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"The soul cannot stop crying," says Caetano Veloso in homage to Moraes Moreira.

On Instagram, singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso recalled moments from the life of singer Moraes Moreira and shared images of the two singing together.

Caetano Veloso and Moraes Moreira (Photo: Reproduction)

247 - Singer and songwriter Caetano Veloso paid tribute to fellow singer and songwriter Moraes Moreira, who died this Monday, the 13th, at the age of 72, a victim of acute myocardial infarction. 

On Instagram, Caetano recalled the times when Moraes sang in the Campo Grande neighborhood of Salvador. 

"I hear Moraes's clear diction in the masterpiece 'Chega Nego,' in the other machine-gun bursts of syllables, in Antonio Risério's words in 'Sou o carnaval' or 'Pessoal do alô,' in Fausto Nilo's in 'Bloco do Prazer' or 'Chão da Praça,' in his own cordel verses. I remember, I see, I hear. The soul cannot stop crying," wrote Caetano. 

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@MoraesMoreiraOficial would have been important to our lives if he had only been the young man who sang in the little bar in Campo Grande that we frequented during the months of lockdown in Salvador. (He sang from his table: he was a customer, not a professional.) His voice enchanted @DedeGadelhaVeloso and helped us endure the hardship under the military dictatorship. And he's not just the member of the group that released a rock album (with "Colégio de Aplicação": "Leaving the buildings for the squares, a new race"). Nor was he the musician/singer/songwriter of the João Gilberto-esque turn of the Novos Baianos of "Acabou Chorare," "A Menina Dança," the Carmen Miranda-level re-release of "Brasil Pandeiro," and an entire repertoire and style that, along with Galvão, @BabydoBrasilOficial, Paulinho @BocadeCantor, plus @PepeuGomesOficial, Didi Gomes, @Dadi16, and Baixinho, marked the trajectory of popular music in Brazil. Adding to all this, his formal inclusion of singing in the trio elétrico (bringing the ijexá rhythm to the guitar) made him a hero in the country's history. Without him, there would be no axé. Today I woke up to the news of his death. I see @DaviMoraesOficial as a boy playing with him on the trio. I think of Davi. I hear Moraes's clear diction in the masterpiece "Chega Nego," in the other machine-gun bursts of syllables, in Antonio Risério's words in "Sou o carnaval" or "Pessoal do alô," in Fausto Nilo's in "Bloco do Prazer" or "Chão da Praça," in his own cordel verses. I remember, I see, I hear. My soul cannot stop crying. 🌹🖤👈🏼 . 🎧 Listen to the songs on #PlaylistDoCaetano, on @spotify (link in stories) . #CaetanoVeloso #MoraesMoreira #RestInPeace

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