Céu

Born Maria Do Céu Whitaker Poças On 17th April 1980 In São Paulo Brazil Her Father Was A Composer Arranger And Musicologist. It Was From Him That She Learned To Appreciate Brazil's Classical Music Composers Particularly Heitor Villa-Lobos And Ernesto Nazaré As Well As Popular Musicians Like Orlando Silva. By The Age Of Fifteen She Had Decided To Become A Musician And By Her Late Teens She Had Studied Music Theory As Well As The Violão Nylon-Stringed Brazilian Guitar . Her Songs Reveal Her Many Influences Which Include Samba Valsa Choro Soul Rhythm And Blues Hip Hop Reggae Afrobeat And Electrojazz. In Particular She Cites As Influences The Music Of Billie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald Lauryn Hill And Erykah Badu. By Her Late Teens Céu Was Performing Onstage With Major Artists And Exploring The Repertoire Of The Marchinhas Turn-Of-The-Century Carnival Music . Soon After That She Relocated Temporarily To New York City Where She Had A Chance Meeting With Fellow Brazilian Musician Antonio Pinto Who Became Her Flatmate While He Was Going Through Some Financial Difficulties. She Later Learned That He Was Actually A Distant Cousin And Their Relationship Was Renewed When He Teamed Up With Lead Producer Beto Villares Composer Of The Musical Score For The Film O Ano Em Que Meus Pais Saíram De Férias To Help Her Record Her Album. read less