Jamelão

Biography

José Bispo Clementino dos Santos (May 12, 1913, Rio de Janeiro - June 14, 2008) is a Brazilian samba singer known as Jamelão. He began in music as a tamborim player, but later became known as a kind of crooner in the samba-canção style. He became the official singer at Mangueira carnavals and has toured Europe as a solo performer.

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