Elza Soares  b1937 is a Brazilian samba singer. In 1999, she was named Brazilian Singer of the Millennium by BBC Radio Radio. She was married to football player Garrincha. Her father was a factory worker and guitarist, and her mother was a washerwoman. She was born in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. During her childhood, Soares played on the streets, spun wooden tops, flew kites, and fought with boys. Despite poverty and having to carry buckets of water on her head, she had a happy childhood. When she was 12, she was forced by her father to marry Lourdes Antônio Soares, also known as Alaúrdes, and within a year later gave birth to her first child, João Carlos. Soares liked to sing, and when she needed money for medicine for her son, she participated in a vocal contest. When she was fifteen, she gave birth to her second child, who died. After her husband became ill with tuberculosis, she began working at a soap factory. At twenty-one she was a widow, alone to raise her children: four boys and one girl. She dreamed of becoming a singer. When she was thirty-two she had a relationship with soccer player Garrincha. She was vilified by Brazilian society, with many accusing her of breaking up his marriage. She was shouted at in the street, received death threats, and her house was pelted with eggs and tomatoes. On April 13, 1969 her mother died in a car accident. Garrincha, Soares, and her daughter Sara were also injured. Garrincha was driving drunk when a truck merged into the lane and Dona Rosário was thrown from the vehicle and killed. Soares and Garrincha remained married for sixteen years (1968–1982). Garrincha’s friends did not accept Soares as his wife, instead calling her a “witch.” Soares tried to curb her husband’s dependence on alcohol by visiting bars and pleading with them not to serve her husband. The couple had one child, a boy, born in 1976. In 1983 Garrincha died of cirrhosis. On January 11, 1986, her son died when he was 9 years old in a car accident as he was coming back from visiting his father. It had been raining and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The door opened and the boy was thrown into the Imbariê River. Soares was desolate and considered ending her own life. She left Brazil and toured Europe and the United States. After many years of searching for her long lost daughter, they were reunited after Soares returned to Brazil. On July 26, 2015 Soares lost her fifth son, Gerson, when he was 59 years old. He died of complications of a urinary tract infection. Soares had six children: João Carlos, Gerson, Gilson, Dilma, Sara, and Garrincha. Wikipedia

A few singles to give you a feel – Full albums posted below

She was born in 1937 and this came out in 2018. 82 years old and still making next level music. In fact over the years she has become more experimental, incorporating elements of electronica and trip hop in to her sound.

 

Deus é Mulher – Full Album ( 2018)

00:00 | O Que Se Cala (Douglas Germano) 03:49 | Exú nas Escolas – Part. Especial Edgar (Kiko Dinucci e Edgar) 07:34 | Banho – Part. Ilú Obá de Min (Tulipa Ruiz) 11:03 | Eu Quero Comer Você (Romulo Fróes e Alice Coutinho) 15:32 | Língua Solta (Rômulo Fróes e Alice Coutinho 21:00 | Hienas na TV (Kiko Dinucci e Clima) 24:51 | Clareza (Rodrigo Campos) 28:58 | Um Olho Aberto (Mariá Portugal) 32:35 | Credo (Douglas Germano) 35:45 | Dentro de Cada Um (Pedro Loureiro e Luciano Mello) 39:44 | Deus Há De Ser (Pedro Luis)

 

A Mulher do Fim do Mundo Full Album (2015)

01 – 00:00 “Coração Do Mar / Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo” 02 – 05:59 “Maria Da Vila Matilde” 03 – 09:43 “Luz Vermelha” 04 – 14:15 “Pra Fuder” 05 – 18:11 “Benedita” 06 – 23:16 “Firmeza” 07 – 26:49 “Dança” 08 – 30:23 “Canal” 09 – 33:30 “Solto / Comigo”

 

 

 

 

Vivo Feliz – 2003

00:00 1. Intro 00:25 2. Opinião (Zé Keti) 04:53 3. Eu Gosto Da Minha Terra (Randoval Montenegro) 08:24 4. Rio De Janeiro (Anderson Lugão) 12:15 5. Volta Por Cima (Paulo Vanzolini) 15:52 6. Somos Todos Iguais (Elza Soares) 20:25 7. Two Tac (Anderson Lugão) 24:32 8. Concórdia (Nando Reis) 28:39 9. Computadores Fazem Arte (Fred 04) 36:19 10. Lata D’água (Elza Soares)

 

 

                                                                               Do Cóccix Até O Pescoço (Álbum Completo Oficial – 2002)

00:00 1 – Dura na Quea (Chico Buarque) 04:00 2 – Hoje é Dia de Festa (Jorge Benjor) 08:50 3 – Haiti (Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil) 13:13 4 – Dor de Cotovelo (Caetano Veloso) 16:49 5 – Bambino (Ernesto Nazareth, José Miguel Wisnik) 20:14 6 – A Carne (Seu Jorge, Marcelo Yuka, Wilson Cappellette) 23:55 7 – Eu Vou Ficar Aqui (Arnaldo Antunes) 29:47 8 – Etnocopop (Carlinhos Brown) 33:41 9 – Fadas (Luiz Melodia) 37:42 10 Flores Horizontais (Oswald de Andrade, José Miguel Wisnik) 42:15 11 – A Cigarra – part. especial Letícia Sabatella (Elza Soares, Letícia Sabatella) 46:46 12 – Quebra Lá Que Eu Quebro De Cá Não Volto Atrás  53:55 13 – Todo Dia (ABM de Aguiar) 56:05 14 – Façamos (Vamos Amar). part. especial Chico Buarque (Cole Porter, Vrs. Carlos Rennó)

 

Pilão + Raça = Elza (1977)

01 – Língua de Pilão (Elza Soares) 00:00 02 – Enredo de Pirraça (Elza Soares e Gerson Alves) 02:31 03 – Aldeia de Okarimbé (Aloísio, Cesar Veneno e Naval 06:13 04 – Sombra Confidente (Gerson Alves) 08:17 05 – Perdão Vila Isabel (Elza Soares e Gerson Alves) 12:01 06 – Perdão Amor (Jorge Aragão e Neuci) 14:46 Lado B: 07 – De Pandeiro na Mão (João Roberto Kelly) 18:07 08 – Só Tem Um Jeito Agora (Roberto Neves) 20:42 09 – Amor Aventureiro (Décio Antonio Carlos e Silas de Oliveira 23:34 10 – Compositor (Rildo Hora e Sérgio Cabral) 26:46 11 – Prezado Amigo (Rildo Hora e Sérgio Cabral) 29:03 12 – Só Uma Lágrima (Acyr Pimentel) 31:58

 

Pronto Livre – 1974

1 – Bom Dia Portela (Bebeto De São João, David Correia) 2 – Pranto Livre (Everaldo Da Viola, Dida) 3 – Não É Hora De Tristeza (Walter Da Imperatriz, Lino Roberto, Wilson Medeiros) 4 – Meia Noite Já É Dia (Norival Reis, David Correia) 5 – Desabafo (Nezinho, Campo, Tatu) 6 – Partido Do Lê Lê Lê (Otilo Gomes) 7 – Deusa Do Rio Niger (Motorzinho, Walter Norambê) 8 – Quem Há De Dizer (Alcides Gonçalves, Lupicínio Rodrigues) 9 – Louvei Maria (Elza Soares) 10 – Xamêgo De Crioula (Zé Di) 11 – Falso Papel (Dario Marciano) 12 – Giringonça (Josealdo Fraga)