Yeda Maria grew up in a very musical family who lived in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo. Her younger brother Horacio (Horacinho) turned out to be a fine guitarrist.
Yeda recorded first for Copacabana, moved on to Chantecler and then, finally alighted at RCA Victor.
Her greatest hit was probably 'O segredo' a cover of Joaquin Prieto's 'Il segreto' originally recorded by Donatella Moretti in Italy.
Yeda Maria left the musical scene around the time Jovem Guarda (1965) became main-stream. Yeda died in 2015.
'Correio da Manhã' 8 August 1954; Yeda Maria records her very first platter for Copacabana Records: 'Dia do Papai', a waltz written by Vitor Simon to celebrate Father's Day.
Yeda Maria signs with Chantecler next to Jairo Rodrigues its director. Radiolandia #312, March 1960.
Yeda Maria, Radiolandia #315, May 1960.
March 1960, Radiolandia #316; Yeda Maria & Leila Silva as advertised by Chantecler.
Radiolandia #317 - Alfredo Corleto, Leila Silva, Yeda Maria, director Jairo de Almeida Rodrigues & A&R man Diogo Mulero at the cocktail given by Chantecler to the press.
11 June 1960 - 'Correio da Manhã' - The Platters, Frankie Avalon & Yeda Maria's EP 'Broto é mesmo assim' released by Chantecler; 2 July 1960 - 'Correio da Manhã' - 'Esquina Sonora' written by Nicodemus & Cia.
12 October 1960 - 'Correio da Manhã' - column 'Cantinho Sonoro' says singer Carlinhos Mafazzoli would marry Yeda Maria before the end of 1960. It probably didn't happen otherwise we would have known about it.
Yeda Maria on the cover of magazine 'SP na TV' - 23 January 1961.
Article about Yeda Maria published at Revista Finesse n. 2 in August 1962.
RCA Victor 1963 release: 80-2530 'Filme triste' (Sad movies make me cry) b/w 'O teu nome' a bolero written by José Lopes-Teixeira Filho. As one can see, a ballad-rock singer could sing a bolero on the flip-side too.
LC-6024 'É de amargar' (twist) b/w 'Alguém mentiu' (rock-calypso) released in late 1963.
September 1963 - Radiolandia columnist Theotonio Pavão with the best-selling singles in Sao Paulo. As we have not found this recording anywhere we suspect there was a misunderstanding or a misprint.
S E L M I T A... a rock dynamo from Maranhão...
'Revista do Radio' no.760 - 11 April 1964.
Selma Aranha Alves aka Selmita was born in São Luiz, Maranhão on 17 August 1945. Selmita was only 4 years old (in 1949) when her father died and as her mother had another daughter and son she had to give her away to some nuns who ran a Catholic boarding school in São Luiz. Apparently, the nuns were great music enthusiasts and taught their children how to perform all kinds of instruments so Selmita had a chance to develop her musical side.
Five years later, in 1954, as Selmita's mother, her brother and sister were ready to migrate to Rio de Janeiro, they went to the nuns', picked Selmita up and brought her along with them through the 2,000 miles south until they reached the Wonderful City.
After getting themselves settled with some relatives, Selmita started singing at 'Clube do Guri', a popular show presented by Collid Filho on Radio Tupi, which eventually went on to TV Tupi, where kids had a chance to showcase their talent.
Suddenly, out of the blue, in 1962, when Selmita was 17 years old, while singing at a friend's birthday party, she was approached by song-writer Moacyr Bastos who took her to Philips where she eventually recorded a 78 rpm single under the direction of Rossini Pinto: 'Eu vivo a cantar' (Rossini Pinto) b/w 'Oh!, meu amor' (Moacyr Bastos-Darcy Silva) and soon Selmita's career was in high gear.
It didn't take too long for Philips to record Selmita's first E.P. (extended-play aka compacto-duplo).
After getting themselves settled with some relatives, Selmita started singing at 'Clube do Guri', a popular show presented by Collid Filho on Radio Tupi, which eventually went on to TV Tupi, where kids had a chance to showcase their talent.
Suddenly, out of the blue, in 1962, when Selmita was 17 years old, while singing at a friend's birthday party, she was approached by song-writer Moacyr Bastos who took her to Philips where she eventually recorded a 78 rpm single under the direction of Rossini Pinto: 'Eu vivo a cantar' (Rossini Pinto) b/w 'Oh!, meu amor' (Moacyr Bastos-Darcy Silva) and soon Selmita's career was in high gear.
It didn't take too long for Philips to record Selmita's first E.P. (extended-play aka compacto-duplo).
'Se eu não passar de ano' (1965) a cover of 'Se mi bocciano agli esami' with Gianna Forretti
Selmita sings on TV circa 1966.
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