Jussara Silveira

Jussara Silveira Has Been On The Road Since 1980 And Distinguishes Herself By Performing Brazilian Popular Music With No Commercial Compromises. Raised In Salvador Bahia Much Of Her Work Is Devoted To Bahian Composers. In The '80s She Performed With Gilberto Gil And Recorded With Caetano Veloso Outras Palavras 1981 . In 1989 Silveira Left Salvador For São Paulo And Now Lives In Rio De Janeiro. Jussara's Rendition For Caetano Veloso's "Dama Do Cassino" Included In The Compilation CD “Elas Cantam Caetano” Was Included In The Soundtrack Of The Soap Opera “Irmãos Coragem” And Reached The Top Ten On Brazilian Radio. Winning The “Copene De Cultura E Arte Prize” In 1996 Silveira Recorded Her First Independent CD Jussara Silveira. Extremely Well Received By Critics The Album Launched Her Recording Career. The Album Was Re-Released In The Next Year By Dubas Music Label. Her Second Album Canções De Caymmi Was Also Praised By Critics. On This Work Jussara Backed By Some Of The Best Musicians In Brazil Balances Some Of The Most Widely Known Caymmi's Hits With Less Successful Compositions Which Also Have Superior Musical Qualities Like The Haunting Mysterious "O Vento." In Her Next Album Jussara Gives A Voice To Emerging Composers And Also Explores Little-Known Pieces By Veterans Such As Chico Buarque Jorge Ben Jor And Tom Zé. Both Nobreza And Entre O Amor E O Mar Were Released By Maianga Discos In 2006. Nobreza Is The Result Of Her Musical Partnership Whith Luiz Brazil Presenting A Sophisticated Voice-And-Guitar Duet. Entre O Amor E O Mar Is A Record Rich In Songs About Love And The Sea. In 2009 The Independent Label Biscoito Fino/Quitanda Released The DVD/CD Tres Meninas Do Brasil - A Special Project That Presents Jussara Silveira With Rita Ribeiro And Teresa Cristina Directed By The Well-Known Brazilian Musician Jaime Alem Who Has Been Maria Bethânia Partner For 2 Decades. read less