Angela Maria, one of the greatest legends of Brazilian music, continues to thrive and remains active. She is currently touring Brazil with shows to launch her new CD "Angela à Vontade em Voz e Violão," accompanied by the great guitarist Ronaldo Rayol.
The repertoire includes classics that have never been re-recorded by her, such as "Nunca" (Lupicínio Rodrigues), "Retalhos de cetim" (Benito di Paula), "Só louco" (Dorival Caymmi), and "Manhã de carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria), in addition to her greatest hits: "Gente Humilde," "Vida de Bailarina," "Tango Pra Tereza," "Lábios de Mel," "Falhaste Coração," "Babalú," and more.
Angela also performs songs by Cartola ("As Rosas Não Falam"), Caetano Veloso ("Esse Cara"), Roberto and Erasmo ("O Portão"), among others, and responds to audience requests for songs not included in the setlist, creating surprise moments during the show.
In 64 uninterrupted years of career, the singer is performing for the first time in an acoustic show format, with just voice and guitar. "The experience has been fantastic. I have sung with symphony orchestras, and I feel very comfortable in this show because I do it in a very spontaneous way; I chat with the audience, tell stories, sing what I like and what the people want to hear," she says.
Last year, the singer released the award-winning album "Reencontro" with her stage partner Cauby Peixoto, and together they performed a show that visited 10 capitals in Brazil. Recently, she also launched the DVD featuring the musical documentary "Angela Maria - Estrela da Canção Popular," produced by Canal Brasil. In it, the singer shares significant stories from her career and performs her greatest hits, interspersed with scenes from a show held last May at Teatro Fecap in São Paulo, along with archival footage from TV Cultura, TV Globo, and films from the 1950s.
