Clementine de Zhezus ( port. Clementine de Jesus , born February 7, 1901 , the state of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil - July 19, 1987 , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ) [1] is one of the brightest performers of the Brazilian samba .
| Clementine de Jesus Clementine de Jesus da Silva | |
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| Date of Birth | February 7, 1901 |
| Place of Birth | Walesa , Rio de Janeiro |
| Date of death | July 19, 1987 (86 years) |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| A country |  Brazil |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 1963–1987 |
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| Genres | samba , jongo |
| Aliases | Mom, Quelé |
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Despite the fact that, compared with many Brazilian performers, the singer began her creative career rather late, at the age of 63, Clementine de Jesus was considered one of the most popular and well-known samba performers in Brazil. She won the unofficial title of Queen Partido Alto (Partido Alto) - the oldest variety of karioka samba.
Her characteristic low voice can be heard on four solo albums, as well as on recordings with the well-known sambistas Pishingya ( Pixinguinha , 1897–1973) and João da Bahiana ( João da Baiana , 1887–1974). In Brazil, they call her mom.
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Biography
Conflicting dates for the birth of Clementine de Jesus can be found in various sources: 1900, 1902 or 1907.
Journalist Lena Frias ( Lena Frias ) discovered the baptism certificate of Clementine, dated August 25, 1901, with the date of her birth on February 7, 1901 [2] .
Clementina de Jesus's father was a capoeira teacher and played the guitar. Mother taught the performance of songs of various genres of Brazilian-African musical culture [3] .
When she was eight years old, the family moved to Rio de Janeiro, in the Ozaldu Cruz district.
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| [2] Clementine performs the song “Me Da Meu Boné” [5] | |
Clementine de Jesus was a witness to the birth of the samba karioka, was familiar with Aunt Siata ( tia Ciata ) and sang at the ritual holidays organized by her Candomblé . Clementine remembered the emergence of the Portela samba school, and was associated with famous samba performers Pishinginya, Donga , João da Baiyana, Paulo da Portela, Heitor dos Prazeres . In 1930, Clementine participated in a carnival procession with Noel Rosa. In addition, the singer led the samba school "Unidos do Riachuelo" ( Unidos do Riachuelo ). However, despite this, Clementine, like many sambistas of that time, was not a professional samba performer, as she spent most of her time working as a cook, a maid, serving at banquets, preparing delicious dishes.
This went on for more than 20 years, until in 1963 composer and producer Hermínio Bello de Carvalho drew the inimitable timbre of her low voice. On December 7, 1964, the singer first appeared on the show of Erminio Bell de Carvalho, who later asked Clementine to take part in the Rosa de Ouro (Golden Rose) show with the legendary samba-kansan Araci Cortes ( Aracy Cortes , 1904-1985) ) in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo . He also helped to record the first solo disc of the singer in the recording studio Odeon (Odeon, also EMI-Odeon, the Brazilian branch of EMI ).
In 1983, a memorial concert was organized in honor of the famous singer at the Rio de Janeiro City Theater with the participation of Paulinho da Viola , João Nogueira (1941–2000) and Elizeth Cardozo ( Elizeth Cardoso , 1920–1990). ) [6] .
Clementine de Jesus died of a stroke in Rio de Janeiro on July 19, 1987, and was buried in the cemetery of St. John the Baptist in Rio de Janeiro .
In 2002, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the singer's birthday, the prefecture of Walesa published the book Queen Queen - Clementine de Jesus ( Raihna Quelé - Clementina de Jesus ). Despite the compressed volume of the collection (90 pages), the work presents the most comprehensive study of the life and work of a dark-skinned diva.
According to historian Ary Vasconcelos ( Ary Vasconcelos ), “Disclosure of the talent of Clementine de Jesus is of great importance for Brazilian folk music, because it is a link lost in its development” [2] . Thus, the manner of performance of Queen Kelé testifies to the forgotten layer of tradition in the history of Afro-Brazilian culture.
Discography
Solo Albums
- 1966 - Clementina de Jesus (Odeon MOFB 3463)
- 1970 - Clementina, cadê você? (MIS 013)
- 1973 - Marinheiro Só (Odeon SMOFB 3087)
- 1976 - Clementina de Jesus - convidado especial: Carlos Cachaça (EMI-Odeon SMOFB 3899)
- 1979 - Clementina e convidados (EMI-Odeon 064 422846)
Together with other performers
- 1965 - Rosa de Ouro - Clementina de Jesus, Araci Cortes e Conjunto Rosa de Ouro (Odeon MOFB 3430)
- 1967 - Rosa de Ouro nº 2 - Clementina de Jesus, Araci Cortes e Conjunto Rosa de Ouro (Odeon MOFB 3494)
- 1968 - Gente da Antiga - Pixinguinha , Clementina de Jesus e João da Baiana (Odeon MOFB 3527)
- 1968 - Mudando de Conversa - Cyro Monteiro, Nora Ney, Clementina de Jesus e Conjunto Rosa de Ouro (Odeon MOFB 3534)
- 1968 - Fala Mangueira! - Carlos Cachaça, Cartola , Clementina de Jesus, Nélson Cavaquinho e Odete Amaral (Odeon MOFB 3568)
- 1982 - O Canto dos Escravos - Clementina de Jesus, Tia Doca e Geraldo Filme - Canto dos Escravos (Vissungos) da Região de Diamantina - MG. Memória Eldorado.
Notes
- ↑ Cravo Albin. Clementine de Jesus . Dicionário Cravo Albin da Musica Popular Brasileira (2002-2015). Date of appeal April 30, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Agencia Estado. Clementina de Jesus gahna biografia (port) . Estadão (February 6, 2002). The appeal date is May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Cravo Albin. Clementine de Jesus . Dicionário Cravo Albin da Musica Popular Brasileira (2002-2015). Date of appeal April 30, 2015.
- ↑ Clementina de Jesus: Raihna Quelé Neopr . Facebook The appeal date is May 1, 2015.
- ↑ TV Cultura —- Clementina de Jesus “Me Da Meu Boné” . YouTube. The appeal date is May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Alvaro Neder. Clementina de Jesus. Artist Biography AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC. The appeal date is May 1, 2015.