Asa Branca
Song
Forro...of this are the lyrics of a folkloric, anonymous song, very popular in the Northeast and made famous across the country by Luiz Gonzaga, "Asa Branca" (the literally translation is White Wing, there is a recent American version played by Forro... In this article: Luiz Gonzaga, Brazil, Derivative, David Byrne, Forro in the Dark, World War II, Asa Branca, and Great Western Railway |
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
Music of Brazil
Luiz Gonzaga was the preeminent early forro musician who popularized the genre in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in the 1940s with songs like "Asa Branca". Funk Carioca is a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro, derived from and...
In this article: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rock, John VI of Portugal, Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, Sao Paulo, Francisco Manuel da Silva, Carnival, Hard rock, and Ouro Preto
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Asa Branca
Asa Branca is a song written by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira in 1947. It has been covered by Ze Ramalho in his 2003 album Estacao Brasil. It is about the droughts that often afflict the sertao of the Brazilian Northeast: The...
In this article: White-winged Dove and Luiz Gonzaga
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Caetano Veloso (1971 album)
...and "Shoot Me Dead" are contemporary proverbs. "In The Hot Sun of a Christmas Day" an epic hiding behind the cloak of a carol. "Asa Branca", which was written by Luiz Gonzaga, is a song about migration and home sickness... "When your...
In this article: Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethania, Brazil, Luiz Gonzaga, England, Europe, and London
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New York Times | November 26, 2007
Never Mind the iPods, the Boxed Set Lives
...phenomenon, staying folksy while reaching out. His voice is always kindly, and songs he wrote, like �Asa Branca,� became Brazilian standards. These CDs are from his 1940s and 1950s peak: two exploring the variety within his forr�, the third...
In this article: DVD, IPod, New Orleans, Sheryl Crow, John Coltrane, and Merle Haggard
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all about jazz | May 18, 2009
Scott Feiner: Dois Mundos
...blending the sound worlds of New York and Rio in an instant. Visit Scott Feiner on the web. Track listing: Conde; Dois Mundos; Asa Branca; Contraste; 7 na Ciranda; Monk`s Dream; Retrato em Branco e Preto; All of You; Under the...
In this article: New York, Horace Silver, and John Coltrane
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Lapa, Rio de Janeiro
It was, and still is, famous for its many restaurants, bars and clubs where the various forms of Brazilian music can be appreciated, like the Asa Branca bar and the Fundicao Progresso. The Sala Cecilia Meirelles, an important venue for...
In this article: Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
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Recife Brazil Temple
...Pernambuco, shaded by mango trees and towering royal palms, and is surrounded by a beautiful garden. The temple exterior is finished with Asa branca granite from Brazil and features a single spire topped with a gold statue of the angel...
In this article: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brazil, Recife, Gordon B. Hinckley, Mango, James E. Faust, and Sao Paulo
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Montevideo Uruguay Temple
...more than 6,500 people in attendance. The temple has a single spire topped by a statue of the angel Moroni and the exterior is asa branca granite. The Montevideo Uruguay Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two...
In this article: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Gordon B. Hinckley
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Asa Branca is a song written by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira in 1947. It is about the droughts that often afflict the sertão of the Brazilian Northeast:
The asa-branca ("white wing") of the title is the picazuro pigeon. With its departure the desolation of the parched sertão is complete, and the protagonist of the song, unable to make a living, must leave the sertão and his lady-love Rosinha.
The song closes with his promise to return:
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