Singer Nana Caymmi will be veiled in Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeirofrom 8:30 am this Friday (2). At 84, she died on Thursday (1).
The ceremony takes place until 12h in downtown Rio. Then, the artist’s body will be Buried in São João Batista Cemeteryin Botafogo, at 14h.
O, Danilo. According to him, Nana stayed nine months hospitalized at the São José Health House, in the south of Rio, and went through a “very painful process”, With“ various comorbidities ”.
Nana Caymmi began her artistic career in the 1960s and became one of the greatest artists of the Brazilian music scenewith successes such as ‘time response’, ‘don’t forget me’ and ‘soft poison’. She was the daughter of singer and songwriter Dorival Caymmi and singer Stella Maris.
In 2016, the singer went through a Tumor removal surgery On the outside of the stomach, moving away from the stage. Already in 2019, he recorded a album with the work of Tito Madi, and the following year, another with songs by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
Who was Nana Caymmi
. Dorival was known for classic compositions such as “What is Bahian has”, “Maracangalha” and “Saudade de Itapoã”
She began her career by participating in her father’s “Acalanto” track in a duet. Dorival composed music as a lullaby for his daughter.
The singer’s first album was released in 1965, named “Nana”. According to the Brazilian Memory Institute, Nana recorded 31 studio albums and three DVD projects.
In 1966, she won the national phase of the first edition of the International Song Festival in Rio de Janeiro by singing Brother Dori Caymmi’s track “Saveiros” with Nelson Motta. Together with Dori, she even tours.
During the 1960s, she became even better known and made appearances on television programs with other celebrities of the time, such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Toquinho and Maria Bethânia.
The power of Nana Caymmi’s voice was recognized in 1976, when she received the Villa-Lobos trophy for best singer of the year, by the Brazilian Association of Disc Producers.
Throughout his career, Nana Caymmi was nominated for four Latin Grammys. She won in her first nomination in 2004 for the album “For Caymmi, from Nana, Dori and Danilo”, in the category of best samba/pagoda album.
