Almir Sater
| Almir Sater | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Almir Eduardo Melke Sater |
| Born |
November 14, 1956 Campo Grande, Brazil |
| Genres | Música sertaneja, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
| Instruments | Viola caipira, guitar |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Velas |
| Associated acts | Renato Teixeira |
Almir Eduardo Melke Sater (born November 14, 1956), best known as Almir Sater, is a Brazlian singer-songwriter and actor.
Biography
Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Sater went to Rio de Janeiro when was 20 to attend the Law School of Universidade Cândido Mendes.[1] Influenced by Tião Carreiro & Pardinho, Tonico & Tinoco, Délio & Delinha,[1] he started under the pseudonym Lupe in a duo called Lupe and Lampião.[2] After being featured on Tetê Espíndola's Lírio Selvagem band in 1979, which was dissolved the same year, his composition, "Sonhos guaranis", was recorded by Sérgio Reis in 1980.[2] His debut studio album was published in 1981 by Continental Records, and in 1982 he started to write along with Renato Teixeira, a frequent contributor.[2] In 1986, he debut as an actor on Ozualdo Candeias's film As Bellas da Billings.[2] He acted on Rede Manchete's Pantanal in 1990, the same year he received the Sharp Award for "Tocando em Frente", a hit recorded by Maria Bethânia.[2] In the following year, he starred on A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão,[2] and was one of the best-selling composer of record label Velas in the 1990s.[3][4] After a ten-year hiatus, Sater released 7 Sinais in 2007.[5]
Discography
- Estradeiro (1981)
- Doma (1982)
- Almir Sater Instrumental (1985)
- Cria (1986)
- Rasta Bonito (1989)
- Instrumental Dois (1989)
- Almir Sater Ao Vivo (1992)
- Terra de Sonhos (1994)
- Almir Sater no Pantanal (1996)
- Caminhos Me Levem (1997)
- 7 Sinais (2007)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Almir Sater - Biografia". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Almir Sater - Dados Artísticos". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Brazil". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 107 (48): 62. December 2, 1995.
- ↑ "Brazil". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 108 (42): 74. October 19, 1996.
- ↑ Bergamo, Mônica (December 11, 2006). "Canta viola". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved August 25, 2014.