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Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Antônio Queiroz
- City: Serrinha, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Antônio Queiroz was born in 1957 on the Fazenda Ladeira, now a village called Barrocas, close to Serrinha, Bahia. He worked in the fields, raising sisal.
His mother sang sambas-de-roda and work the folkloric work songs sung as people cracked corn and beans.
He built his first guitar from a wooden bowl and nylon strings, believing it to be the most marvelous instrument in God's creation.
Matrix Music Player
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A Fome e a Vontade de Comer - Bule Bule & Antonio Queiroz4 tracks10 plays | 207 views
▶ Brazil has something called "jeitinho" (zhay-TEEN-you), the "little way". In a land where the official way is often impossible, people get things done by other means.
▶ The matrix is jeitinho. It allows splendid Brazilian musicians to be discovered and accessed from everywhere. But to work for the Brazilians, it has to work for everyone.
▶ All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below (curated artists below this window)... from Brazil, with love!
This matrix is predicated on the fact that fame & fortune are not inextricably linked to talent, dedication, and even genius.
Brazil has something called "jeitinho", the "little way". In a country where the official way is so often impossible, people have to be creative. Do end runs around problems and powers-that-be.
The matrix is jeitinho. All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below. Matrix encompassed artists below the window.