From hippie diva to star of Novos Baianos, from fashion icon to counter-culture symbol, passing through the status of one of the most outstanding voices of MPB, according to the Rolling Stone ranking, she definitely did not stop in time. “70 years don’t happen like they used to”, says Baby do Brasil, one of the most emblematic – and upto-date – figures of the very first national music team. One who sees her jump on stage during two hours of concerts filled with hits that helped her sell more than 6,000,000 single copies over the decades, is mesmerized. “The girl still dances, and with unparalleled vigor”, said Nelson Motta in his notorious news column, published in Jornal da Globo on 10/23/22. In full swing with two tours on display (her solo concert, a grand spectacle in terms of scenery, costumes and orchestra, alongside a series of presentations alongside her career partner, friend and father of their six children, Pepeu Gomes), Baby is concluding her 14th solo studio album (in addition to the recently released live album with Pepeu and the 11th album as vocalist of Novos Baianos – Acabou Chorare is considered until today by the international press as the best album in the history of MPB).
With a 100% authorial repertoire, Baby renews herself both visually and in sound, in times of twilight of musical quality in the industry and the empire of autotune and playbacks. “I’m organic, I like the energy
of metals, percussion, bass and I don’t give up at least three guitar heroes accompanying me in the groove”, she says. One of the most ubiquitous figures in the media (this year alone she was featured on
the covers of magazines Ela, Quem, Pop-se and newspapers O Globo, Folha and O Estado de São Paulo, she got special air time in tv shows Altas Horas, Faustão, Fantástico and Programa do Bial). Sold out at Vivo Rio, Concha Acústica in Salvador and Tokyo Marine Hall (SP), Baby takes on the stage with the same vibe as the artist who inaugurated the culture of electric trios in Brazil several decades ago. “Vibrating with the public and exchanging this energy is fundamental for me. We work very hard to offer the maximum quality in repertoire, arrangements, visuals and musicality that springs from my soul and the excellent musicians who accompany me”. As Nelson Motta says, the girl still dances. And she sings like never before!
With an assiduous career following no media gaps, featuring enormous popularity both among the masses and with the intellectual class, Baby, a life legend of Brazilian popular music, has maintained her career up and high above over the decades. Active and captive presence in television programs and with a permanent calendar in the
great concert circuit of the main venues in Brazil, Baby is also always on the agenda of newspapers and magazines. Her figure, poise, original and extravagant way leads a healthy lifestyle, with an impeccable – and enviable – body and skin at the age of 70. Cultured and with impeccable oratory, Baby flows and articulates in any environment, be it musical, be it motivational, secular or gospel.