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Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa is a Brazilian singer and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música popular brasileira classics. He was born on May 11, 1939. He and Antonio Carlos Jobim, were the first two music composers, together with lyricists Vinicius de Moraes and Ronaldo Boscoli, to be recorded by João Gilberto on his first LP entitled Chega de Saudade (1959), which was called the first generation of Bossa Nova. His first song to be recorded was "Menina" (1954), issued as a single by Sylvia Telles in 1955, with "Foi a noite" by Antonio Carlos Jobim on the other side of the record. The writers first met because of this single, when Jobim called Lyra "the other side of the record". At that time, both were writing their own music & lyrics creating a colloquial and completely new style. They wrote about their own experiences and feelings. A completely different lyrical style from most songs written that time. His first compositions (music &lyrics), from 1954 to 1956 included: "Quando chegares"; "Menina";" Barquinho de Papel"; "Ciúme"; "Criticando" and "Maria Ninguém". In 1957 he started to compose together with the lyricist Ronaldo Bôscoli, songs such as "Lobo bobo", "Saudade fez um samba" and" Se é tarde me perdoa". In 1958 wrote "Aruanda" and "Quem quiser encontrar o amor", with Geraldo Vandré. In 1960 he started to compose together with Vinicius de Moraes, songs as "Você e eu"; "Coisa mais linda", Sabe você?", "Samba do Carioca"; "Maria Moita" and many others. They wrote together a musical play, in 1962, called "Pobre Menina Rica" (Poor little rich girl blue). In 1961 he was one of the five founders of CPC (Center of Popular Culture) where he started to write songs for cinema and theater. He also wrote the song "Influência do Jazz", one of the songs he sang at the Bossa Nova Concert at Carnegie Hall, in 1962. He continues to compose, record, and perform today. Lyra's most famous compositions include "Coisa Mais Linda", "Você e Eu", "Maria Ninguém" (once claimed by Jacqueline Kennedy to be her favorite song), and "Influência do Jazz".
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Bossanova: Cool Bossa Nova and Hip Samba Sounds from Rio de Janeiro [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Ninguem | 2:56 |
The Little Box of Bossa Nova [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Chora Tua Tristeza | 2:37 |
Influencia Do Jazz | 2:11 |
Rio Bossa [Le Chant du Monde] [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Chora tua Tristeza | 2:37 |
Rio Samba [Le Chant du Monde] [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Chora tua Tristeza | 2:37 |
Brazil! The Birth of Bossa Nova [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Chora Tua Tristeza | 2:37 |
From Brazil with Love: Classic Bossa Nova Sound [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Voce E Eu | |
Coisa Mais Linda | |
Chora Tua Tristeza |
Bossa Music [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Ninguem | 2:56 |
Coisa Mais Linda | 1:31 |
Voce E Eu | 1:03 |
Chora Tua Tristeza | 2:34 |
Bossa Nova Brasilia/USA [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Chora Tua Tristeza | 2:37 |
Influencia Do Jazz | 2:11 |
Ao Vivo: Celebrating 50 Years of Bossa Nova [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita | 3:46 |
Influência do Jazz [Acoustic] | 2:50 |
Influência do Jazz [Documtent] |
Only the Best of Paul Winter [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Voce e Eu [You and I] | 3:10 |
Maria Ninguem [Maria Nobody] | 3:00 |
Coisa Mais Linda [The Most Beautiful Thing] | 3:10 |
Pure Bossa [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Ninguém | 2:53 |
The Bossa Masters: Music for a Modern Way of Living [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Influência Do Jazz | 2:11 |
Boys from Ipanema, Vol. 2 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Ninguém | 2:55 |
Pure Bossa Nova: The Classic Songs [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Influência do Jazz | 2:10 |
Sweet Bossa, Burt Bacharach: (They Long to Be) Close to You [2008]
Song | Duration |
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This Guy's in Love with You | 3:42 |
Brazilian Fever [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita | 2:57 |
Lounge Anthology [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita |
Bossa [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Voce E Eu | |
Influencia Do Jazz | |
Maria Ninguem |
Pure Bossa Nova [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Ninguém | 2:13 |
Essa Passou | 2:23 |
Pure Brazil II: The Boys from Ipanema [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Você E Eu | 0:59 |
Pure Brazil: The Boys from Ipanema, Vol. 2 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Você E Eu | 1:01 |
50 Años de Musica [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Influencia Do Jazz | |
Voce E Eu | |
Coisa Mais Linda | |
Maria Moita |
Jobim Vinicius Baden Menescal Lyra...& All the Others [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Influencia Do Jazz | 2:13 |
Coisa Mais Linda | 2:47 |
Vinicius de Moraes: Trilha Sonora Do Filme [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Você E Eu | 1:24 |
Bossa Nova Story [Iris] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Coisa Mais Linda | 2:45 |
Meditação | 3:06 |
Bossa in Concert: Music Bar Collection [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Voce E Eu | |
Influencia Do Jazz |
Sambalanco [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita | |
Voce E Eu |
Best Selection from 1959 to 1963 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Voce E Eu | |
Coisa Mais Linda | |
Influencia Do Jazz |
Latin Club Sessions [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita | 2:58 |
The Now Sound of Brazil [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Influência Do Jazz | 3:32 |
The Sound of Ipanema/Rio [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Você é Eu (You and I) | 3:10 |
Maria Ninguem (Maria Nobody) | 3:00 |
Coisa Mais Linda (The Most Beautiful Thing) | 3:10 |
Millenium [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita | 1:35 |
When Jazz Meets Brazil [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Você E Eu | 2:44 |
Mas Ritmo Latino [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita | 2:56 |
Revisited Classics [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita | 2:56 |
Influéncia Do Jazz | 3:32 |
Vivendo Vinicius Ao Vivo [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Você E Eu | 2:14 |
Samba da Bênção | 9:43 |
A Trip to Brazil: 40 Years of Bossa Nova [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Influencia Do Jazz | 2:11 |
Preciso Cantar/Eu & Elas [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Chora Tua Tristeza | 2:37 |
Maria Ninguem | 2:57 |
Coisa Mais Linda | 1:32 |
Vocé E Eu | 1:04 |
Brazil: Bossa Nova Sua Historia Sua Gente [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Coisa Mais Linda | 2:17 |
Bossa Nova Brasil [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Influência Do Jazz | 2:10 |
The Sound of Ipanema [1964]
Song | Duration |
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Você E Eu | |
Você E Eu (You And I) | 2:48 |
Coisa Mais Linda [The Most Beautiful Thing] | 3:08 |
Coisa Mais Linda |
Salud! Joao Gilberto, Originator of the Bossa Nova [1963]
Song | Duration |
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The Most Beautiful Thing (Coisa Mais Linda) | 3:06 |
Bossa Nova [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Chora Tua Tristeza | 2:37 |
Coisa Mais Linda | 1:32 |
Você e Eu | 1:04 |
O Amor, O Sorriso e a Flor [1960]
Song | Duration |
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Maria Ninguém [Maria Nobody] | 2:57 |
Ao Vivo
Song | Duration |
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Influencia Do Jazz [Acoustic] | 2:50 |
Bossa Nova Gold
Song | Duration |
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Coisa Mais Linda | 1:27 |
Latin Pulse: Bossa Samba Remix
Song | Duration |
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Maria Moita |
Nova Série
Song | Duration |
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Influência Do Jazz | 1:59 |
Pure Bossa Nova
Song | Duration |
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Você E Eu | 1:01 |
Influência Do Jazz | 2:09 |
Coisa Mais Linda | 3:12 |
Maria Moita | 2:38 |
Soundtracks, Vol. 2
Song | Duration |
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Main Theme | 3:34 |
Tropique Samba Lounge: Samba e Amor
Song | Duration |
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Essa Passou | 2:25 |
Chiclete Com Banana | 3:25 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Maria Ninguém | 3:36 |
Influência Do Jazz | |
Velhos Tempos | 2:58 |
Pra Sempre | 3:21 |
Lobo Bobo | 3:44 |
Maria Moita | 2:42 |
Coisa Mais Linda | 3:13 |
Você E Eu | 2:19 |
Pelo Bem da Vida | 2:54 |
Tango Suburbano | 2:47 |
E Era Copacabana | 4:26 |
Aonde Andou Você | 3:25 |
As Duas Flores | 4:37 |
Até o Fim | 4:50 |
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