Almir Sater

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Melke and the second or paternal family name is Sater.
Almir Sater
Sater in 2011
Sater in 2011
Background information
Birth nameAlmir Eduardo Melke Sater
Born (1956-11-14) 14 November 1956 (age 68)
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Instrument(s)Viola caipira, guitar
Years active1981–present
LabelsVelas

Almir Eduardo Melke Sater (born 14 November 1956) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor.

Early life and career

Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso (now in Mato Grosso do Sul), Sater went to Rio de Janeiro when was 20 to attend the Law School of Universidade Cândido Mendes.[1] Influenced by Tião Carreiro & Pardinho, Tonico & Tinoco, Délio & Delinha,[1] he started his singing career under the pseudonym Lupe in a duo called Lupe and Lampião.[2] After being featured on Tetê Espíndola's band Lírio Selvagem in 1979, which was dissolved the same year, his composition, "Sonhos guaranis", was recorded by Sérgio Reis in 1980.[2]

His debut studio album was published in 1981 by Continental Records and mixed sertanejo with blues and local genres like Paraguayan polka, guarania and chamamé.[2] In 1982 he started to write collaboratively with Renato Teixeira, a frequent contributor.[2] In 1986, he debuted as an actor on Ozualdo Candeias's film As Bellas da Billings.[2] He acted on Rede Manchete's Pantanal in 1990. In addition his song "Tocando em Frente" performed by Maria Bethânia won the awards for Song of the Year in the Special Category and Best Song in the MPB Category at the 1991 Sharp Awards.[3] Renato Teixeira, one of the singer-songwriters who composed the song, considered it "the basis of country music, which inspires music throughout Brazil".[4] On the other hand, Extra.Globo considered it to be "a pearl of country music."[5] In the following year, he starred on A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão.[2] He was one of the best-selling composers of record label Velas in the 1990s.[6][7] After a ten-year hiatus, Sater released 7 Sinais in 2007.[8]

His album +AR (with Renato Teixeira) was ranked as the 44th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine[9] and among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.[10]

Discography

  • Estradeiro (1981)
  • Doma (1982)
  • Almir Sater Instrumental (1985)
  • Cria (1986)
  • Rasta Bonito (1989)
  • Instrumental Dois (1989)
  • Almir Sater Ao Vivo (1992)
  • Terra de Sonhos (1994)
  • Almir Sater no Pantanal (1996)
  • Caminhos Me Levem (1997)
  • 7 Sinais (2007)

References

  1. ^ a b "Almir Sater – Biografia". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Almir Sater – Dados Artísticos". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Edição 1991" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Renato Teixeira e Almir Sater lançam nova parceria". O Tempo Magazine (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 3, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Trilha sonora de 'O menino da porteira' privilegia os clássicos da música sertaneja". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 5, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Brazil". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media. December 2, 1995. p. 62.
  7. ^ "Brazil". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media. October 19, 1996. p. 74.
  8. ^ Bergamo, Mônica (December 11, 2006). "Canta viola". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  9. ^ Antunes, Pedro (December 21, 2018). "Rolling Stone Brasil: os 50 melhores discos nacionais de 2018". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Antunes, Pedro (November 30, 2018). "Baco Exu do Blues, Gilberto Gil, Duda Beat: os 25 melhores discos brasileiros do segundo semestre de 2018, segundo a APCA". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved December 28, 2020.


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