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Mateus Aleluia Lima | |
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| Born | (1943-09-25)September 25, 1943 (age 82) |
Mateus Aleluia Lima (b. 1943) is a Braziliansinger-songwriter andethnomusicologist.
Mateus Aleluia was born inCachoeira on September 25, 1943.
Mateus joined the bandOs Tincoãs in 1960 along with other members Heraldo and Dadinho. Heraldo later left the band and was replaced by Badú.
In 1983, Os Tincoãs visitedAngola withMartinho da Vila at the invitation of theMPLA.[1][2] Mateus and Dadinho decided to stay in Angola, but Badú returned to Brazil, thus breaking up the band. Mateus was hired by Angola's State Secretariat for Culture to develop a cultural research project on Pan-African musical heritage, and traveled the country to meet masters of various types of traditional music. Living in Angola for almost 20 years, Mateus also worked as an art teacher.[1] He returned to Brazil in 2002.
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