Kátya Chamma
Encyclopedia
Kátya Pujals Chamma is a Brazil
ian composer
, singer, poet
, writer
and cultural producer.
Chamma was born in Brasilia
. From the first generation of Brasilia's artists, she acted in the main theaters, shows and events. She won some music
festivals, like the 1° Brasilias' Open MPB
Festival. She was presented at radio, TV and media jingles.
In the 1990s
, she produced, idealized and presented the daily television program Capital Destaque, talk-show with special approach for the cultural area. In 2000, she made a special appearance in the show of Robert Menescal and Wanda Sá
, in Brasilia
. In 2003 she launched the album Katya Chamma, with the guest performance of Robert Menescal.
In 2005 she published the book
Dança de Espelhos, that congregates poems, chronicles, assays and haicais. In 2006 the Jornal das Gravadoras (Periodical of the Recorders) points Katya Chamma as one of the illustrious representative greaters of Brazilian independent music and Example of independent art (edition 106). Kátya Chamma has her verbete in the Illustrated Houaiss Dictionary
of Brazilian Popular Music.
Brazil
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ian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, singer, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, writer
Writer
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and cultural producer.
Chamma was born in Brasilia
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
. From the first generation of Brasilia's artists, she acted in the main theaters, shows and events. She won some music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
festivals, like the 1° Brasilias' Open MPB
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
Festival. She was presented at radio, TV and media jingles.
In the 1990s
1990s
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, she produced, idealized and presented the daily television program Capital Destaque, talk-show with special approach for the cultural area. In 2000, she made a special appearance in the show of Robert Menescal and Wanda Sá
Wanda Sá
Wanda Sá is a Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitarist, active from 1964 to the present day.Her first guitar teacher, when she was 13, was Roberto Menescal. Later, she worked with Sérgio Mendes in his group Brasil '65, and also with Marcos Valle and Kátya Chamma...
, in Brasilia
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
. In 2003 she launched the album Katya Chamma, with the guest performance of Robert Menescal.
In 2005 she published the book
Book
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Dança de Espelhos, that congregates poems, chronicles, assays and haicais. In 2006 the Jornal das Gravadoras (Periodical of the Recorders) points Katya Chamma as one of the illustrious representative greaters of Brazilian independent music and Example of independent art (edition 106). Kátya Chamma has her verbete in the Illustrated Houaiss Dictionary
Dictionary
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of Brazilian Popular Music.