◇ image via WikipediaMaria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rosinha de Valença, Caetano Veloso, Erasmo Carlos, Almir Sater and Vanessa da Mata. Those roots explain a lot about how Maria Bethânia arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gilberto Gil, Nana Caymmi, Marisa Monte, Djavan and Cássia Eller, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mart'nália, Lady Zu, Omara Portuondo, Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Maria Bethânia, reaching back through Rosinha de Valença and forward to Mart'nália. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"), she is "The Queen of Brazilian Music". Due to its popularity, with performances all over the country, and the popularity of her 1965 single "Carcará", the artist became a star in Brazil. She is the most awarded artist in the history of the Brazilian Music Awards.
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Maria Bethânia connections
Maria Bethânia grew out of Rosinha de Valença, Caetano Veloso, Erasmo Carlos and Almir Sater, shares an orbit with Gilberto Gil, Nana Caymmi, Marisa Monte and Djavan, went on to shape Mart'nália, Lady Zu, Omara Portuondo and Gilberto Gil. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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