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Zé Ramalho

(Ze Ramalho)

Zé Ramalho, born José Ramalho Neto on October 3, 1949, in Brejo do Cruz, Paraíba, grew up in Brazil’s Northeast, lost his father when he was three, and was raised largely by his paternal grandparents; he later left medical school at the Federal University of Paraíba to pursue music. First drawn to rock’n’roll and then to cordel, repente, and other northeastern traditions, he recorded Paêbirú (1975) with Lula Côrtes before moving to Rio de Janeiro and breaking through nationally with his self-titled solo debut Zé Ramalho (1978), which included "Avôhai," "Vila do Sossego," and "Chã...