Edu Lobo

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Album: Elis Regina, In London (Soul Jazz) - While the backing is not as rhythmically supple as it could be, the choice of songs is terrific (bossas by Jobim and Menescal, sambas by Edu Lobo, Roberto Carlos, Jorge Ben) and – unusual in a fey… Read More

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Edu Lobo Biography

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Eduardo de Góes "Edu" Lobo (born August 29, 1943) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer. He achieved fame in the 1960s as part of the bossa nova movement. His compositions include the world famous ''Upa Neguinho'' (with Gianfrancesco Guarnieri), ''Pra Dizer Adeus'' (with Torquato Neto) (also known in its English version as "To say goodbye"), ''Choro Bandido'' (with Chico Buarque), ''Beatriz'' (with Chico Buarque), '' Arrastão'' (with Vinicius de Moraes), ''Canto triste'' and ''Ponteio'' (with Capinam). Ponteio won best song at the 3rd Festival de Música Popular Brasileira in the recording by Quarteto Novo in 1967. He has worked with, and his songs have been covered by artists like Toots Thielemans, Marcos Valle, Elis Regina, Sylvia Telles, Sergio Mendes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethania, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Monica Salmaso, Earth Wind & Fire, and others.

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