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-lsb- http://www.taiguara.com www.taiguara.com -rsb- hermeto , michel legrand . paschoal , milton nascimento , vinicius de moraes 14 february 1996 1965 -- 1996 piano known african instruments . , acoustic guitar , mellotron , several lesser taiguara emi/odeon , phillips , continental , movieplay taiguara
 taiguara solo_singer 9 october 1945 voice , piano , acoustic guitar mpb , samba , bossa nova taiguara.jpg brazil , although born in uruguay taiguara chalar da silva musician , orchestrator , composer , songwriter , singer , pianist
taiguara

taiguara chalar da silva -lrb- montevideo , october 9 , 1945 -- são paulo , february 14 , 1996 -rrb- , whose stage name was taiguara , was a brazilian singer and songwriter .
taiguara was born in montevideo , uruguay as his father toured the country as a musician , but grew up in rio and later moved to são paulo .
while attending law school at mackenzie university , he became increasingly involved with student organized recitals and performances , eventually abandoning the course altogether to pursue a musical career full-time .
in 1964 , he joined the sambalanço trio and started receiving media attention , which yielded his first offer from record label phillips .
in 1965 , taiguara recorded his first of several albums , and in the following years won many awards .
due to a series of disagreements with the military dictators in power , his career in brazil was interrupted in the mid-1970s and he was forced to move abroad , settling in london , where he studied at guildhall school of music and drama , played with the london symphony orchestra and recorded the album `` let the children hear the music '' .
the album set a precedent , as it became the first foreign recording by a brazilian musician censored in brazil -lrb- the same record was never released in england either , having been deemed `` misplaced '' by the studios -rrb- .
during a second exile , taiguara also lived in paris and a few african countries , mainly tanzania , where he studied journalism for a year .
always troubled by the harsh reality of the less fortunate , taiguara increasingly leaned towards leftist views , later becoming involved with political activities which rallied for a fairer future and social and economical equality for all .
although he was never officially affiliated with any political parties , communist leader luis carlos prestes became a great friend and mentor in his later years .
taiguara composed and recorded the song `` o cavaleiro da esperança '' -lcb- the hope knight -rcb- in his honor .
thirteen years after performing in brazil for the last time , taiguara returned with the concert `` thirteen octobers '' and released two more albums : `` cançoes de amor e liberdade '' -lcb- songs of love and freedom -rcb- -lrb- 1984 -rrb- and `` brazil afri '' -lcb- afro brasil -rcb- -lrb- 1994 -rrb- in the following years .
on february 14 , 1996 , he died from bladder cancer .
his last project , an album of songs that celebrated and examined the joys and hardships of the poor living on the slums of rio de janeiro , never came to completion .
taiguara was one of the most censored brazilian artists to date , having close to 200 songs vetoed throughout his career .
some of his biggest hits were `` universo no teu corpo '' , `` teu sonho não acabou '' , `` viagem '' , `` berço de marcela '' , `` que as crianças cantem livres '' , `` hoje '' , `` amanda '' , `` carne e osso '' , `` geração 70 '' and `` mudou '' .
not unlike many mpb artists , taiguara composed his own music .
