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Playing Chorinhos |
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Watch Marcia
Calmon &
Tranka playing chorinhos, at the player above,
with
closed
captions in portuguese. |
Pedacinhos do Céu
(Waldir Azevedo) -
sheet music
lyrics |
Odeon
(Ernesto Nazareth e Vinícius de
Moraes) -
sheet music
lyrics |
Dinorá (Benedito Lacerda e José Ramos)
-
sheet
music
lyrics |
(Canção) Pro Nosso Tom Video |
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Bossa-nova by Tranka Oliveira, (Canção) Pro Nosso Tom. |
Tranka Oliveira:
arrangement, keyboards and acoustic guitar
Marcia Calmon:
arrangement, vocal, mixing and video editing
photos: personal archive and Pixabay |
Babalu
(live)
Video
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Babalu (Margarita Lecuona)
live video. Babalu is an african-Cuban rythym whose first
record appears in 1939 and it was recorded by artists like Desi
Arnaz, Yma Sumac, Celia Cruz and Dalva de Oliveira (in the
Portuguese version). The lyrics speak of a Santeria ritual
offered to the Babalu Orisha and is written in a Spanish mixed
with creole language. In Brazil, the recording by singer Angela
Maria and pianist Waldir Calmon was a great success - perhaps
the greatest of Angela's career. This recording is Marcia's
tribute to his father, Waldir, and to the beautiful Angela
Maria's voice. |
Tranka Oliveira:
arrangement and keyboards
Marcia Calmon: arrangement, lead vocal and video editing |
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Feita para Dançar
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New song by Marcia Calmon and Tranka Oliveira,
Feita para Dançar, in tribute to
Marcia's father, the pianist
Waldir Calmon - a great success
at Brazil in the 50's and 60's. |
Tranka Oliveira: arrangement, keyboards and piano solo
Marcia Calmon: arrangement, vocal, mixing and video editing
photos: personal archive, Adonay Pererira and Pixabay |
Mas Que Nada - Serrado - Flor de Lis
(live) Video |
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An smartphone video recorded during Delicado show, at
Panorama Piano Bar (Leblon, RJ), on July 8, 2016: Mas Que Nada (Jorge
Benjor) - Serrado (Djavan) - Flor de Lis
(Djavan). |
Tranka Oliveira:
acoustic guitar
Marcia Calmon:
vocal |
Ela é
Carioca (live) Video |
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An smartphone video recorded during Delicado show, at
Panorama Piano Bar (Leblon, RJ), on July 8, 2016:
Ela é Carioca
(Tom Jobim - Vinícius de Moraes). |
Tranka Oliveira:
keyboard
Marcia Calmon: vocal |
Copacabana Blues Video |
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New song by Marcia Calmon and Tranka Oliveira, Copacabana
Blues. |
Tranka Oliveira: arrangements, keyboards and organ solo
Marcia Calmon: arrangement, vocal, mixing and video editing
photo: personal archive |
Ave-Maria no Morro (live) Video |
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Ave-Maria no Morro
(Herivelto Martins), live, during Marcia Calmon
Canta o Rio Antigo show at Rio Scenarium (Lapa, Rio de
Janeiro), 2009. |
Marcia Calmon: arrangements, vocal and video editing
Tranka Oliveira: arrangements, musical direction, keyboard and
acoustic guitar
Dudu Oliveira: flute, picolo and mandolim
Jefferson Lescowitx: acoustic bass
Amaro Jr: drums
Andre Lima: audio recording
photos: personal archive |
Sentidos Video |
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Song by Marcia Calmon and Tranka
Oliveira, Sentidos. |
Tranka Oliveira:
arrangement and keyboards
Marcia Calmon: arrangement, vocal, mixing and video editing
photo: Humberto Pires |
O Sol
Video |
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Song by Marcia Calmon and Tranka Oliveira,
O Sol. |
Tranka Oliveira:
arrangement and keyboards
Marcia Calmon:
arrangement, lead and back vocals, mixing and video editing
photos: personal archive and Pixabay |
TV Interview
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You can also
watch Marcia Calmon, in the
beginning of her career, at the 1985 TV talk
show
(October, 1985) hosted by Ziraldo and Neila Tavares. With
Marcia, the singers and songwriters Mongol and Sergio
Ricardo; the Tabajara bandleader, Severino Araujo; the
ballroom dancing teacher, Maria Antonieta, and the acoustic
guitar player Francisco Mario de Souza - he kindly played
the song Este Seu Olhar (Tom Jobim) with Marcia. The
video is in B&W because the original VHS is damaged.
This video also has closed captions in portuguese. |
Marcia Calmon and Other Lady Crooners |
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This video shows two appearances by Marcia in programs at TVE TV
(Rio de Janeiro). They were recorded on VHS tape and, over the
years, was in bad shape. It was only possible to save a few bits
that have been converted to B&W because of the poor definition
of color. |
The first program was in October 1985 and made a small article
about her work and her personal life. In the part filmed in
Gafieira Estudantina, Marcia and her mother sing Sonho
Meu (Ivone Lara - Délcio Carvalho) with the Waldir
Calmon Orchestra - after the death of pianist, the band was
administered by the widow and his two children. The other
crooner, Anderson, made an appearance in the chorus. At the
beggining, Marcia still sings Madalena (Ivan Lins -
Ronaldo de Souza). |
The second talk show called 1986 and was recorded in
January of that year. Marcia had participated in the same
program in the previous year when it was called 1985 -
there is even a video on her YouTube channel. The
1986 was presented by Ziraldo and Elizabeth Camarão and, on
this day, the theme was the nightlife in Rio de Janeiro and its
lady crooners.The guests were: Aurea Martins, Celeste Lassaval,
Rose Valentine, Fatima Regina and Marcia Calmon. The songs in
this program were: Pela Rua (Dolores
Duran - Ribamar), Rio
Antigo (Chico Anísio - Nonato Buzar), Demais (Tom
Jobim - Aloísio de Oliveira), Dindi (Tom
Jobim - Aloísio de Oliveira), Meiga
Presença (Paulo Valdez - Octávio de Moraes), Volta (Lupicínio
Rodrigues) and É Com Esse Que Eu Vou (Pedro Caetano).
At the
piano, Anselmo Mazzoni.
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With Marlene |
There are
a few videos with the singer Marlene: |
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Marlene sings Galope (Gonzaguinha) at the Jô Soares Onze e Meia talk-show
(SBT), 1999. The band was: |
Tranka Oliveira: keyboard and musical direction
Alex Moraes: eletric guitar and back-vocals
Mimi Bruzaca: bass and back-vocals
Marcia Calmon: back-vocals
Zeca do Bigode: drums |
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In the next
three videos, you can see the Marlene's live performance on O
Carnaval de Marlene show, at João Caetano theater,
Rio de Janeiro, 1999. The band was: |
Tranka Oliveira:
script, musical direction and keyboard
Mimi Bruzaca: bass and back-vocals
Marcia Calmon: back-vocals
Zeca do Bigode: drums
Zeca do Trombone: trombone
Hélcio Brenha: alto sax
Amaury: percussion |
The videos are
divided into
Final,
Musicians and
Carnival.
In Carnival, Marcia Calmon sings Tahi
(Joubert de Carvalho), honoring Carmen Miranda. The songs of
this set are: Cachaça (Pinheiro, Castro and Lobato) Me
Dá um Dinheiro Aí (Ivan Romero and Glauco Ferreira), Tahi
(Joubert de Carvalho), Cabeleria do Zeze (Faisal and John
Roberto Kelly), Jardineira (Benedito Lacerda and Humberto
Porto), O Teu Cabelo Não Nega (Lamartine Babo and
Brothers Valencia), Pierrot Apaixonado (Noel Rosa and
Heitor dos Prazeres), Alalaô (Haroldo Lobo and Nássara),
Mamãe Eu Quero (Jararaca) and Está Chegando a
Hora (a Cielito Lindo version). The songs from the
Final set are: Se é Pecado Sambar (Manuel Sant'Anna),
Zé Marmita (Luis Antonio and Brasinha), Tahi, Carmen
Miranda (Silas Oliveira and Jorge Lucas), Sapato de Pobre
(Luis Antonio and J. Junior) and Lata d'Água (Luís
Antônio and J. Junior.). Audio and video are not very good
because they were converted from VHS to DVD. |
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Start and end of the show celebrating the
50 years of Marlene's career, in the extinct Canecão
(Botafogo, RJ), in D in December of 1995. It was Marcia Calmon's
first work as Marlene's back-vocal. The songs that appear in the
video are: Sandália de
Prata
(Ary Barroso), Apito no
Samba
(Luiz Bandeira - Luiz Antônio), Nasci Para
Bailar (Joel
Almeida - Fernando Lobo), Panchito no
Mambo (S.
Campelo - Murilo Vieira - Newton Lucena), Lata ´d'Água
(Luis Junior - Luis Antônio), Nada Será
Como Antes
(Milton Nascimento - Ronaldo Bastos) and Alô, Alô,
Taí Carmen Miranda
(Wilson Devil - Heitor Rocha - Maneco ). The band was:
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Tranka Oliveira:
arrangements, musical direction, keyboards and sax
Armando Martinez: keyboards
Alex Moraes: eletric guitar
Mimi Bruzaca: bass and back-vocals
Zeca do Bigode: drums
Valéria: percussion
Marcia Calmon, Soraya Ravenle e Ary Bispo: back-vocals
Túlio Feliciano: direction
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Video with the last 16 minutes of the Ensaio TV show (TV Cultura,
1992). Marlene talks about her carrer and sings
Eu Já Vi Tudo Nessa Vida
(Peter Pan - Amadeu Veloso),
Cocaina
(Sinhô) and Moleque,
Galope
and O Que É O Que É
(the last three songs by Gonzaguinha). The sound of the
original video was very bad. |
Tranka Oliveira: keyboard and vocals
Mimi Bruzaca: bass and back-vocals
Zeca do Bigode: drums
Zeca do trombone: trombone |
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Tranka plays flute with Marlene at the
Rival Theater,
1987. This excerpt was taken from the video Estrela da Vida
(1987), directed and produced by João Carlos Rodrigues and
photography by Helio Silva. Unreleased on DVD and TV: |
Tranka Oliveira: flute
Zeca do Trombone: trombone
Alceu Maia: smaill guitar
Toninho Costa: eletric guitar
Fernando: piano
Paulinho Black: drums
Amaury: percussion |
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At the early 70's, Marlene sings Galope
(Gonzaguinha) at the TV. Marcia Calmon just started working
with Marlene in 1995, but Tranka was playing with her since the
show Te Pego Pela Palavra - when she included this song
in her repertoire. At that time, Tranka was still a bass player.
The band was: |
Tranka Oliveira: arrangement and bass
Toninho Costa: eletric guitar
Eduardo Prates: piano
Chiquinho Brasão: drums
Zaida e Octávio Cesar: back-vocals |
Tranka at
706 Nightclub |
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There is also a
video recorded at the 706 nightclub (Leblon, RJ): is the
final scene of the Globo TV novel Corrida do Ouro (Lauro
César Muniz and Gilberto Braga), broadcasted between 1974 and
1975. Sandra Brea played the singer Isadora Ferreira and sings the Corrida do Ouro
Theme (Ze Rodrix), with Tranka's Relax band:
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Tranka Oliveira: eletric bass and arrangement
Tião Cruz: drums
Eduardo Prates: piano
Zaide e Fabíola: back-vocals |
Tranka with Gonzaguinha |
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Another video
where Tranka plays bass. This time, with the unforgettable
Gonzaguinha in
Ponto de Encontro show, at Cultura TV, São
Paulo, 1979. The song is Geraldinos e Arquibaldos
(Gonzaguinha) and the musicians are: |
Tranka Oliveira: eletric bass (Gonzaguinha used to call him
Zé do Boné)
Marquinhos: piano
Fredera: eletric guitar
Alvarenga: drums |
Marcia Calmon as a Top Model
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This video-clip
was produced by the Fantastico
TV show
at
Museu de
Belas Artes (Rio de Janeiro), in
1984 and the singer was Fabio. At this time, Marcia
Calmon also worked as a top model and did many works for
television. |
Waldir Calmon
Videos |
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There are
two Marcia's father videos:
in the first one, the
pianist Waldir Calmon
makes
a
live performance
on
a TV program
(TV
Tupi,
50's).
The
video
is
from the
personnel file
and
was
originally filmed
in B & W
and
has no
sound.
For
this
reason,
Marcia
edited it
with the
recording
of
1957's
music
Samba no
Arpége
(Waldir
Calmon
-
Luis
Bandeira). |
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The
second
video is
a
fragment of the
brazilian movie
Hoje, o Galo Sou Eu.
Waldir Calmon and his band play the songs:
Concerto
No.
1
(Tchaikovsky),
Polonaise
(Chopin),
Samba
no
Arpége
(Waldir
Calmon
and Luis
Bandeira),
and,
with the singer
Neusa Maria,
Nova Ilusão
(Menezes
and
José
Luis
Bittencourt)
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Hoje, o Galo Sou Eu
was directed
by
Aloisio
T.
de Carvalho
and his
cast
had
Ronaldo
Lupo,
Liana
Duval,
Renata
Fronzi,
Pituca,
Henrietta
Brieba,
Procopinho
and
Luis Gonzaga,
among others. |
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