Dorival Caymmi

Personal Info

Birthday

April 30, 1914

Day of Death

2008-08-16

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Dorival Caymmi

Biography

Dorival Caymmi (Salvador, April 30, 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, poet, painter and actor, active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba pieces, such as "Samba da Minha Terra", "Doralice" and "Saudade da Bahia", have become staples of música popular brasileira.

Equally notable are his ballads celebrating the fishermen and women of Bahia, including "Promessa de Pescador", "O Que É Que a Baiana Tem?", and "Milagre". Caymmi composed about 100 songs in his lifetime, and many of his works are now considered to be Brazilian classics. Both Brazilian and non-Brazilian musicians have covered his songs.

Known For

The Girl from Ipanema

The Sandpit Generals

Filmography

2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
as Self (archive footage)
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Dê Lembranças a Todos
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Self (archive footage)
2007
A Casa do Tom: Mundo, Monde, Mondo
as Self
2005
Taking a Chance on Love: Jane Monheit in Concert
as Self / Guest - Guitar
2002
Um Certo Dorival Caymmi
as Self
2001
Samba Riachão
as Self
1997
It's All Brazil
as Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self
1991
Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
as Self
A Embaixatriz do Samba
as Self
1986
Talking Cinema
as Self
1981
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
1979
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
as Self
1974
Na Casa de Rio Vermelho
as Self
1972
The Sandpit Generals
as John Adam
Dorival Caymmi: Programa Ensaio
as Self
1969
Bahia, For Example
as Self
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
as Homem no Carnaval