Single

Ney Matogrosso

year
1974
from
MS

THE BAND

Ney de Souza Pereira was born in 1941 in Bela Vista, in what is now Mato Grosso do Sul, the son of a military officer, and had an itinerant childhood. He served in the Aeronáutica and lived in Brasília, sang in a vocal quartet, and, in 1966, went to Rio to try to become an actor, supporting himself through leatherwork. In São Paulo, he adopted his stage name and became the high-pitched voice and painted face of Secos & Molhados, a sales phenomenon from 1973 onward. After the group ended, he released his first solo LP in 1975, featuring "América do Sul", and recorded a double single with Astor Piazzolla in Milan. He continued as an interpreter of songs by Chico Buarque, Rita Lee, and Luli e Lucina.

TRACKS

  1. As Ilhas
  2. 1964 (II)
Brazilian Nuggets

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