Bezerra Da Silva

Bezerra da Silva, in his career which spans 25 years (and 50 years as professional musician) and more than 27 solo albums as a singer and composer, had hits with "Bicho Feroz" (Tonho/Cláudio Inspiração), "Malandragem, Dá Um Tempo" (Adelsonilton/Popular P/Moacir Bombeiro), "Overdose de Cocada" (Dinho/Ivan Mendonça), and "Rei do Coco." Jackson do Pandeiro recorded his "Leve o Teu Gererê," "Meu Veneno," "Criando Cobra," "Preguiçoso," and "Mandau Velho." His style, full of the Carioca malice (malandragem) of the hills, with which he chronicles the hardships of the shanty town dwel...