Person

Cassiano

Genival Cassiano dos Santos (September 16, 1943 – May 7, 2021), best known only as Cassiano, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist.

He is recognized, along with Tim Maia and Hyldon, as one of the three great precursors of the establishment of an American funk and soul music influence in Brazilian popular music.

His career, however, was compromised by a serious respiratory problem in the…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Brazil
Born
September 16th, 1943
Died
May 7th, 2021
Genres
Labels
Columbia
RCA
Polydor
Universal Music
EMI
Last updated: May 16th, 2021·MusicBrainz

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