Oscar Castro Neves song lyrics

Oscar Castro Neves

Oscar Castro Neves is a Brazilian singer and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, in 1940, May 15. He is known as one of the founders of Bossa Nova, a famous musical movement that began in the 1960s. The sophisticated harmonic concepts, the exquisite orchestrations and his distinctive guitar style made him famous. Oscar Castro Neves worked with the major Brazilian artists as record producer.

He started playing at cavaquinho, that small Brazilian guitar used in traditional music, adding after a while the piano and the classical guitar. He was sixteen when his first recorded song, "Chora Tua Tristeza," became a national hit.

In 1962, Oscar Castro Neves started playing at Carnegie Hall, U.S.A. and few years later he settle down in Los Angeles. He composed and performed music for movies and TV series, being nominated for an Emmy Award, and he was the music director of the Brazilian music at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for seven years. Although he is a U.S. resident, Oscar Castro Neves is very respected in his native land.

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