Gracinha Leporace
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Gracinha Leporace is a female Brazil
ian singer known most notably for her work with her husband Sérgio Mendes
and his band. She has featured regularly in much of the group's releases over the last four decades and, most recently, can be heard as the Portuguese-singing female vocal in the hit Mas que Nada
(featuring The Black Eyed Peas
) from the 2006 album Timeless
and in the Baden Powell de Aquino
composition Berimbau
/Consolação from the same album, in which she provides the lead vocal.
Born Maria Da Graca Leporace, in 1949, in the suberb of Rio known as Ipanema. Gracinha also has a sibling Marianna Leporace who is a singer and actress in Brazil.
Along with her work with Sergio Mendes, she was a member of the Bossa Nova group known in the early '70's as Bossa Rio.
She is the second wife of Sergio Mendes with whom she has two sons, Gustavo and Tiago. They currently reside in a suburb of Los Angeles, California.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian singer known most notably for her work with her husband Sérgio Mendes
Sergio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
and his band. She has featured regularly in much of the group's releases over the last four decades and, most recently, can be heard as the Portuguese-singing female vocal in the hit Mas que Nada
Mas Que Nada
-Song information:In 2006, Mendes re-recorded the song with The Black Eyed Peas and additional vocals by Mendes' wife, Gracinha Leporace; a version that is included on his album Timeless. In Brazil, the song is well-known for being the theme song for the local television channel Globo's Estrelas....
(featuring The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
) from the 2006 album Timeless
Timeless (Sergio Mendes album)
Timeless is a 2006 album by Sérgio Mendes. It features neo soul and alternative hip hop guest artists, most prominently will.i.am, who also produced most of the songs. It was released February 14, 2006 by Concord Records and will.i.am music group...
and in the Baden Powell de Aquino
Baden Powell de Aquino
Baden Powell de Aquino usually known simply as Baden Powell, was one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists. He explored the instrument to its utmost limits, playing it in a distinctive, unique manner, incorporating virtuoso classical techniques together with popular harmony and swing...
composition Berimbau
Berimbau
The berimbau is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. The berimbau's origins are not entirely clear, but there is not much doubt about its African origin, as no Indigenous Brazilian or European people use musical bows, and very similar instruments are played in the...
/Consolação from the same album, in which she provides the lead vocal.
Born Maria Da Graca Leporace, in 1949, in the suberb of Rio known as Ipanema. Gracinha also has a sibling Marianna Leporace who is a singer and actress in Brazil.
Along with her work with Sergio Mendes, she was a member of the Bossa Nova group known in the early '70's as Bossa Rio.
She is the second wife of Sergio Mendes with whom she has two sons, Gustavo and Tiago. They currently reside in a suburb of Los Angeles, California.
External links
- Video of Gracinha from 1979
- Audio of Berimbau/Consolação from 2006
- Photo of Gracinha from a 1967 magazine cover
- Photo of Gracinha from the 2008 Cape Town International Jazz Festival
