Artist
Tim Maia
1 releases · 1 collaborators · 1 labels
- Real name
- Sebastião Rodrigues Maia
- Date active
- 2022
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Bio
Brazilian guitarist and singer, known as the father of Brazilian soul music.
Born: 28 September 1942 in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Died: 15 March 1998 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (aged 55).
Maia fundamentally changed the music scene in Brazil, introducing modern black music from the US to national pop music, linking funk, samba, and baião, bringing soul closer to bossa nova and opening windows and doors to new forms of music that were not Tropicalist, nor MPB, nor rock n' roll, but were quintessentially Brazilian.
In 1974, he founded label 15518, the first independent music label in Brazil, the label name was taken from his initials: Sebastião Rodrigues Maia.
Many of his songs have been recorded by artists such as artist 267350, artist 198450, artist 438893, artist 360329, artist 336605, artist 30703, and artist 83770, amongst others.
Adoptive father of singer/songwriter Léo Maia, father of Carmelo Maia and uncle of singer/producer Ed Motta.
Born: 28 September 1942 in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Died: 15 March 1998 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (aged 55).
Maia fundamentally changed the music scene in Brazil, introducing modern black music from the US to national pop music, linking funk, samba, and baião, bringing soul closer to bossa nova and opening windows and doors to new forms of music that were not Tropicalist, nor MPB, nor rock n' roll, but were quintessentially Brazilian.
In 1974, he founded label 15518, the first independent music label in Brazil, the label name was taken from his initials: Sebastião Rodrigues Maia.
Many of his songs have been recorded by artists such as artist 267350, artist 198450, artist 438893, artist 360329, artist 336605, artist 30703, and artist 83770, amongst others.
Adoptive father of singer/songwriter Léo Maia, father of Carmelo Maia and uncle of singer/producer Ed Motta.
Also known as
Sebastião Rodrigues Maia
Tim Maia (Artist)
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- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2022