Loalwa Braz

Loalwa Braz
Loalwa Braz
Background information
Birth name	Loalwa Braz Vieira
Born	3 June 1953; Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Origin	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	19 January 2017 (aged 63); Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1966-2017

Loalwa Braz Vieira (3 June 1953^{[citation needed]} – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian^[1] singer, best known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian recording act Kaoma for their 1989 cover of the hit "Llorando se fue" (by Ulysses Hermosa, lead singer of the popular Bolivian folk group Los Kjarkas), later renamed as "Lambada".^[1] She was fluent in four languages, and recorded songs in her native Portuguese, as well as in Spanish, French and English.

^ ^a ^b Céspedes, Gilka Wara (1993). ""Huayño," "Saya," and "Chuntunqui": Bolivian Identity in the Music of "Los Kjarkas"". Latin American Music Review: Revista de Música Latinoamericana. 14 (1): 52–101. doi:10.2307/780009. JSTOR 780009.

[cespedes-1] Céspedes, Gilka Wara (1993). ""Huayño," "Saya," and "Chuntunqui": Bolivian Identity in the Music of "Los Kjarkas"". Latin American Music Review: Revista de Música Latinoamericana. 14 (1): 52–101. doi:10.2307/780009. JSTOR 780009.

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