Tim Maia
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Tim Maia (Brazilian Portuguese:
Tim Maia recorded numerous albums and toured extensively in a long career. After his death in 1998, his recorded oeuvre has shown enduring popularity. A theatrical retrospective of his career, the popular musical Vale Tudo, was first staged in Rio de Janeiro in 2012.
Biography
1950s
Maia was born on September 28, 1942, in the
In 1957, Maia, Carlos, Arlênio Silva, Edson Trindade and Wellington started the vocal group The Sputniks. After a televised appearance on
In 1959, Maia went to study in the United States, where he lived for five years. He joined a vocal harmony ensemble, The Ideals, and wrote the lyrics to "New Love", which was recorded as a demo with guest percussion by Milton Banana.[4] (Maia also recorded the song as a soloist in 1973).[4] The group's career was derailed in 1963 when Maia was arrested for possession of marijuana and deported back to Brazil.[2][4]
1960s
After returning, Maia had a few unsuccessful jobs and arrests in Rio. Eventually he decided to move to São Paulo to try to get help to kickstart his musical career from Carlos, who was beginning to enjoy the massive success of
1970s
In the 1970s, Maia started to record albums and perform shows promoting his synthesis of American soul and Brazilian music with elements of samba and baião. The movement gradually took the working-class suburbs of the north side of Rio de Janeiro, exploding in 1976 with the black movement.
In 1970, Maia recorded his first full-length LP, Tim Maia, which included the classics "Azul da Cor do Mar", "Coroné Antônio Bento", and "Primavera", and topped the charts for 24 weeks in Rio de Janeiro. His first four albums were all self-titled. Next year's Tim Maia had other hits including "Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)" and "Preciso Aprender a Ser Só". His fourth album, released in 1973, included "Réu Confesso" and "Gostava Tanto de Você". Angry at how the
After his fourth album, Maia left Polydor for
For his return in 1976, Maia signed with
1980s and 1990s
In 1980, Maia recorded another self-titled album for Polygram. The following year, with turbulent passages through all the major labels in Brazil, Maia released again through Seroma the album Nuvens, which flopped due to inefficient distribution. To earn cash for his future albums, Maia was a guest in songs by
In 1990, Maia saw
At the same time, he withdrew from majors, recording his next albums through Vitória Régia, including What a Wonderful World (1997), where he recorded American pop/soul classics, and Amigos do Rei/Tim Maia e Os Cariocas, with the famous vocal group. Obese and in bad health, on March 8, 1998, he was performing at the Municipal Theater of Niterói when he became ill. He was hospitalized and died at 13:03 BRT (16:03 GMT) on March 15.[18]
Personal life
Maia lived in the United States of America from 1959 to 1964. He first resided in
He had three sons. The first was José Carlos da Silva Nogueira (b. 1966). Maia only met Nogueira when he was already 15. Maia never legally recognized Nogueira as a son, but the two reportedly had a good relationship. A sister of Maia claims that, once he found out about Nogueira, he allowed the boy to live in one of his properties and helped him financially. Nogueira was shot and killed in 2002, in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, four years after Maia's death.
Maia had a live-in girlfriend, Maria de Jesus "Geisa" Gomes da Silva. After some time together, they broke up. When they made up, she was pregnant with a boy, whose father refused to recognize the child as his. Maia then adopted the boy, Marcio Leonardo "Léo" Maia (b. 1974). Afterwards, Maia and Geisa married and had another son, Carmelo "Telmo" Maia (b. 1975). When Léo was 12, Tim Maia and Geisa divorced.[20][21]
Tim Maia became a member of the
He was also known for his easygoing lifestyle and his habit of lightheartedly missing appointments and even important gigs.
Legacy and homages
After his death, Maia was the subject of numerous tributes by Música popular brasileira artists; two lavish commemorations in 1999 and 2000 were each released on CD and DVD. A biography, Vale Tudo – O Som e a Fúria de Tim Maia, was published in 2011 by one of Maia's personal friends, Nelson Motta.[23] Motta later worked with João Fonseca on a stage version of the book[25] – their musical retrospective Tim Maia: Vale Tudo began a successful theatrical run in Rio de Janeiro in 2012.[4][26] The film adaptation Tim Maia based on the book was released in 2014.[4][26][27]
In 2004, Som Livre released an album of posthumous duets entitled Soul Tim: Duetos.[28] Maia's entire discography, including the never before seen third volume of Tim Maia Racional, was reissued by Editora Abril in 2011.[29] In October 2012, American record label Luaka Bop released a Maia compilation entitled Nobody Can Live Forever.[4][26]
In January 2001,
Discography
Maia released his first album in 1970 and recorded frequently throughout his career. The following is a representative list drawn from his extensive catalog:[35][36]
- Tim Maia (1970)
- Tim Maia (1971)
- Tim Maia (1972)
- Tim Maia (1973)
- Racional (1975)
- Racional, vol.2 (1976)
- Tim Maia (1976)
- Tim Maia (1977)
- Tim Maia Disco Club (1978)
- Tim Maia (1978)
- Reencontro (1979)
- Tim Maia (1980)
- Nuvens (1982)
- O Descobridor dos Sete Mares (1983)
- Sufocante (1984)
- Tim Maia (1985)
- Tim Maia (1986)
- Somos América (1987)
- Carinhos (1988)
- Dance Bem (1990)
- Tim Maia Interpreta Clássicos da Bossa Nova (1990)
- Sossego (1991)
- Não Quero Dinheiro (1993)
- Romântico (1993)
- Voltou Clarear (1994)
- Tim Maia Ao Vivo (1995)
- Nova Era Glacial (1995)
- Pro Meu Grande Amor (1997)
- Sorriso de Criança (1997)
- What a Wonderful World (1997)
- Amigos do Rei (1997)
- Só Você: Para Ouvir e Dançar (1997)
- Tim Maia Ao Vivo II (1998)
- Yo Te Amo (2021)
References
- ISBN 978-1846701269.
- ^ ISBN 85-7302-292-2.
- ISBN 9788573028744.
- ^ a b c d e f Seabrook, John (January 28, 2013). "Tarrytown Boy". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. p. 23. Retrieved November 16, 2013.(subscription required)
- ^ Motta (2007), pp. 54–71
- ^ Motta (2007), pp. 77–79
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 70
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 127-9
- ^ Slater, Russ. "Tim Maia's Journey into Rational Culture" Sounds and Colours, July 7, 2010. Retrieved on 2014-11-05
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 132-143
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 146-156
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 160-1
- ^ "Tim Maia Disco Club, Tim Maia (WEA)" (0100-7122). Veja. Editora Abril. November 28, 2001.
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 165-7
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 173-5
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 184-189
- ^ Motta (2007), p. 286-9
- ^ Tim Maia morre aos 55 anos, no Rio, Jornal do Commercio
- ^ Motta (2007), pp. 40–51
- ^ Polícia começa a investigar assassinato de filho de Tim Maia, O Estado de S. Paulo
- ^ Motta (2007), pp. 127–8
- ^ a b c d (in Portuguese) Lucena, Pierre. "Biografia de Tim Maia é o livro mais divertido do ano". Acerto de Contas. December 11, 2007.
- ^ a b 140 quilos de som e transgressão Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Veja
- ^ Motta (2007), pp.364–5
- ^ "Tim Maia – Vale tudo, o musical". O Globo. August 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c Rohter, Larry (October 19, 2012). "He's Back, Baby: The Man Who Put the Funk in Rio". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- Folha de S. Paulo
- ^ Silvio Essinger. "Soul Tim Duetos". CliqueMusic.
- ^ Coleção Tim Maia Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rock In Rio: Guns'N'Roses toca Tim Maia
- ^ Os bastidores do Som Brasil Tim Maia
- ^ Faro, F. (Director). (1992) Ensaio [Live music television program]. São Paulo: TV Cultura. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87FNMfTGSmA
- ^ Alexandre, Fernando da Silva (June 9, 2021). "Disco inédito de Tim Maia" [Unreleased album by Tim Maia] (in Portuguese). Jornal O Maringá. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- AllMusic
- ^ Tim Maia discography at Discogs
External links
- Official website (in English)