Cartola

Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola, was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba. Cartola composed, alone or with... Wikipedia

  • Birth name:  Angenor de Oliveira
  • Also known as:  Cartola, Divino, Poeta das Rosas
  • Born:  October 11, 1908, Rio de Janeiro, DF
  • Age at death:  72 years
  • Origin:  Catete, Rio de Janeiro, Republic of Brazil
  • Died:  November 30, 1980, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Genres:  samba
  • Occupation(s):  singer, songwriter
  • Instruments:  vocal, guitar
  • Years active:  1927–1980
  • Labels:  Discos Marcus Pereira, RCA Victor
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo