Cartola

Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola (it is Portuguese for 'top hat'), (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980) was born in Rio de Janeiro, in a neighborhood called Catete. He got his nickname because of the bowler hat he wore to keep the cement from ruining his hair while working at construction sites. He was one of the samba composers and founders of the Estação Primeira de Mangueira, and has credit for both the name of the school and its colors: green and pink. Cartola composed, alone and alongside others, more than 500 songs.

Active:

1930s-1970s

Scene:

Rio de Janeiro

Side projects

• Estação Primeira de Mangueira

• MAROSat, Sep 26
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• guest Samba Jean-BaptiseSat, Oct 24
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• Frank MazaTue, Nov 3
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• Fally IpupaSun, Nov 5
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• Reggae FestSun, Oct 18
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• CARBEAU & MANUEL ROCHASat, Sep 26
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• DiscipSat, Dec 5
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• Julieta VenegasMon, Sep 28
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