◇ image via WikipediaErasmo Carlos
Erasmo Carlos is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Roberto Carlos, Cauby Peixoto, Tim Maia, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. Those roots explain a lot about how Erasmo Carlos arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roberto Carlos, Gilberto Gil, Novos Baianos, Sérgio Sampaio and Os Mutantes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Marina Lima, Gilberto Gil, Rita Lee, Tim Maia and Jorge Ben, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Erasmo Carlos, reaching back through Roberto Carlos and forward to Marina Lima. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Erasmo Carlos was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, most closely associated with his friend and longtime collaborator Roberto Carlos. Together, they created many chart hits including "É proibido fumar", "Sentado à beira do caminho", "Além do horizonte", "Amigo" and "Festa de arromba".
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Erasmo Carlos connections
Erasmo Carlos grew out of Roberto Carlos, Cauby Peixoto, Tim Maia and Elvis Presley, shares an orbit with Roberto Carlos, Gilberto Gil, Novos Baianos and Sérgio Sampaio, went on to shape Marina Lima, Gilberto Gil, Rita Lee and Tim Maia. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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