Nana Caymmi
A Brazilian singer with a penchant for boleros who did not achieve her greatest
fame until she was in her fifties, Nana Caymmi was born Dinahir Tostes Aymmi on
April 29, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro. Her parents were both established singers, and
Caymmi made her recording debut on her father Dorival Caymmi’s 1961 release
Acalanto. Five years later she made a name for herself by winning the
International Song Festival in 1966 with her rendition of “Saveiros”, a song
co-written by her father. Unmoved by, Tropicalia and protest songs, the two
popular musical trends at the time, Caymmi ret...
