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Birth Name: Noel de Medeiros Rosa

Born: 11 December 1910 Died: 4 May 1937

Country of origin: Brazil

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They died too soon (106 items)
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Musicians Gone Much Too Soon (44 items)
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O samba está com tudo (219 items)
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Brazilian Music (20 items)
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Published 14 years, 8 months ago

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100 Brazilian Music Stars (100 items)
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Published 15 years, 5 months ago

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Description: Noel Rosa (1910–1937), widely known as the "Poeta da Vila" (The Poet of the Village), was one of the most important figures in Brazilian popular music (MPB). As a samba musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, he was primarily responsible for bridging the gap between Rio's hillside slums ("samba de morro") and the city's mainstream society ("asfalto"), which helped legitimize samba among the middle class and on major radio stations.Despite his tragically short life—passing away at just 26 years old—his musical and poetic genius turned him into the ultimate chronicler of daily l ... (more)