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Track: O Descobridor Dos Sete Mares
Artist: Tim Maia
Album: O Descobridor Dos Sete Mares

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Name: Tim Maia
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Brazilian guitarist and singer, known as the father of Brazilian soul music. Born: 28 September 1942 in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Died: 15 March 1998 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (aged 55). Maia fundamentally changed the music scene in Brazil, introducing modern black music from the US to national pop music, linking funk, samba, and baião, bringing soul closer to bossa nova and opening windows and doors to new forms of music that were not Tropicalist, nor MPB, nor rock n' roll, but were quintessentially Brazilian. In 1974, he founded [l15518], the first independent music label in Brazil, the label name was taken from his initials: [b]Se[/b]bastião [b]Ro[/b]drigues [b]Ma[/b]ia. Many of his songs have been recorded by artists such as [a267350], [a198450], [a438893], [a360329], [a336605], [a30703], and [a83770], amongst others. Adoptive father of singer/songwriter [a=Léo Maia], father of [a=Carmelo Maia] and uncle of singer/producer [a=Ed Motta].

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Release: Tim Maia - O Descobridor Dos Sete Mares
Year: 1983
Genres: Latin, Funk / Soul
Styles: Boogie, Soul, Funk, MPB

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LYRICS

Uma luz azul me guia
Com a firmeza e os lampejos do farol
E os recifes la de cima
Me avisam dos perigos de chegar
Angra dos Reis e Ipanema
Iracema e Itamaraca
Porto Seguro, São Vicente
Braços abertos sempre a esperar

Pois bem cheguei
Quero ficar bem a vontade na verdade eu sou assim
Descobridor dos 7 mares, navegar eu quero

Uma lua me ilumina
Com a clareza e o brilho do cristal
Transando as cores desta vida
Vou colorindo a alegria de chegar
Boa viagem e Ubatuba
Grumari e Leme e Guarujá
Praia Vermelha e Ilha Bela
Braços abertos sempre a esperar

Pois bem cheguei
Eu quero ficar bem a vontade na verdade eu sou assim
Descobridor dos 7 mares navegar eu quero