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[[File:MuGlobe-f5c1edc90ddcdbe7.jpg|thumb|right|320px|alt=Elba Ramalho performing at a Luiz Gonzaga tribute in São Paulo in 2012.|Elba Ramalho performing at a [[Luiz Gonzaga]] tribute in [[Music of Greater São Paulo|São Paulo]] in 2012.<br />Image: [https://www.flickr.com/people/57555728@N04 Zé Carlos Barretta] from São Paulo, Brasil. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 CC BY 2.0]. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elba_2012_(5).jpg Source].]] | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Life and career == | == Life and career == | ||
Ramalho's career includes theatre, recording and collaborations with several generations of Brazilian musicians. Her work made Northeastern repertoire audible within a wide national popular-music setting. Her support for [[Marinês]], including production of a tribute project, also makes the female lineage of forró explicit.<ref name="fr-elba" /><ref name="fr-marines">[https://dicionariompb.com.br/artista/marines/ Dicionário Cravo Albin: biography and recorded works].</ref> | Ramalho's career includes theatre, recording and collaborations with several generations of Brazilian musicians. Her work made Northeastern repertoire audible within a wide national popular-music setting. Her support for [[Marinês]], including production of a tribute project, also makes the female lineage of [[Forró|forró]] explicit.<ref name="fr-elba" /><ref name="fr-marines">[https://dicionariompb.com.br/artista/marines/ Dicionário Cravo Albin: biography and recorded works].</ref> | ||
== Music and style == | == Music and style == | ||
Her music cannot be reduced to one rhythm. Xote, baião and forró coexist with frevo and other song forms. The traditional and contemporary categories can overlap in particular performances, while the rest of the repertoire retains its own musical identity. A Northeastern background is not a blanket genre assignment. | Her music cannot be reduced to one rhythm. [[Xote brasileiro|Xote]], [[Baião|baião]] and [[Forró|forró]] coexist with [[Frevo|frevo]] and other song forms. The traditional and contemporary categories can overlap in particular performances, while the rest of the repertoire retains its own musical identity. A Northeastern background is not a blanket genre assignment. | ||
== Works and performances == | == Works and performances == | ||
''Forró Pesado'' and 'É Proibido Cochilar' are useful forró-oriented entry points. Her collaborations with [[Dominguinhos]] and the recording history around [[Marinês]] provide further paths through the tradition. Listening to the actual arrangement helps distinguish a dance-form continuity from the larger range of her career.<ref name="fr-elba" /> | ''Forró Pesado'' and 'É Proibido Cochilar' are useful [[Forró|forró]]-oriented entry points. Her collaborations with [[Dominguinhos]] and the recording history around [[Marinês]] provide further paths through the tradition. Listening to the actual arrangement helps distinguish a dance-form continuity from the larger range of her career.<ref name="fr-elba" /> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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Summary
Elba Ramalho is a Brazilian singer whose career brings Forró, frevo and other Northeastern forms into a broad popular-song repertoire. Her stage energy and expressive voice connect traditional material with modern arrangements and major festival performance.[1]
Life and career
Ramalho's career includes theatre, recording and collaborations with several generations of Brazilian musicians. Her work made Northeastern repertoire audible within a wide national popular-music setting. Her support for Marinês, including production of a tribute project, also makes the female lineage of forró explicit.[1][2]
Music and style
Her music cannot be reduced to one rhythm. Xote, baião and forró coexist with frevo and other song forms. The traditional and contemporary categories can overlap in particular performances, while the rest of the repertoire retains its own musical identity. A Northeastern background is not a blanket genre assignment.
Works and performances
Forró Pesado and 'É Proibido Cochilar' are useful forró-oriented entry points. Her collaborations with Dominguinhos and the recording history around Marinês provide further paths through the tradition. Listening to the actual arrangement helps distinguish a dance-form continuity from the larger range of her career.[1]
References
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