Singer Tete Espindola came from a highly musical family -- several siblings were in a '70s rock-pop band called LuzAzul, later named Lirio Selvagem, which is where Tete started her career. She quickly became a solo star, although over the years she has frequently collaborated with family members, notably with her sister Alzira on the popular album, "Anahi." Here's a quick look at her work...
Tete E O Lirio Selvagem "Tete E O Lirio Selvagem" (Phillips, 1978) (LP)
A challenging, sometimes beguiling album from a family band featuring the uniquely irritating vocals of Ms. Espindola, who went on to a successful solo career. Of course. I suppose her high-pitched trilling could be compared to Kate Bush, and sometimes the music tilts into a similarly artsy-fartsy, baroque vein, paired with regional Brazilian music, similar to that of Quinteto Violado. I suppose there's stuff here that the folk-freak revivalists could get into, but this is a pretty hard sell for most of us, and not particularly easy on the ears. I really kinda hate her voice, as well as the preciousness of her phrasing. But maybe that's just me. It's a weird record, for sure, and sometimes that makes stuff worth checking out. The backing band, Lirio Selvagem, was a rechristened version of a band called LuzAzul, featuring several of her siblings -- the label had her ditch them for her later records, which had a clearer pop direction.
Tete Espindola "Pirareta" (Phillips, 1980) (LP)
Tete Espindola "Passaros Na Garganta" (Som Da Gente, 1982) (LP)
Tete Espindola "Gaiola" (Barclay/BMG Ariola, 1986) (LP)
Tete Espindola "Ouvir/Birds" (LuzAzul, 1991)
Tete Espindola "So Tete" (Camerati, 1994)
Tete Espindola "Cancao Do Amor" (LuzAzul, 1995)
Tete Espindola & Alzira Espindola "Anahi" (Dabliu Records, 1998)
A collaboration with Tete's younger sister, Alzira Espindola, aka Alzira E, who was also in the family band, O Lirio Selvagem, and who had a prolific solo career of her own...
Tete Espindola "Vozvoixvoice: Musique De Phillippe Kadosch" (LuzAzul, 2002)
Tete Espindola & Raquel Naveira "Fiandeiras Do Pantanal" (LuzAzul, 2002)
Tete Espindola "O Que Virou: Cancoes De Jerry Espindola A Marcello Pettengil" (LuzAzul, 2003)
Tete Espindola "Espindola Canta" (LuzAzul, 2003/2004)
Tete Espindola "Zencinema" (LuzAzul, 2005)
Tete Espindola "Babelyes: Music Des Langues Vierges -- Tete Espindola Chante Philippe Kadosch" (MCD World Music/LuzAzul, 2006)
(Produced by Philippe Kadosch & Homero Lotito)
A tribute to French songwriter Philippe Kadosch, who also helped produce several of the tracks on this album...
Tete Espindola "e VA pop AR" (Tratore/LuzAzul, 2007)
Tete Espindola/Almira E/Jerry Espindola "Agua Dos Matos" (LuzAzul, 2015)
Another family collaboration...
Tete Espindola "Outro Lugar" (LuzAzul, 2017)
Tete Espindola & Alzira E "Recuerdos" (Selo SESC, 2019)
Tete Espindola "A Arte De Tete Espindola" (Universal, 2006)
