Marlui Miranda

Origin

Fortaleza, CE

Years Active

1974

Genres

indigenous music, MPB, regional music

Instruments

voice, acoustic guitar

Biography

Marlui Nóbrega Miranda was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, on October 12, 1949. She moved to Brasília in 1959, where she graduated in Architecture from the University of Brasília and in Conducting from the Santa Marcelina Faculty. She also attended the Villa-Lobos Conservatory and studied acoustic guitar with renowned masters of the instrument such as Turíbio Santos and Paulo Bellinati. Starting in the 1970s, she consolidated her career as an important researcher of the musical traditions and culture of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.

Throughout her artistic career, Marlui has collaborated with major exponents of Brazilian music, playing and recording alongside artists such as Egberto Gismonti, Taiguara, Milton Nascimento, and Gilberto Gil, with whom she participated in the acclaimed album O Sol de Oslo in 1998. Her dedication to the research and dissemination of indigenous sound resulted in a striking discography that includes albums such as Olho D'água, Rio Acima, and Ihu - Todos Os Sons, in addition to being awarded at the 26th Brazilian Music Award in the Best Regional Singer category in 2015.

Discography

• Olho D' Água (1979)
• Revivência (1983)
• Rio Acima (1986)
• Ihu Todos os Sons (1995)
• 2 IHU Kewere: Rezar (1997)
• Marlui Miranda e Lelo Nazário – Hans Staden (1999)
• Marlui Miranda And Ravi – Neuneneu Humanity - Fragments Of Indigenous Brazil (2006)
• Fala de Bicho, Fala de Gente (2014)