Sao Paulo music is a fusion of country music, Brazilian pop, classical music, samba, rap, rock and chorinho. The cultural diversity of the place has endowed the music of Sao Paulo with this unique feature. Some of the maestros who have largely contributed to the music at Sao Paulo are:
- Arnaldo Antunes
- Luis Tatit
- Adoniran Barbosa
- Jose Miguel Wisnik
- Paulo Vanzolini
- Walter Franco
- Itamar Assumpcao
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These musicians will be remembered forever for their talent. In the period of 1960s, the TV music festivals have played a major role in promoting many musicians of Sao Paulo. The song 'Arrastao' won the first prize in the festival in 1965. The song was sung by Elis Regina.
Some other notable singers of Sao Paulo were Chico Buarque and Jair Rodrigues. Adoniran Barbosa, a renowned musician of Sao Paulo, blended Italian accent with the Brazilian one and gave birth to a different musical trend. Sao Paulo music also features some unique trends like Tropicalia, Bossa Nova and Jovem Guarda.
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