Tania Maria
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Pianists · b. 1948

Tania Maria

Brazilian musician

Born
9 May 1948
São Luís
Country
Brazil
Active
1969–
Record labels
Concord Records
Discography
26 albums

Biography

Tania Maria is a jazz musician who plays piano, musical keyboard and voice. Tania Maria was born on 9 May 1948 in São Luís. The music is usually filed under jazz and música popular brasileira. Record labels: Concord Records. The discography here lists 26 albums, from “Apresentamos Tânia Maria” (1966) to “Canto” (2012). Honours include Officer of Arts and Letters.

Tania Maria (born May 9, 1948) is a Brazilian artist, singer, composer, bandleader and piano player, singing mostly in Portuguese or English. Her Brazilian-style music is mostly vocal, sometimes pop, often jazzy, and includes samba, bossa, Afro-Latin, pop and jazz fusion.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Apresentamos Tânia Maria 1966
Olha Quem Chega 1971 · Odeon Via Brasil 1975 · Barclay Via Brasil, Volume 2 1975 Tania Maria & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 1979 · Medley Records Piquant 1981 · Concord Picante Taurus 1981 Come With Me 1983 · Concord Picante Love Explosion 1984 · Concord Jazz Made in New York 1985 · Manhattan
The Real Tania Maria: Wild! 1985 · Live
The Lady From Brazil 1986 · Manhattan Forbidden Colors 1988 · Capitol Records
Live 1989 · Live
Bela Vista 1990 · World Pacific Outrageous 1993 · Concord Picante No Comment 1995 · TKM Records Bluesilian 1996 · TKM Records Europe 1997 · New Note Viva Brazil 2000
Live at the Blue Note 2002 · Live
Brazil With My Soul 2005 Intimidade 2005 · Blue Note
It’s Only Love (Live) 2007 · Live
Tempo 2011 · naïve Canto 2012 · naïve

Also plays on

Albums where Tania Maria is credited as a sideman

1989 Music — Michel Petrucciani instrument arranger, vocals

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Tania Maria play?

Tania Maria is known for playing piano, musical keyboard and voice.

When and where was Tania Maria born?

Tania Maria was born 9 May 1948 in São Luís.

What are Tania Maria's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Olha Quem Chega (1971), Via Brasil (1975), Via Brasil, Volume 2 (1975), Tania Maria & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1979) and Piquant (1981).

External links

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