A successful lyricist working in northeast Brazilian (xote, baião, frevo) and other genres (salsa, reggae, etc.), Nando Cordel has had his songs recorded by Jorge de Altinho ("Com Você Eu Vou," "É Só Dengo Dengo," and "Estrela do Amor," the latter with Dominguinhos), Maria Bethânia, Emílio Santiago, Zizi Possi, Netinho, Leandro e Leonardo, Fagner, Fafá de Belém, Amelinha, Guilherme Arantes, Nana Caymmi, Fábio Júnior, Roupa Nova, Martinho da Vila, Luiz Gonzaga, and Geraldo Azevedo. He recorded 18 solo albums through 2001 and has had 500 of his compositions recorded by diverse a...