Carlos Lyra

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Carlos Lyra is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer recognized as one of the key pioneers and songwriters of the bossa nova genre.

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instanceOf bossa nova musician
composer
guitarist
human
songwriter
activeIn Rio de Janeiro music scene
associatedAct Brazilian popular music
bossa nova movement of the late 1950s
collaboratedWith Nara Leão NERFINISHED
Stan Getz NERFINISHED
Sérgio Mendes NERFINISHED
Vinícius de Moraes NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Brazil NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
familyName Lyra NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork guitar performance
music
songwriting
genre MPB
bossa nova
givenName Carlos NERFINISHED
hasGenreCharacteristic jazz-influenced harmonies
soft vocal style
syncopated guitar rhythms
influencedBy Brazilian popular song
jazz
samba
instrument guitar
voice
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
movement bossa nova NERFINISHED
name Carlos Lyra NERFINISHED
nationality Brazilian
notableAs pioneer of bossa nova
notableFor helping define the early bossa nova repertoire
romantic and socially conscious lyrics
notableWork Coisa Mais Linda NERFINISHED
Influência do Jazz NERFINISHED
Lobo Bobo NERFINISHED
Minha Namorada NERFINISHED
Você e Eu NERFINISHED
occupation composer
guitarist
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED

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bossa nova movement notableFigure Carlos Lyra