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Sivuca

real name Severino Dias de Oliveira

Brazil · 1930-05-26 – 2006-12-14

Sivuca is credited on 985 releases across 249 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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985

Credits

249

Albums

8

Decades active

234

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Brazilian multi-instrumentalist (accordion, piano, keyboards, guitar), composer, arranger.
Born May 26, 1930 in Itabaiana, Brazil and died December 14, 2006 in João Pessoa, Brazil.
Lived in Europe (Portugal and then France, from 1959 until the mid-60s) and in the USA (from 1965 to 1977, when he returned to his native country.)
Musical director for Miriam Makeba for several years. Also worked with Paul Simon, Dom Um Romao, Toots Thielemans, Luiz Henrique and Airto Moreira. Recorded as a leader for Reprise, Vanguard, RCA, Sonet.

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Credited work

985 releases · 249 albums · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 1,746
  • Other credits · 91
  • Production · 36

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · PolyGram Studios, Rio De Janeiro · CBS Studios, New York · Estúdios Da Som Livre

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