Alceu Valença

Alceu Valença

Alceu Valença (born July 1, 1946) is a Brazilian singer, musician, and songwriter. Alceu Valenca was born in the countryside of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. He is considered the most successful artist in achieving an aesthetic balance between traditional northeastern Brazilian music and a broad range of electronic sounds and effects from pop music. In most of his songs, one can find traces of maracatu, coco and "repentes de viola" (improvising fast-paced Brazilian folk music). Valença could utilize the electric guitar, the electric bass, and lately even a synthesizer was added to his broad scope of musical instruments. Because of that, Valença was able to recreate Northeastern traditional music, like baião, coco, toada, maracatu, frevo, caboclinhos, embolada and repentes: all sung with a sometimes rock sometimes alternative sounding music background. His music and his themes are intangible, universal and unlimited. However, his aesthetic basis is genuinely Brazilian Northeastern music. Alceu Valença was born in São Bento do Una in Northeast Brazil. When he was young, he used to listen songs by Dalva de Oliveira, Orlando Silva, Sílvio Caldas etc. When he was 5 years old, he participated in a music contest, singing a song by Capiba. Some years later, his mother got sick and his family moved to Recife to live in his aunt's house. In this period, Valença got interested in some musical instruments, such as acoustic guitar and viola. However, he only won his own guitar when he was 15. In 1970, Valença earned a law degree at the Recife Law School. However, he only followed the career for a few months. In fact, in the early 1970s, the reason he had no time for a law career was that he had already launched into a musical direction. He started his musical career in 1968, with the group Underground Tamarineira Village, later known as Ave Sangria. He also played with Zé Ramalho and Elba Ramalho during this period. In 1972, he joined Geraldo Azevedo. Together, they participated of many festivals and, in that same years, recorded their first album: Alceu Valença & Geraldo Azevedo, also known as Quadrafônico. Along his career, Valença recorded more than 20 albums and travelled around many countries, such as Portugal, France, Netherlands and United States. Actually, he is considered one of the greatest exponents of the music of Pernambuco. Finally, with the 2013 release of Três Tons de Alceu Valença, a box with the oldies Cinco Sentidos (1981), Anjo Avesso (1983) and Mágico (1984) all of Alceu Valença's solo work is available on CD. In 2014, his album Amigo da Arte was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Roots Album. Source: Article "Alceu Valença" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Alceu Valença
  • Popularity: 0.178
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1946-07-01
  • Place of Birth: São Bento do Una, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Alceu Valença Movies

  • 2019
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    Alceu Valença - João Rock

    Alceu Valença - João Rock

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Night of the Scarecrow

    The Night of the Scarecrow

    5.9 1974 HD

    In the miserable Northeastern Brazil, a ruthless land Baron wants to throw a poor farming community out of their land.

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  • 2008
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    Lendas Brasileiras

    Lendas Brasileiras

    10 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    1 2008 HD

    A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor"...

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  • 2024
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    Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo

    Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Telescope of Time

    The Telescope of Time

    7.1 2014 HD

    Musical drama that uses popular myths of Brazilian culture to narrate a story full of meetings and misunderstandings, betrayals and loves, crimes and...

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  • 2015
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    Valencianas

    Valencianas

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2011
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    Nas Paredes da Pedra Encantada

    Nas Paredes da Pedra Encantada

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2002
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    Viva São João!

    Viva São João!

    7 2002 HD

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  • 1980
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    Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

    Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

    1 1980 HD

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  • 2015
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    Rock in Rio 30 Anos

    Rock in Rio 30 Anos

    4.5 2015 HD

    Documentary of the legendary 1985 music festival in Brazil.

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  • 2005
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    João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece

    João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece

    1 2005 HD

    Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture.

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  • 2019
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    Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo

    Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo

    10 2019 HD

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  • 2018
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    All for the Music

    All for the Music

    1 2018 HD

    Being responsible for all stages of the production of an album, Deck contributed to the success of artists such as Pitty, Sorriso Maroto and Cachorro...

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  • 2020
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    Salve o Prazer!

    Salve o Prazer!

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2019
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    Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

    Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

    4 2019 HD

    The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and unusual rhythmic quality influenced several...

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  • 2019
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    O Barato de Iacanga

    O Barato de Iacanga

    7.9 2019 HD

    Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

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  • 2008
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    Lendas Brasileiras

    Lendas Brasileiras

    10 2008 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Telescope of Time

    The Telescope of Time

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Telescope of Time

    The Telescope of Time

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Telescope of Time

    The Telescope of Time

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 1980
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    Veneta

    Veneta

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1986
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    Olinda Só Riso

    Olinda Só Riso

    1 1986 HD

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  • 2016
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    Vamos Tocar

    Vamos Tocar

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2007
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    O Som do Vinil

    O Som do Vinil

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2013
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    BIS Docs

    BIS Docs

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1986
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    Criança Esperança

    Criança Esperança

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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