Xangai

Eugênio Avelino Lopes Souza, better known as Xangai (born 20 March 1948) is a Brazilian singer, composer, and guitarist.

Biography Xangai was born on 20 March 1948 on the banks of the Córrego do Jundiá, a tributary of the Jequitinhonha River, in a rural part of the town of Itapebi, in the far south of Bahia. He was the son and grandson of accordionists. At 18, he went with his parents to the city of Nanuque, in the north of Minas Gerais. Xangai is a direct descendent of the sertanista João Gonçalves da Costa, the founder of Arraial da Conquista, which is now the city of Vitória da Conquista.

He lived in Vitória da Conquista, where at 9 years old he met Elomar, who, despite being 10 years older, he became his friend and who had a major musical influence. He presented the program "Brasilerança" on Rádio Educadora da Bahia, through which he contributed to the spread of cultural music from the Northeast of Brazil.

On 27 July 2021, he was named by the mayor of Vitória da Conquista, Sheila Lemos, to become the Municipal Secrety of Culture, Tourism, Sports, and Leisure in the city. In his inauguration speech, Xangai promised to "harmonize the sector, avoid politics, and value the cultural manifestations of Vitória da Conquista, taking it to as far as it can go: the planet."

Discography

Studio Albums

Acontecivento (1976) Epic/CBS LP Qué Que Tu Tem Canário (1981) Kuarup LP Mutirão da Vida (1984, relançado em 1998) KLP LP Xangai canta Cantigas, Incelenças, Puluxias e Tiranas de Elomar (1986) Kuarup LP Lua Cheia-Lua Nova (1990) Kuarup LP Dos Labutos (1991) Kuarup LP Cantoria de Festa (1997) Kuarup CD Um Abraço Pra Ti, Pequenina (1998) CD Brasilerança (2002) Kuarup Discos CD Xangai (2015)

Live albums

Estampas Eucalol (2006) Kuarup CD.

Participations and partnerships

Parceria Malunga (1980, by Elomar and Arthur Moreira Lima) Discos Marcus Pereira LP Cantoria 1 (1984, with Elomar, Geraldo Azevedo, and Vital Farias) MKCD LP, CD Cantoria 2 (1988, with Elomar, Geraldo Azevedo e Vital Farias) LP, CD Aguaraterra (1996, with Renato Teixeira) Kuarup CD Nóis é Jeca Mais é Jóia - (2004, with Juraíldes da Cruz) Kuarup CD Morena Sol (2003, Intérprete) Um Caminho pro Sol CD

Filmography

2016: Velho Chico - Avelino.