bellotto Pronunciation Portuguese pronunciation: [beˈlotu] Origin Language(s) Italian Region of origin Italy, Brazil Bellotto is a surname, which may refer to: Antonio "Tony" (Carlos Liberalli) Bellotto (born 1960), a Brazilian musician (guitarist) and writer Bernardo Bellotto (1720 - 1780),

76-562: A Venetian landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker Ettore Bellotto (1895 - 1966), an Italian gymnast Niko Bellotto , an Argentine solo electronic musician Pietro Bellotto can refer to one of two painters Pietro Bellotti (1625–1700) Baroque portrait painter from Venice and Bolzano. younger brother of Bernardo Bellotto , a second Pietro Bellotto (1725-c. 1805) was a Venetian vedute painter, active for years in France [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

114-446: A bank account for some time, and as disorderly spending all his money earned from performances. Melodia released a total of four albums between 1980 and 1991: Nós ( We ) (1980), Felino ( Feline ) (1983), Claro ( Of Course ) (1985) and Pintando o sete ( Fooling Around ) (1991). In Pintando o sete , Melodia included a version of hit song pt:Codinome Beija-Flor ( I Go by Hummingbird ), made legendary by singer Cazuza . In 1991,

152-503: A concert at Teatro Rival, Melodia released his 13th solo album pt:Zerima (an anagram for Marize, his sister's name, who had passed away two years earlier), recorded at Som Livre studios. Zerima followed a 13-year gap without releasing new material. In it, Melodia reconnects with his samba and bossa nova roots. New compositions include Cheia de Graça ( Full of Grace ), as well as Dor de carnaval ( Carnival Heartache ) with special guest singer-songwriter Céu . Melodia never thought

190-478: A hillside, typical of Rio de Janeiro ) in the Estácio district—often referred to as the 'Birthplace [or cradle] of Samba'. Melodia's first LP record , Pérola negra ( Black Pearl ), was released in 1973. He married fellow singer-songwriter and record producer Jane Reis, a Bahia native, in 1977; their only son, rapper Mahal Reis, was born in 1980. Melodia had another son, Iran, from a previous relationship. Over

228-544: A passion for books. He explored writers like Rubem Fonseca , Jorge Amado , Ernest Hemingway , Herman Melville and his famous Moby-Dick . When he was 14 years old, he was given his first guitar. Although very interested in Jovem Guarda and Yellow Submarine from The Beatles , Bellotto only entered deeply in the rock music one year later, on a trip to the United States. When he returned to Brazil, he started living in

266-473: A proud Black individual. He also worked briefly as an actor. Melodia was born Luiz Carlos dos Santos in the Estácio district, Rio de Janeiro, on 7 January 1951. The only son of Oswaldo, a civil servant and amateur samba musician, and Eurídice, a seamstress, he first discovered music through his father, who played at home: "I would fetch his viola , try out a few chords and keep an eye on him. He never let me touch

304-486: A relatively successful singer a few years afterwards. A short lyrics excerpt is extant from his early period: 'Amo o céu e terra / e também o mar / amo a vontade que tenho de amar.' ('I love the sky and the earth / And the sea as well / I love this will to love that I have.') Thanks to the introductions Salomão and Neto got him, Melodia was able to approach singer Gal Costa with song Presente cotidiano ( My everyday present ), but due to official censorship in force at

342-486: Is described by pt:Rolling Stone Brasil (Brazil's edition of Rolling Stone magazine ) as a 'contemporary wonder' (perhaps as an allusion to his second LP record 's name; see below) and a 'masterpiece'. The album is consistently ranked as one of the best in Brazilian music history. (It was ranked 32nd out of 100 by Rolling Stone Brasil .) The title track, with its sleek arrangement for brass, double bass, voice and piano,

380-400: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Tony Bellotto Bellotto spent his childhood in the city of Assis , São Paulo . He decided to be a rock guitarist when he was a child. After hearing Jimi Hendrix albums, he composed his first songs on the guitar, while he explored other notable guitarists, like Keith Richards , Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton . He also had

418-402: Is something my music certainly deserved. I may be wrong, but I think I was even cut off more than once: I didn't get that much attention from record labels I signed with. I know my work isn't that voluminous, but I think it should have gotten a lot more attention. It takes a certain budget to promote an artist, for marketing expenses. I never got that, except back then at the beginning.' Melodia

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456-401: The 4-string viola , which really was a conversation piece, very beautiful. I learned a few things on it, though." In light of his early affinity with music, Melodia decided to defy his father's plans, which were to have him finish school and pursue higher education. In 1963, alongside drummer-vocalist Walmir Lucena (aka Mizinho), Melodia started what would become a lifelong musical career. At

494-565: The surname Bellotto . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Sam Bellotto science fiction writer editor and developer of Crossdown software. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bellotto&oldid=1239449966 " Categories : Surnames Italian-language surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Portuguese IPA Articles with short description Short description

532-626: The Artist as a Thing ), with string and wind arrangements on most tracks. The album sees his son Mahal making an appearance on Lorena . The title track, whose name makes an obvious reference to James Joyce 's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is set to verses by Brazilian poet Manoel de Barros . In 2002, Melodia released a CD & DVD box set entitled Luiz Melodia convida – ao vivo ( Luiz Melodia and Guests—Live ), recorded in Rio de Janeiro, which featured Zeca Pagodinho , Zezé Motta , Luciana Mello , and

570-584: The Darkness ) by Paulinho da Viola and pt:Sergio Natureza . In 2006, he performed at Teatro Rival, in Rio de Janeiro and was featured on the cover of Carioquice magazine, a publication of the Cravo Albin Institute. He made an appearance that same year alongside pt:Eudes Fraga , Wanda Sá and pt:Claudia Telles on CD Par ou Ímpar by pt:Marcelo Lessa and pt:Paulinho Tapajós , featuring on track Veludo azul ( Blue Velvet ). Soon afterwards, Melodia brooded

608-668: The books, in 1994, during one of the breaks of the band, Bellotto wrote and released for the publishing company Cia. Das Letras his book Bellini e a Esfinge ( Bellini and the Sphinx ), the story of a detective who lives in the suburbs of São Paulo . Two years later, Bellini reappeared in the second book, Bellini e o Demônio ( Bellini and the Devil ). In 2001, he released two more books: "BR 163 – Duas História na Estrada" (BR 163 – Two Stories on The Road) and "O Livro do Guitarrista" (The Book of The Guitarist), with clues, discographies and curiosities of

646-426: The city of Assis , São Paulo . In his baggage, he brought albums from Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson . These influences, together with Caetano Veloso , João Gilberto and Luiz Melodia , some of his idols, contributed for his wide knowledge of music. With his guitar, he toured colleges and bars singing and playing, with his own compositions, and opening shows of well known MPB names, like Jorge Mautner . With

684-426: The commercial success he obtained, which was significant, but not huge, made justice to the quality of his work. In an interview, he stated: 'By the way, other musicians don't get it [why he didn't achieve as much fame as he deserved]. Djavan said it once, and so did Caetano Veloso . It's a conundrum to many people. I don't really get it myself'. And: 'I still don't have that privilege [of being duly recognised]. Which

722-770: The course of his career, Melodia released several studio albums and performed extensively in both Brazil and Europe. In 1987, he sang in Châteauvallon, France, and Bern , Switzerland. In 1992, he appeared at the III Folcalquier Music Festival, again in France, and, in 2004, at the Montreux Jazz Festival . In 2012, Melodia went on a big band tour throughout Europe, having performed in a number of cities including London, Paris and Berlin . He also played in Denmark , Switzerland and Portugal . In 2015, Melodia

760-474: The fourth book of his Bellini series: Bellini e o Labirinto (Bellini and the labyrinth). Until 2012, Tony Bellotto kept a column called "Cenas Urbanas" ("Urban Scenes") at Brazilian magazine Veja . Since June 2013, he has been writing for the newspaper O Globo every Sunday. In 1985, Tony and his then bandmate Arnaldo Antunes were arrested for possession of heroin. During a police operation to prevent taxi drivers from being robbed, officers stopped

798-482: The help of Carlos Barmack, he got to know Branco Mello and Marcelo Fromer . The three formed the group Trio Mamão . At that time, Bellotto attempted to enter an architecture course at a college in Santos , but he quit it to dedicate his life only to music and writing. In 1982, little before the first performances with Titãs do Iê-Iê, his first daughter, Nina, was born to him and his wife Ana Paula Silveira . And as for

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836-480: The history of the rock. In 2002, the first adventure of Bellini was adapted for the movies , starring Fábio Assunção as the main character. In 2008, the second book was also adapted with Assunção reprising his role. On the television, he began to appear in 1999, on the TV Futura , on the program Afinando a Língua (Tuning the language), an informal electronic class of Portuguese language . In August 2014, he released

874-414: The idea of getting involved in a samba project. In mid-2006, he had been invited to give a special performance in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Teatro Rival. The focal point was samba songs from different periods. His project resulted in a concert and, to some extent, this became the album Estação Melodia ( Melodia Station ) (2007) and also formed the basis of an MTV Brasil special. In 2008, he

912-483: The legendary Elza Soares , among others. The set featured bonus track Presente cotidiano ( My Everyday Present ) as a studio-recorded duet with Gal Costa. He performed at pt:Parque dos Patins in 2005 for the project Vivo Na Lagoa ( Live in Lagoa ). In the same year he featured on album Um pouco de mim – Sergio Natureza e amigos ( A Little Bit About Me—Sergio Natureza & Friends ), on track Vela no breu ( A Candle in

950-498: The opening of Rock in Rio 2011 , in which he performed with Titãs. By the end of the 1980s, he was in a relationship with actress Giulia Gam . Married since 1990 to the actress Malu Mader , Bellotto had with her two more sons, João (born in 1995) and Antônio (born in 1997). All of them live in Rio de Janeiro . Luiz Melodia Luiz Carlos dos Santos (7 January 1951 – 4 August 2017), widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia ,

988-657: The record label's house rules; we simply broke away from situations that weren't convenient. I have always believed in what I do", he stated. In 1975, with song Ébano ( Ebony ), Melodia reached the finals of Festival Abertura (Start-out Festival), a singing-songwriting contest hosted by television channel Rede Globo . Backing him up on the occasion were members of an incipient Banda Black Rio (Black Rio band), as well as Azymuth 's keyboardist Jose Roberto Bertrami. Melodia's next album, Maravilhas contemporâneas ( Contemporary Wonders ) (1976), became popular thanks to song Juventude transviada ( Deviant Youth ), which featured in

1026-463: The song featured in the soundtrack of Dono do mundo ( Owner of the World ), another Rede Globo telenovela. 1995 saw the release of Relíquias ( Mementos ). In the same year, Melodia made a guest appearance on album Guitarra brasileira ( Brazilian Guitar ) by musical partner Renato Piau, being credited on two of the tracks. In 1997, Melodia released 14 Quilates ( 14-carat ). A year later, in 1998, he

1064-417: The soundtrack of Rede Globo 's telenovela Pecado Capital ( Capital Sin ) by author Janete Clair . Starting in 1977, Melodia became a contributor to Projeto Pixinguinha , sharing the stage with singers Zezé Motta and Marina Lima in tours around Brazil. Mico de Circo , another landmark, was released in 1978. During the 1970s, Melodia was reported as leading a licentious life, having no papers or

1102-436: The taxi in which Bellotto was and found 30 mg of the drug with him. Later, they went to Antunes's apartment, where they found 128 mg. Antunes was charged with drug trafficking while Bellotto was charged with possession only. He paid his bail ( Cr$ 400,000) and awaited for trial out of jail. Bellotto is now a supporter of drug liberalization . He is an atheist. In September 2011 he lost his father, one day prior to

1140-419: The time, Costa was prevented from performing it at her regular Copacabana concerts—the song was however recorded by Costa for her 1973 album Índia ( Indian ) and by Melodia himself in 1978 for album Mico de circo ( Circus Monkey ). Instead, Melodia offered Costa another song, Pérola negra ( Black Pearl ), which she live-recorded for album -Fa-Tal- Gal a Todo Vapor ( Fatal—Gal at Full Steam ). The song

1178-454: The time, he took day jobs as a typographer, salesperson, counter attendant while also working as a nightclub musician . After dropping out of middle school , likely in 1964, Melodia spent his teenage years writing songs (never recorded) and playing Jovem Guarda and Bossa Nova hits with his newly-formed band Os Instantâneos ( The Swift Boys ; could be intended as a pun for The Snapshots ) alongside friends Manoel, Nazzareno and Mizinho. He

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1216-432: Was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Música popular brasileira (MPB), rock music, blues , soul music and samba . He has been described as 'one of the most important Brazilian-born musicians.' Son of samba music dilettante Oswaldo 'Melodia' (whose epithet he took on as a stage name), Melodia grew up on a morro (a slum that stretches over

1254-484: Was also in another band, Os Filhos do Sol ( The Sons of the Sun ); they would play whatever it took to fire up a party, often times by singing in impromptu made-up English. Soon, well-connected morro scene habitués, Tropicália -related poet Waly Salomão and journalist Torquato Neto brought Melodia closer to mainstream music industry . Over this period, he was a partner to vocalist Marquinhos Sathan, who went on to become

1292-456: Was an immediate hit. In 1972, singer Maria Bethânia recorded Melodia's Estácio, holly Estácio (untranslatable; it is a reference to his birthplace Estácio and what seems to be a play on words with 'holy' and/or 'holiday') for her album pt:Drama - Anjo Exterminado ( Drama—Exterminated Angel ). In 1973, Melodia, who by then already went by his stage name, released his first studio album pt:Pérola negra (álbum) ( Black Pearl ). The album

1330-437: Was awarded Best Singer in the 26th Prêmio da Música Brasileira (Brazilian Music Prize). The 29th edition of the prize saw a posthumous tribute to his life's work, with the likes of Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia , among several others, performing famous Melodia songs. He was ranked 45th out of 100 best Brazilian musicians and 27th out of 100 best Brazilian voices. Melodia was a fan of Chet Baker and John Coltrane , and

1368-684: Was awarded the Prêmio Rival (Rival Award). In 2011, Melodia was a guest on fourth solo album by Titãs band member Sérgio Britto Purabossanova (a portmanteau for Pure Bossa Nova ), which was released in September that year. In 2013, he held further concerts at Teatro Rival. In the same year, a multi-CD box set was released called Três tons de Luiz Melodia ( Three Shades [could be "Tones"] of Luiz Melodia ) containing three albums from three different decades: Pérola negra , from 1973; Felino , from 1983; and Pintando o sete , from 1991. In 2014, during

1406-510: Was depicted as a 'tormented love song which stands as a hallmark to Melodia's oeuvre'. While his attitude at the time was reported to preserve the irreverence and restlessness of his samba scene background, the record may have earned Melodia a reputation as a maudit (accursed) artist among critics, alongside others like Raimundo Fagner and João Bosco . The reason is unclear, but probably related to his insubordinate mindset. 'We weren't people that simply obeyed. You could say that we sidestepped

1444-432: Was featured on tribute album Balaio do Sampaio ( Sampaio's Pouch ) by pt:Sérgio Sampaio , who similarly to Melodia was known as a maudit artist. In 1999, he released a live acoustic album ( Luiz Melodia: acústico, ao vivo ) featuring guitarists pt:Renato Piau and Perinho Santana, which would result in a namesake concert tour the following year. In 2001, Melodia released Retrato do artista quando coisa ( Portrait of

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