One of the great queens of samba, Leci Brandão is the guest of the unprecedented edition of Samba in Gamboathat the TV Brasil airs this Sunday (22), at 1pm. Presented by Teresa Cristina, the program pays homage to the artist’s 80 years of life and five decades of career.
The girls have a relaxed chat and sing hits during the public broadcaster’s production. Throughout the attraction, Teresa Cristina highlights that, from a young age, Leci lived with big names in samba, such as Cartola and Dona Ivone Lara. The first woman to join Mangueira’s composers wing, she was also a pioneer in recording her own songs.
Leci Brandão remembers that his compositions addressed important themes in the 1970s, during the military dictatorship. When talking about blackness, social inequality, the role of women in society, religious intolerance and sexual diversity, the samba singer expressed her struggles through music.
“I always tried to make art a way of defending people, regardless of the issue,” he says. Leci says that, as a result, he had to face difficult comments and situations throughout his career, but that he has no regrets: “Even though I spent a few years away from record companies and the media because of this, I was born to truly fulfill this mission. ”
Singer Leci Brandão participates in the Samba na Gamboa program, on TV Brasil, presented by Teresa Cristina – Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
The repertoire performed by Leci and Teresa Cristina during the program includes hits authored by the honoree, as Zé do Caroço, This is Backyard Fund, Assuming, Leave it there, I Just Want to Date You, Before I Become Nothing Again, Heartbeat, Green and Pink Shack and There and Here. The guest and the hostess also chant daddy loafed (Rody do Jacarezinho and Gaspar do Jacarezinho), Run and Look at the Sky (Cartola and Dalmo Castello), Forgive (Xande de Pilares and Helinho do Salgueiro) and Bedtime Story for Grown-Ups (Danilo Firmino, Deivid Domênio, Manu da Cuíca, Luiz Carlos Máximo, Márcio Bola, Ronie Oliveira, Mama and Tomaz Miranda).
About the program
The new season of Samba in Gamboa which marks Teresa Cristina’s debut as presenter of the TV Brasil was recorded at the Ruth de Souza Theater, in Parque Glória Maria, in Santa Teresa, in the central region of Rio de Janeiro. The stage for conversations packed with hits It is a colorful scene that evokes a square in Gamboa – a historic neighborhood in the port area of the capital of Rio. The presence of an audience is another highlight of the attraction.
The meetings also feature a heavy band, led by the legendary Paulão Sete Cordas, who accompanies Teresa Cristina and her guests through the inexhaustible repertoire of Brazilian samba. The team brings together musicians Eduardo Neves (winds), João Callado (cavaco), Paulino Dias (percussion), Rodrigo Jesus (percussion) and Waltis Zacarias (percussion).
An accomplished singer and songwriter, the diva has also proven to be a great interviewer. Teresa Cristina leads the conversations with great grace, information, and, above all, emotion. Research into popular culture is important for the artist who, in addition to her success with the group Semente and in her solo career, gained even more attention with lives what he did on social media during the pandemic.
With a new scenario, graphic package and redesigned opening soundtrack, the Samba in Gamboa has a weekly window, on Sundays, at 1 pm, in the programming of TV Brasiland alternative hours on Saturdays, at 11pm. The public can enjoy exclusive content on the TV Brasil Play app and on the broadcaster’s YouTube.
Season highlights
During the new season of Samba in Gamboa, Teresa Cristina welcomes renowned names of the genre such as Áurea Martins, Dorina, Dudu Nobre, Jorge Aragão, Moacyr Luz, Nei Lopes, Tia Surica, Marquinhos de Oswaldo Cruz, Neguinho da Beija Flor, Nei Lopes, Nelson Rufino, Nilze Carvalho, Péricles and Sombrinha.
The program of TV Brasil There will also be the presence of famous artists from other aspects of music such as Adriana Calcanhotto, Fabiana Cozza, Hermínio Bello de Carvalho, Mônica Salmaso, Roberta Sá, Simone Mazzer and Zé Renato.
Music production values composers who have written hits, but do not always receive due recognition and space in the media. Teresa Cristina welcomes names like Alex Ribeiro, Alfredo Del-Penho, Claudio Jorge, Mariene de Castro, Moyseis Marques, Serginho Meriti, Toninho Geraes and Zé Roberto. Artists such as Luísa Dionísio, Marina Íris, Nego Álvaro and Mingo Silva are other guests of the season.
THE Samba in Gamboa In addition to this sequence of new attractions, it also features a series of special programs that highlight the importance of renowned personalities of the typically national sound. The thematic contents honor the work of Arlindo Cruz, Chico Buarque and Paulinho da Viola.
The public channel also shows themed editions that pay tribute to departed icons such as Aldir Blanc, Almir Guineto, Beth Carvalho, Candeia, Clara Nunes, Dona Ivone Lara, Elizeth Cardoso, Elton Medeiros, Lupicínio Rodrigues, Monarco, Nelson Cavaquinho, Nelson Sargento , Reinaldo, Wilson Moreira and Zé Keti.
Directed by Shirlene Paixão, the new season of the program, which marks the return of new editions of Samba in Gamboahas a script and research by journalist Leonardo Bruno, a deep expert on the genre.
Production history
Samba na Gamboa brings together great performers from the new generations and renowned names in the genre and icons of MPB for a lively samba circle. With Diogo Nogueira, the program had seven seasons and was recorded between 2008 and 2018. To this day, the attraction is part of the public channel’s schedule.
Live and on demand
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