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Luli e Lucina were a duo of Brazilian singers, composers, percussionists, guitarists, violeiras and producers, being pioneers of the Brazilian independent music scene, as well as being the first known female percussionists of Brazilian popular music. The duo of friends and former lovers consisted of Luli a.k.a. Luhli (Rio de Janeiro, June 19, 1945 - Nova Friburgo, September 26, 2018) and Lucina (Cuiabá, December 25, 1950).
When Bossa Nova was born in Rio, in Luli's - later Luhli's - house, in Tijuca, the "west wing" of Bossa Nova also joined in: Luli, Aldir Blanc, Gonzaguinha and Sá, among others. This story is told in the song "Bossa Velha". Lucina was, like Lucelena, present at various music festivals. At the University Festival of Popular Music with "Canção do entardecer" and "Jogo de viola", with Edu Lobo. At the IV Festival of Brazilian Popular Music on TV Record in 1968 with "O viandante" and "Cantoria". At the III International Festival of Popular Song in 1968, with the song "Rua da Aurora". He was with the Manifesto Group, winners of the 1967 International Song Festival. At the II International Song Festival, in 1967, on TV Globo, alongside Grupo Manifesto, with Gracinha Leporace, Mariozinho Rocha, Fernando Leporace, Junaldo, Augusto César Pinheiro, José Renato Filho, Guarabyra and Guto Graça Melo, they won the festival with the song "Margarida".
The group emerged in 1965 and in the same year performed on TV Continental (RJ) in the series of weekly programs "O mundo é nosso" (The world is ours), aired on Saturday afternoons. On one of the shows, they were visited by Nélson Motta, Elis Regina and Aloysio de Oliveira, then artistic director of Philips' Elenco label.
Luli and Lucinha appeared at the VII International Song Festival in 1972, on Rede Globo, with the song "Flor lilás", arranged by Zé Rodrix. After qualifying, they recorded a double compact with the participation of O Bando. They were soon launched at the Pujol nightclub, alongside the Dzi Croquetes.[3]
With more than 800 songs written in partnership, Ney Matogrosso recorded the most - practically all of Ney's albums have at least one song by Luli and Lucina. They write "Bandoleiro", "Coração Aprisionado", "Êta Nóis", "Bugre", "Me Rói" and "Pedra de Rio", among others. In addition to these compositions, Luli is João Ricardo's partner in "Fala" and "O Vira", recorded by Secos & Molhados in 1973.
They were also recorded by As Frenéticas, Nana Caymmi, Tetê and Alzira Espíndolla, Joyce, Rolando Boldrin and Wanderléa.
In the 1970s, Luli and Lucina moved to a farm in Mangaratiba, on the coast of Rio. There they lived the dream of community life, and together with photographer Luiz Fernando Borges da Fonseca they created a new style of songwriting.
They produced, recorded and distributed their first album Luli e Lucinha in 1979, followed by Amor de Mulher - Yorimatã; Timbres Temperos; Porque sim porque não, which took them on a tour of Europe; Elis e Elas, a series of reinterpretations in homage to Elis Regina; and an album commemorating 25 years of their career.[4] The duo fell apart.
The duo broke up in 1998. Lucina and Luli, now Luhli, pursued solo careers. Luhli with her show "O Ney e eu", with a repertoire of her own compositions, most of them with Lucina, recorded by Ney Matogrosso. In 2009, Lucina released the album + do que parece, which features partnerships and almost a hundred unpublished compositions with Zélia Duncan.
In 2014, director Rafael Saar's documentary Yorimatã, about the story of Luhli and Lucina, was released at the São Paulo International Film Festival. The film was shown at various festivals and will be released on a commercial circuit.
In 2017, Lucina released her unreleased CD Canto de Árvore and celebrated the 50th anniversary of her recording career. The instrumental core of the CD and the show is made up of musicians Marcelo Dworecki, Peri Pane and Otávio Ortega, artists who are part of the Canções Velhas pra Embrulhar Peixes project.
In 2018, Luhli died from respiratory failure as a result of clinical asthma complicated by pneumonia. In 2023, Lucina released a new album titled "Nave em Movimento - A Música Artesanal de Luli e Lucina" containing unreleased compositions by the duo.
Luli e Lucina were a duo of Brazilian singers, composers, percussionists, guitarists, violeiras and producers, being pioneers of the Brazilian independent music scene, as well as being the first known female percussionists of Brazilian popular music. The duo of friends and former lovers consisted of Luli a.k.a. Luhli (Rio de Janeiro, June 19, 1945 - Nova Friburgo, September 26, 2018) and Lucina (Cuiabá, December 25, 1950).
When Bossa Nova was born in Rio, in Luli's - later Luhli's - house, in Tijuca, the "west wing" of Bossa Nova also joined in: Luli, Aldir Blanc, Gonzaguinha and Sá, among others. This story is told in the song "Bossa Velha". Lucina was, like Lucelena, present at various music festivals. At the University Festival of Popular Music with "Canção do entardecer" and "Jogo de viola", with Edu Lobo. At the IV Festival of Brazilian Popular Music on TV Record in 1968 with "O viandante" and "Cantoria". At the III International Festival of Popular Song in 1968, with the song "Rua da Aurora". He was with the Manifesto Group, winners of the 1967 International Song Festival. At the II International Song Festival, in 1967, on TV Globo, alongside Grupo Manifesto, with Gracinha Leporace, Mariozinho Rocha, Fernando Leporace, Junaldo, Augusto César Pinheiro, José Renato Filho, Guarabyra and Guto Graça Melo, they won the festival with the song "Margarida".
The group emerged in 1965 and in the same year performed on TV Continental (RJ) in the series of weekly programs "O mundo é nosso" (The world is ours), aired on Saturday afternoons. On one of the shows, they were visited by Nélson Motta, Elis Regina and Aloysio de Oliveira, then artistic director of Philips' Elenco label.
Luli and Lucinha appeared at the VII International Song Festival in 1972, on Rede Globo, with the song "Flor lilás", arranged by Zé Rodrix. After qualifying, they recorded a double compact with the participation of O Bando. They were soon launched at the Pujol nightclub, alongside the Dzi Croquetes.[3]
With more than 800 songs written in partnership, Ney Matogrosso recorded the most - practically all of Ney's albums have at least one song by Luli and Lucina. They write "Bandoleiro", "Coração Aprisionado", "Êta Nóis", "Bugre", "Me Rói" and "Pedra de Rio", among others. In addition to these compositions, Luli is João Ricardo's partner in "Fala" and "O Vira", recorded by Secos & Molhados in 1973.
They were also recorded by As Frenéticas, Nana Caymmi, Tetê and Alzira Espíndolla, Joyce, Rolando Boldrin and Wanderléa.
In the 1970s, Luli and Lucina moved to a farm in Mangaratiba, on the coast of Rio. There they lived the dream of community life, and together with photographer Luiz Fernando Borges da Fonseca they created a new style of songwriting.
They produced, recorded and distributed their first album Luli e Lucinha in 1979, followed by Amor de Mulher - Yorimatã; Timbres Temperos; Porque sim porque não, which took them on a tour of Europe; Elis e Elas, a series of reinterpretations in homage to Elis Regina; and an album commemorating 25 years of their career.[4] The duo fell apart.
The duo broke up in 1998. Lucina and Luli, now Luhli, pursued solo careers. Luhli with her show "O Ney e eu", with a repertoire of her own compositions, most of them with Lucina, recorded by Ney Matogrosso. In 2009, Lucina released the album + do que parece, which features partnerships and almost a hundred unpublished compositions with Zélia Duncan.
In 2014, director Rafael Saar's documentary Yorimatã, about the story of Luhli and Lucina, was released at the São Paulo International Film Festival. The film was shown at various festivals and will be released on a commercial circuit.
In 2017, Lucina released her unreleased CD Canto de Árvore and celebrated the 50th anniversary of her recording career. The instrumental core of the CD and the show is made up of musicians Marcelo Dworecki, Peri Pane and Otávio Ortega, artists who are part of the Canções Velhas pra Embrulhar Peixes project.
In 2018, Luhli died from respiratory failure as a result of clinical asthma complicated by pneumonia. In 2023, Lucina released a new album titled "Nave em Movimento - A Música Artesanal de Luli e Lucina" containing unreleased compositions by the duo.
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