This Monday (25), the day on which he would have turned 77, the musician Paulo André Barata died.
The information was confirmed by Tito Barata, the composer’s brother, in a post on social media.
“He set off into the infinite sky. He was a musician and composer from Pará with four sides. Supporter of Paysandu and Fluminense. He loved animals and sang about the Amazon. He dedicated his life to artistic creation and the common good.
May GOD protect, guide and support you on your new path and your new home.
A kiss, my brother.”
Paulo André was admitted to the Porto Dias hospital for ten days.
According to the family, the composer will be buried at the Theatro da Paz from 10 p.m. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday morning (26) at the Cemitério Santa Izabel in Belém.
Governor Helder Barbalho announced that Pará would declare three days of mourning.
life and work
Paulo André Barata was born on September 25, 1946 in Belém. A follower of Paysandu and Fluminense, his musical talent began to blossom since his youth and was improved at the Carlos Gomes Conservatory and by teachers Tó Teixeira in Belém and Wilma Graça in Rio de Janeiro.
The poet Ruy Barata, Paulo André’s father, was one of his faithful partners and always followed his son’s musical works, born in partnerships that marked the career of the singer from Pará. Among the partnerships established by Paulo André we can highlight: Paulo César Pinheiro, João de Jesus Paes Loureiro, Capinan, Alfredo Oliveira, Antonio Adolfo, Sérgio Ricardo, Nilson Chaves, João Donato, J. Petronilo, Luiz Coronel, Mario Telles , José Maria Villar, Maranhão.
Paulo André’s compositions became known nationwide with the unique interpretation of Fafá de Belém, who lent his voice to the songs “Indauê Tupã” and “Esse Rio é Minha Rua” in 1976, which were included on his first LP. The singer had these songs as a soundtrack for Líbero Luxardo created the film “Brutos Inocentes”.
Later, in 1977, Fafá resumed recording compositions by Paulo André Barata. The songs “Foi Assim” and “Pauapixuna” were part of the singer’s second LP and achieved great success in the Brazilian music scene.
In 1978, Paulo André released his first album entitled “Nativo”. In 1980 it was time to release the second one entitled “Amazon River” from the now defunct Continental. The two LPs received high praise from specialist critics.
In 1979 he took part in the “Festival Internacional Costa a Costa” in Uruguay and won first place with the song “Nativo”.
In 1990, at the invitation of a company from Pará Engelplan Paulo recorded a third vinyl “Paulo Para Semper Ruy”, which was later digitized and included two more songs, now as an independent production.
At the end of the 1990s, the Ministry of Culture of the state of Pará supported the recording of a double CD by the singer from Pará entitled “Projeto Uirapurá: O Canto da Amazônia”. In this production, Paulo showed all his talent for interpreting different musical rhythms, influenced by different artists for whom he never hid his admiration. Inspirations include: Dorival Caymmi, Tom Jobim, VillaLobos, Debussy.
The songs of Paulo André Barata will forever remain in Pará’s memory, a cultural contribution that spans the centuries and that will certainly still be heard through the voices of great artists such as Fafá de Belém and other interpreters who accurately describe Barata’s works knew.