Marcos Valle

Born: Sep 14, 1943 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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Genre: World

Biography: Marcos Valle was the Renaissance man of Brazilian pop, a singer/songwriter/producer who straddled the country's music world from the early days of the bossa nova craze well into the fusion-soaked sound of '80s MPB. Though his reputation in America never quite compared to contemporaries like Caetano Veloso, ...Read full biography

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Garra

Released: 1971

Label: Light in the Attic Records

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Tempering his funkier inclinations to create a Baroque masterpiece of easy listening Brazilian pop, Marcos Valle recorded the most entertaining album of his career, and perhaps the best Brazilian pop album ...Read full review

Previsão do Tempo

Released: 1973

Label: Light in the Attic Records

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While Garra had seen all of Marcos Valle's talented parts -- songwriting, production, singing, and performing -- coalesce into the most beautiful whole ever seen in Brazilian music, Previsão do Tempo represented ...Read full review

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