Carlos Dafé Program

Program aired on August 27, 2016 on TV Alerj with the guest, singer, instrumentalist and composer, Carlos Dafé, considered the "Prince of Soul" since the era of Brazilian soul music in the 70s.

Your Way of Looking

Show on October 27, 2017 to celebrate 70 years of Carlos Dafé. Carioca from Vila Isabel, he is one of the precursors of soul music in Brazil. From 1972 he released several LPs and CDs, as well as being a keyboard player for the highly regarded band of Tim Maia and participating as a guest on several albums of important artists of national black music and MPB. Among his greatest successes are: “Wake up I want to see”, “Come and miss me”, “The cross” and “Why do I remember what I cried”, with over 100 re-recordings and used as the theme of the soap opera Dona Xepa.

Carlos Dafé and the Soul movement

Renato Radical interviews singer and songwriter Carlos Dafé at Lona Cultura in Anchieta, north of Rio de Janeiro in 1999. Carlos Dafé was born into a family of musicians from the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Vila Isabel, learned from his father to play cavaquinho, mandolin and accordion ; later he studied bass and piano, was a student at the conservatory and played in orchestras. He established himself as one of the biggest names in Brazilian soul music, alongside Tim Maia, Cassiano and Gerson King Combo. He had his songs recorded by other performers, such as Nana Caymmi ("Passarela") and Tânia Maria ("A Cruz").
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EP5 - Well wanting

Well wanting

Show on October 27, 2017 to celebrate 70 years of Carlos Dafé. Carioca from Vila Isabel, he is one of the precursors of soul music in Brazil. From 1972 he released several LPs and CDs, as well as being a keyboard player for the highly regarded band of Tim Maia and participating as a guest on several albums of important artists of national black music and MPB. Among his greatest successes are: “Wake up I want to see”, “Come and miss me”, “The cross” and “Why do I remember what I cried”, with over 100 re-recordings and used as the theme of the soap opera Dona Xepa.
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EP4 - Scorpio

Scorpio

Show on October 27, 2017 to celebrate 70 years of Carlos Dafé. Carioca from Vila Isabel, he is one of the precursors of soul music in Brazil. From 1972 he released several LPs and CDs, as well as being a keyboard player for the highly regarded band of Tim Maia and participating as a guest on several albums of important artists of national black music and MPB. Among his greatest successes are: “Wake up I want to see”, “Come and miss me”, “The cross” and “Why do I remember what I cried”, with over 100 re-recordings and used as the theme of the soap opera Dona Xepa.

Black Commandments feat. Gerson, Dafé and Loroza

Show on October 27, 2017 to celebrate 70 years of Carlos Dafé. Carioca from Vila Isabel, he is one of the precursors of soul music in Brazil. From 1972 he released several LPs and CDs, as well as being a keyboard player for the highly regarded band of Tim Maia and participating as a guest on several albums of important artists of national black music and MPB. Among his greatest successes are: “Wake up I want to see”, “Come and miss me”, “The cross” and “Why do I remember what I cried”, with over 100 re-recordings and used as the theme of the soap opera Dona Xepa.

Everything was beautiful

Show on October 27, 2017 to celebrate 70 years of Carlos Dafé. Carioca from Vila Isabel, he is one of the precursors of soul music in Brazil. From 1972 he released several LPs and CDs, as well as being a keyboard player for the highly regarded band of Tim Maia and participating as a guest on several albums of important artists of national black music and MPB. Among his greatest successes are: “Wake up I want to see”, “Come and miss me”, “The cross” and “Why do I remember what I cried”, with over 100 re-recordings and used as the theme of the soap opera Dona Xepa.
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EP1 - The King of Soul

The King of Soul

Show on October 27, 2017 to celebrate 70 years of Carlos Dafé. Carioca from Vila Isabel, he is one of the precursors of soul music in Brazil. From 1972 he released several LPs and CDs, as well as being a keyboard player for the highly regarded band of Tim Maia and participating as a guest on several albums of important artists of national black music and MPB. Among his greatest successes are: “Wake up I want to see”, “Come and miss me”, “The cross” and “Why do I remember what I cried”, with over 100 re-recordings and used as the theme of the soap opera Dona Xepa.