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Genival Cassiano dos Santos (September 16, 1943 – May 7, 2021), best known only as Cassiano, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist.

He is recognized, along with Tim Maia and Hyldon, as one of the three great precursors of the establishment of an American funk and soul music influence in Brazilian popular music.

His career, however, was compromised by a serious respiratory problem in the…

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Type: Person
Area: Brazil
Born: September 16th, 1943
Died: May 7th, 2021
Genres: Soul
Labels: Columbia

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Polydor

Universal Music

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Last updated: May 16th, 2021