Zé da Zilda

Composer of expression in the Golden Age of Brazilian song, Zé da Zilda's classics are still popular today. He also had a noted career on the radio and recorded an expressive discography. Since his childhood, he was involved in the musical scenery of Mangueira, where he was Cartola's friend, and of São Cristóvão, where he played cavaquinho and violão (acoustic guitar) in the famous Casa de Caboclo. There he was nicknamed Zé Com Fome, becoming Zé da Zilda after marrying composer/singer Zilda Fernandes in 1938. He was hired by Rádio Educadora and met Fernandes at Rádio Globo, ...