Kleiton & Kledir - Millennium 20 Músicas Do Século XX

Kleiton & Kledir is a pair of Brazilian musicians. They are brothers and were born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Are singers and composers of Brazilian popular music. They are also brothers of the musician Vitor Ramil. Kleiton and Kledir Alves Ramil started studying music very early and in 70 years, with three friends launched the band Almôndegas. Four albums, countless gigs and move to Rio de Janeiro. When the group broke up, the brothers decided to pursue a dual career. In 1980 came the first disc of the double. Success was immediate and attracted many shows throughout Brazil. They released five albums (plus one in Spanish), which earned them a gold album and shows in the USA, Europe and Latin America. They recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Lisbon, Paris, Miami and Buenos Aires. His compositions were recorded by Simone, Nara Leão, MPB4, Caetano Veloso, Xuxa, Fafa de Belém, Nenhum de Nós, Zizi Possi, Ivan Lins, Chitãozinho & Xororó, Zeze di Camargo and Luciano, Leonardo, Belchior, Emilio Santiago, Claudia Leitte and many others. Also worldwide versions of their songs have gained great artists like Mercedes Sosa and Fito Paez, a Portuguese singer Eugenia Melo e Castro and Japanese singer Chie. Kleiton & Kledir definitely brought to the Brazilian culture to the new music Gaucho. Eternalized a different accent, its own way of speaking and singing, with hitherto unknown terms as "deu pra ti" ("given to you") and "tri legal" ("tri cool"). According to one critic of the time, seemed "a British duo, singing in a language reminiscent of the Portuguese." Eventually became symbols of the gaucho contemporary of modern humans in southern Brazil, which made them the state government conferred the title of "Cultural Ambassadors of Rio Grande do Sul." In 1987, despite such success, the duo decided to separate. After seven years, resumed his career. They released CDs "Dois" (Som Livre), Clássicos do Sul (Universal) and compilations that have sold over half a million copies. They were in Paris presenting a series of shows at the Louvre Museum and traveled twice on tour in the USA. In the carnival of 2002 were honored by the School of Samba Caprichosos de Pilares of which paraded with a storyline inspired by the song gave to you. In 2008, preparing to record a new album of new material that should come out in 2009. Meanwhile, here are traveling throughout Brazil to show the CD / DVD & Kleiton Kledir - Live, where they make a remake of his career so successful. The album is a release Som Livre / RBS - with Britain's Paul Ralphes production - and TIM was awarded the Best Album of the Year in the category of popular song. The CD and DVD Autoretrato, released in 2009 is a project of new songs. The DVD format documentary film brings together previously unreleased songs and stories that permeate their creations, telling about the life of the gaucho double. Autoretrato, the title track, is a conversation between two friends, where everyone comes clean and reveals its secrets.

Members

• Kledir Ramil
• Kleiton Ramil

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