1. Antonio Candeia Filho better known as Candeia was a Brazilian samba singer, songwriter, and musician.
16 Facts About Candeia
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Candeia's childhood home in Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro was a frequent meeting place for first-generation samba artists including Paulo da Portela, Joao da Gente, Guitar Dina, Claudionor Cruz, Cumpadi Cambe, Ze da Fome and Luperce.
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From age 6, Candeia attended these meetings and later participated musically.
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In 1953, Candeia composed his first samba, "Seis datas magnas", with Altair Marinho.
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The LP Candeia contained twelve songs including the popular title "Dia de graca".
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In 1975, Candeia completed his third solo LP, "Samba de roda", released by Tapecar.
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Also that year, he participated in the recording of the LP "Partido em 5", the first in a three-volume series dedicated to Partido Alto, a style for which Candeia is most widely renowned.
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Candeia was one of the characters featured in the Partido Alto by Leon Hirszman about the samba sub-genre of the same name.
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Later that year, Candeia released a critical manifesto on the direction of both the Portela school, as well as Carnival on the whole.
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In 1977, Candeia participated in the album "Quatro Grandes do Samba", which featured Nelson Cavaquinho, Guilherme de Brito and Elton Medeiros.
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That year, he signed with the American label WEA, which resulted in criticism that Candeia was no longer in touch with Brazilian audiences.
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On Warner Records, he released "Luz da inspiracao", in which Candeia reflects on the cultural identity of black Brazilians after abolition.
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Candeia intended to write the book with Paulinho da Viola but due to the singer's lack of time the work was written with Isnard de Araujo, due to his participation in the creation of the Portela Historical Museum.
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Candeia was able to finalize the recording of "Axe - Gente amiga do samba", his fifth and final album, considered one of the most important albums in Samba's history.
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Candeia was admitted to the Cardoso Fontes Hospital in Jacarepagua.
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Candeia died two days later in the morning from a kidney infection.