Tuca



Tuca is an almost forgotten about Brazilian singer from the late 60's to 70's, Also a composer, Tuca's first relevant appearence on Brazilian media was with Airto Moreira in 1966 at the Festival Nacional de Musica Popular - TV excelsior, they won the first price with the song Porta Estandarte. With only a hand full of albums, my sources say three, she started off as a traditional type brazilian vocalist somewhat remenicent of early Nara Leão on her first two releases. After her second LP Tuca moved to France in 1968 but returned to Brazil in 1975. Upon her return she recorded her final release, Dracula I love you. On this amazing recording she not only developed her own singing style, but dove far more into the realm of Tropicalismo and experimentation. The result is a fantastic blend of soul, jazz, tropicalia and avant garde creating one of the most unique albums I have personally heard. Sadly, after 'Dracula I Love You' in 1977 Tuca passed away at only 34 years old due to a stroke. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.