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Tim Maia

Tim Maia (1942–1998): Tijuca-born singer who brought soul and funk to Brazil. “Azul da Cor do Mar,” the Racional albums (1975–76), “Do Leme ao Pontal.”

Tijuca

Sebastião Rodrigues Maia was born in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, on September 28, 1942. As a teenager he played in the Sputniks with Roberto Carlos, then spent the early 1960s in the United States, where he soaked up doo-wop and soul.

Brazilian soul

Back in Brazil he fused soul, funk and baião and more or less invented Brazilian soul. His 1970 debut, with “Primavera” and “Azul da Cor do Mar,” was a hit, and the run of albums that followed sits in every serious crate of Brazilian funk.

Racional

In 1975 he joined the Universo em Desencanto sect and pressed Racional Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 on his own Seroma label: his heaviest funk, disowned by him after he left the sect, and for decades almost impossible to find. Luaka Bop’s 2012 compilation brought them to a new audience. Later hits include “Do Leme ao Pontal” and “Descobridor dos Sete Mares.” He died in Niterói on March 15, 1998.

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Discography

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Studio albums 27

  1. 1970Tim MaiaPolydoreBayDiscogs
  2. 1974Racional Vol. 1SeromaeBayDiscogs
  3. 1975Racional Vol. 2SeromaeBayDiscogs
  4. 1977Tim Maia E ConvidadosUnderground (9), Underground (9)eBayDiscogs
  5. 1978Disco ClubAtlanticeBayDiscogs
  6. 1982NuvensSeromaeBayDiscogs
  7. 1983O Descobridor Dos Sete MaresLançaeBayDiscogs
  8. 1984SufocanteLançaeBayDiscogs
  9. 1987 No Ar Tim Maia Gravação De Programa De RádioGel ContinentaleBayDiscogs
  10. 1987Somos AméricaGel ContinentaleBayDiscogs
  11. 1988CarinhosRCAeBayDiscogs
  12. 1990Dance BemVitória Régia DiscoseBayDiscogs
  13. 1991Interpreta Clássicos Da Bossa NovaVitória Régia DiscoseBayDiscogs
  14. 1992Ao VivoWEAeBayDiscogs
  15. 1994Voltou ClarearVitória Régia DiscoseBayDiscogs
  16. 1995Nova Era GlacialContinentaleBayDiscogs
  17. 1997Pro Meu Grande AmorVitória Régia MusiceBayDiscogs
  18. 1997Sorriso De CriançaVitória Régia MusiceBayDiscogs
  19. 1997What A Wonderful World, Oldies But GoodiesParadoxx MusiceBayDiscogs
  20. 1997Só Você – Para Ouvir E DançarVitória Régia MusiceBayDiscogs
  21. 1998Ao Vivo IIParadoxx MusiceBayDiscogs
  22. 1999Soul TimSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  23. 2003Forró Do BrasilMazza MusiceBayDiscogs
  24. 2007In ConcertSony BMG Music EntertainmenteBayDiscogs
  25. 2010Tim Universal MaiaUniversal Music, MercuryeBayDiscogs
  26. 2012Racional Vol. 3Abril ColeçõeseBayDiscogs
  27. 2022Racional Vols. 1 & 2Surf BossaeBayDiscogs

Collaborative albums 13

  1. 1972A Festa Do Santo Reis / Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar) / Fale BaixinhoTim Maia / Adilson Ramos · PolydoreBayDiscogs
  2. 1976Tim Maia Racional E Coro Racional Tim Maia Racional* E Coro Racional · SeromaeBayDiscogs
  3. 1977Ela Partiu / Meu Inimigos / Meu Samba Reguê / KaçuadaTim Maia / Marku · CopacabanaeBayDiscogs
  4. 1978Dancin' Days / Sossêgo / Everybody Dance / Gypsy LadyFrenéticas / Tim Maia / Chic / Linda Clifford · Som LivreeBayDiscogs
  5. 19794 Super Quentes Nacionais Vol.2Frenéticas, Tim Maia, Ney Matogrosso, Baby Consuelo · WEAeBayDiscogs
  6. 1985O Melhor De... Tim Maia, Raul Seixas e BelchiorTim Maia / Raul Seixas / Belchior · PolyfareBayDiscogs
  7. 1987Onde Está Você / Chama Da Paixão / Mistérios Do Amor / Último BeijoTim Maia / Jane Duboc / Amelinha / Peninha · Continental (3)eBayDiscogs
  8. 1997Amigo Do ReiTim Maia & Os Cariocas · Vitória Régia MusiceBayDiscogs
  9. 2000Dance Com O Hino Do Seu Clube - Hino FlamengoTim Maia E Banda Vitória Régia · Mazza MusiceBayDiscogs
  10. 2001Dance Com O Hino Do Seu Clube - Hino VascoTim Maia E Banda Vitória Régia · Mazza MusiceBayDiscogs
  11. 2001Dance Com O Hino Do Seu Clube - Hino FlumineseTim Maia E Banda Vitória Régia · Mazza MusiceBayDiscogs
  12. 2020Essential Remixes & Re-Edits 6AT.M* · Not On LabeleBayDiscogs
  13. 2026Dance Enquanto É TempoJota Quest & Tim Maia · Universal Music Ltda.eBayDiscogs

EPs & mixtapes 8

  1. 1971Azul Da Cor Do MarPolydoreBayDiscogs
  2. 1971La Nueva Sensación de Brasil PolydoreBayDiscogs
  3. 1972Você / Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)PolydoreBayDiscogs
  4. 1979ReencontroEMIeBayDiscogs
  5. 1979Murmúrio / Sossego / Pais e Filhos / Se Me Lembro Faz DoerAtlanticeBayDiscogs
  6. 19824 SucessosPolydoreBayDiscogs
  7. 1986Pede A ElaRCAeBayDiscogs
  8. 2020Do Leme Ao Pontal (Cerveja Colorado)Vitória RégiaeBayDiscogs

Compilations 18

  1. 1974Autógrafos De SucessoPolyfareBayDiscogs
  2. 1981Os Grandes Sucessos De Tim, Hildon E CassianoPolyfareBayDiscogs
  3. 1982A Arte De Tim MaiaPolyfareBayDiscogs
  4. 1985O Melhor De Tim MaiaPolydoreBayDiscogs
  5. 1987Puro SomSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  6. 1987Velho CamaradaEMIeBayDiscogs
  7. 1988PersonalidadePhilipseBayDiscogs
  8. 1993Dançando A Noite InteiraPhilipseBayDiscogs
  9. 1993Minha Historia (14 Sucessos)PhilipseBayDiscogs
  10. 1993RomânticoSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  11. 1998O Melhor De Tim Maia - Vou Pedir Pra Você VoltarPolydoreBayDiscogs
  12. 1998InesquecívelContinental EastWesteBayDiscogs
  13. 1998Millennium - 20 Músicas Do Século XXPolygrameBayDiscogs
  14. 2000PérolasSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  15. 2001Velhos Camaradas 2PolydoreBayDiscogs
  16. 2001Para SempreEMIeBayDiscogs
  17. 2001Pra Sempre - Ao VivoParadoxx MusiceBayDiscogs
  18. 2012Nobody Can Live Forever (The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia)Luaka BopeBayDiscogs
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