'They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil': no more

'They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil': no more

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norman lebrecht

October 22, 2011

Edmundo Ros, who wrote that theme song to my childhood, has died in Spain aged 100. Here’s a BBC obit.

And here‘s a much stronger appreciation from Sue Steward in The Guardian.

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  • Joyce says:
    October 23, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Reading this has brought many memories flooding back of his music. His music was so popular, and certainly always made you feel ready to get on your feet to dance. I enjoyed the links here of the story of his life.

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