Dona Ivone Lara
Dona Ivone Lara | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Yvonne Lara da Costa |
Born | (1921-04-13)April 13, 1921 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died | April 16, 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 96) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Genres | Samba |
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, nursing |
Instrument(s) | vocals |
Years active | 1970–2018 |
Website | [1] |
Yvonne Lara da Costa OMC (April 13, 1922[note 1] – April 16, 2018),[1] better known as Dona Ivone Lara, was a Brazilian singer and composer. Known as the Queen of Samba and Great Lady of Samba, she was the first woman to sign a samba-enredo and take part in a wing of composers in the school, Império Serrano.[1][2][3]
Earning degrees in nursing and social work, she played an important role pioneering occupational therapy and worked alongside Dr. Nise da Silveira in psychiatric reform in Brazil.[4] She dedicated herself to this activity for more than 30 years, before retiring and focusing exclusively on her artistic career. [5][6]
Biography
Dona Ivone Lara was born as Yvonne Lara da Costa on April 13, 1922[7] on the street Voluntários da Pátria, in Botafogo, Zona Sul in Rio de Janeiro. She was the first daughter of seamstress Emerentina Bento da Silva and João da Silva Lara.[7] Parallelly in work, both of her parents had musical interests: he was a 7-string guitar player and participated in parades with the Bloco dos Africanos, and she was an excellent singer and lended her soprano voice to traditional ranchos carnavalescos in Rio de Janeiro, such as Flor do Abacate and Ameno Resedá – in which João also performed. Trained in nursing and social work, she was a health professional for more than 30 years before retiring in 1977.
With the death of her father, when she was younger than 3 years old, and her mother, when she was 16 years old,[7] she was raised by aunts and uncles. She learned how to play cavaquinho from them, and listened to samba alongside her cousin, Mestre Fuleiro. She took voice lessons from Lucília Guimarães and was praised by Dona Lucília's husband, the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
She married Oscar Costa on December 4, 1947, at the age of 25. Oscar Costa was the son of Alfredo Costa, the president of the Prazer da Serrinha samba school. At Prazer da Serrinha she met several composers who later became her partners in several compositions, among them Mano Décio da Viola e Silas de Oliveira. Dona Ivone and Oscar Costa had two sons, Alfredo and Odir, and were married for 28 years until his death.[7] She lost her son Odir to complications from diabetes in 2008.
Career as a Health Professional
At 17 years old, Dona Ivone enrolled in the school of nursing at the now Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), where she earned a degree in nursing. At 21 years old, she entered in the public tender for the Ministério de Saúde and at 25 she was contracted by the Instituto de Psiquiatria of Engenho de Dentro. There, she attended the Elementary Occupational Therapy Course offered by Nise da Silveira achieving the title of specialist in Occupational Therapy.[4] In this area she played a fundamental role in psychiatric reform in Brazil from 1970 onward. During more than three decades she worked at the Colônia Juliano Moreira, with patients with mental illness.[6][3]
Dona Ivone earned a degree in social work, being one of the first social assistants in Brazil and one of the first black women to graduate from higher education in the country. Her work in this area was so important that in 2016, the professor of the School of Social Work at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Graziela Scheffer, published the academic article “Serviço Social e Dona Ivone Lara: o lado negro e laico da nossa história professional”.[8]
In a period in which patients with mental illness were institutionalized and abandoned by their families, Dona Ivone moved to the counties in Rio de Janeiro and neighboring states, locating relatives of the interned patients to present a different vision of the majority of medical diagnoses, which discredited the mental conditions of these people. All of this made up part of the therapeutic routine and the new complete vision that humanized the treatment of mental health. Beyond this, Dona Ivone brought music therapy to her patients at the Instituto de Psiquiatria do Engenho de Dentro. Using her contacts, she achieved sponsorship for instruments and the creation of a music workshop, which went on to support parties and socialization events among patients, their family members, and the hospital workers. This workshop later on gave rise to the bloco de carnaval “Loucura Suburbana”, which still exists today.[5] In 1977, Dona Ivone retired from her nursing and social work career and dedicated herself wholly to her musical career.
Career as a Singer and Composer
Dona Ivone composed the samba Nasci para sofrer (Born To Suffer), which became the theme song of the samba school Prazer da Serrinha, founded in the 1940s and ended in 1952. When the samba school Império Serrano was founded in 1947,[7] she began to parade in the ala das baianas (Wing of the Baianas) during carnaval parades. There she composed the samba "Não me perguntes" (Don't Ask Me). Her consecration as a composer came in 1965, with "Os cinco bailes da história do Rio" (The Five Balls of the History of Rio), when she became the first woman to become part of the ala de compositores (Wing of the Composers) of a samba school.[citation needed]
After retiring from nursing in 1977, she continued to record and to perform before live audiences. Among the interpreters of her songs are such singers and artists as Clara Nunes, Roberto Ribeiro, Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Paula Toller, Paulinho da Viola, Beth Carvalho, Mariene de Castro,Roberta Sá, Marisa Monte, and Dorina. One of her most well-known compositions, in partnership with Délcio Carvalho, was “Sonho Meu” (My Dream), which found success in the voices of Maria Bethânia and Gal Costa in 1978. This album surpassed one million copies sold.[7]
Dona Ivone also worked as an actress, participating in films, and was Tia Nastácia in specials of the program Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo. In 2008, she performed the song "Mas Quem Disse Que Eu Te Esqueço" (But Who Said I Am Forgetting You) at the project Samba Social Clube. The track was included the following year in a collection of the best performances of the project.
In 2012, she was honored by Império Serrano, at the access group, with the plot Dona Ivone Lara: O enredo do meu samba. In 2010 she was honored at the 21st edition of Prêmio da Música Brasileira. In December 2014 she was honored at the 19th edition of Trem do Samba.[9] One month prior, she had participated on the first day of recording Sambabook, honoring her career with the record company Musickeria. Singers such as Maria Bethânia, Elba Ramalho, Criolo, Zeca Pagodinho, Martinho da Vila, Arlindo Cruz, Adriana Calcanhotto, Zélia Duncan, and Reinaldo, O Príncipe do Pagode, did versions of her songs while she herself recorded with Diogo Nogueira an unpublished song, composed by her grandson, André.[10] In 2015, she made the list “Ten Great Women who Made History in Rio”.[11]
Death
Dona Ivone died on April 16, 2018 at 96 years old due to cardiorespiratory failure after remaining interned for three days at the Centro de Tratamento e Terapia Intensiva (CTI) of the Coordenação de Emergência Regional (CER) in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro.[2][1] The wake took place at the Quadra do Império Serrano, the school of her heart, in Madureira, in the Zona Norte of the city. Her burial took place at the Cemitério de Inhaúma in Rio de Janeiro.
Discography
- 1970 – Sambão 70
- 1972 – Quem samba fica?
- 1974 – Samba minha verdade, minha raiz
- 1979 – Sorriso de criança
- 1980 – Serra dos meus sonhos dourados
- 1981 – Sorriso negro
- 1982 – Alegria minha gente
- 1985 – Ivone Lara
- 1986 – Arte do encontro (with Jovelina Pérola Negra)
- 1998 – Bodas de ouro
- 1999 – Um natal de samba (with Délcio Carvalho)
- 2001 – Nasci para sonhar e cantar
- 2004 – Sempre a cantar (with Toque de Prima)
- 2009 – Canto de Rainha (DVD)
- 2010 – Bodas de Coral (with Délcio de Carvalho)
- 2010 – Nas escritas da vida (with Bruno Castro)
- 2012 – Baú da Dona Ivone
- 2015 – Sambabook Dona Ivone Lara (DVD)
- 2015 – Sambabook Dona Ivone Lara (2 CDs)
Filmography
- 1977 – Film A Força de Xangô, playing the role of Zulmira de Iansã[12]
- 1982 – Special Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo, playing the role of Tia Nastácia
See also
Notes
- ^ The official birth date that appears on Ivone Lara’s documents is April 13, 1921, such as on her voter registration. Some sources, such as UOL Music, mention that she died after completing 97 years, so her birth year would be 1921. Other sources, such as Portal G1, affirm that she died at 96 years old, with her birth year being 1922. In the biography Dona Ivone Lara: A Primeira Dama do Samba (page 18) the journalist Lucas Nobile writes that Ivone Lara’s mother increased the age of her daughter by one year, declaring her birth year as 1921 on her identity document, so that her daughter was able to be enrolled in the traditional Escola Municipal Orsina da Fonseca in 1932. In that year, Ivone would have been unable to enroll as the minimum age for enrollment was 11 years old.
References
- ^ a b c Elisa Soupin and Nathalia Castro (April 17, 2018). "Morre no Rio cantora Dona Ivone Lara" [Miss Ivone Lara dies in Rio] (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sambista Ivone Lara morre aos 97 anos no Rio de Janeiro". UOL Entretenimento (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 16, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Ferreira dos Santos, Joaquim (April 19, 2018). "Dona Ivone Lara Cantora do Sonho e da Liberdade". Revista Época (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Leite Junior, Jaime Daniel; Farias, Magno Nunes; Martins, Sofia (May 21, 2021). "Dona Ivone Lara e terapia ocupacional: devir-negro da história da profissão". Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional (in Portuguese). 29: e2171. doi:10.1590/2526-8910.ctoARF2171. ISSN 2526-8910.
- ^ a b "Morre D. Ivone Lara, enfermeira e ícone do samba brasileiro". Conselho Federal de Enfermagem COFEN (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 17, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dona Ivone Lara: enfermeira, a Rainha do Samba participou da luta antimanicomial". História Ciências Saúde Maguinhos (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Lucas Nobile (February 1, 2018). Dona Ivone Lara: a Primeira Dama do Samba. Sonora. ISBN 9788566567168.
- ^ Scheffer, Graziela (December 1, 2016). "Serviço Social e Dona Ivone Lara: o lado negro e laico da nossa história profissional". Serviço Social & Sociedade (in Brazilian Portuguese) (127): 476–495. doi:10.1590/0101-6628.081.
- ^ "Trem do Samba homenageia Dona Ivone Lara com shows e rodas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Lima, Ana Cora (December 2, 2014). "Clima de festa marca gravação do "Sambabook" de Dona Ivone Lara". UOL Entretenimento (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Boeckel, Cristina (March 8, 2015). "Confira lista de grandes mulheres que marcaram a história do Rio; veja 10". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "A Força de Xangô".
External links
- Official Website Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Official web site of the Império Serrano samba school Archived April 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Veja Magazine- A nação das cantoras (in Portuguese)
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- Grupo Galpão
- Gustavo Dahl
- Héctor Babenco
- Helena Kolody
- Herbert de Sousa
- Ítala Nandi
- Jair Rodrigues
- João do Vale
- João das Neves
- José Renato Pécora
- Leila Diniz
- Lélia Abramo
- Luiz Melodia
- Lygia Bojunga Nunes
- Maracatu Estrela de Tracunhaém
- Mário Lago
- Memorial Jesuíta Unisinos
- Nelson Cavaquinho
- Paulo Freire
- Paulo Gracindo
- Quinteto Violado
- Samba de Cumbuca
- Teatro Tablado
- Tereza Costa Rêgo
- Vik Muniz
- Valdemar de Oliveira
- Zuzu Angel
- Abelardo da Hora
- Aguinaldo Silva
- Alceu Valença
- Almir Narayamoga Suruí
- Amácio Mazzaropi
- Anna Muylaert
- Associação Carnavalesca Bloco Afro Olodum
- Autran Dourado
- Breno Silveira
- Carlos Alberto Cerqueira Lemos
- Cleodes Maria Piazza Julio Ribeiro
- Dener Pamplona de Abreu
- Elba Ramalho
- Fafá de Belém
- Felipe Schaedler
- Hebe Camargo
- Herivelto Martins
- Humberto Piva Campana and Fernando Piva Campana
- Escola de Dança e Integração Social Para Criança e Adolescente
- Fundação Municipal de Artes de Montenegro
- Ifigênia Rosa de Oliveira
- Isay Weinfeld
- Ismail Xavier
- Jorge Amado
- José Sarney
- Marieta Severo
- Mário Schenberg
- Martha Medeiros
- Miguel Chikaoka
- Milton Guran
- Movimento Gay de Minas
- Museu de Valores do Banco Central
- Museu Histórico Nacional
- Orquestra Popular da Bomba do Hemetério
- Orlando Orfei
- Paulo Goulart
- Plínio Marcos
- Raquel Trindade
- Regina Casé
- Rose Marie Muraro
- Senor Abravanel
- Antônio Abujamra
- Antônio Fagundes
- Antunes Filho
- Associação de Sambadores e Sambadeiras do Estado da Bahia
- Bárbara Paz
- Carlos Diegues
- Daniel Munduruku
- Dona Zica
- Eleazar de Carvalho
- Erasmo Carlos
- Grupo de Dança Primeiro Ato
- Grupo Gay da Bahia
- Hélio Cabral
- Henfil
- Ilê ayê
- Ivan Lins
- Laerte Coutinho
- Lucy Barreto
- Maracambuco
- Maria Adelaide Amaral
- Maria Cândido
- Marlos Nobre
- Maurice Capovilla
- Mira Haar
- Naná Vasconcelos
- Nilcemar Nogueira
- Paulo Archias Mendes da Rocha
- Paulo Borges
- Roberto Pires
- Ronaldo Correia de Brito
- Rosa Maria dos Santos Alves
- Rubem Braga
- Sérgio Mamberti
- Sociedade Junina Bumba Meu Boi da Liberdade
- Tomie Ohtake
- Walda Marques
- Walter Pinto
- Alex Atala
- Alexandre Herchcovitch
- Bernardo Paz
- Bruno e Marrone
- Celso Frateschi
- Chico de Assis
- Eliane Potiguara
- Henricredo Coelho
- Hermano Vianna
- Jenner Augusto
- José Carlos Meirelles
- Júlio Medaglia
- Mano Brown
- Marisa Monte
- Matheus Nachtergaele
- Ogã Bangbala
- Orlando Senna
- Oskar Metsavaht
- Patrícia Pillar
- Paulo Martins
- Tião Oleiro
- Vange Leonel
- Adylson Godoy
- Ailton Krenak
- Aldyr Schlee
- Antônio Araújo
- Arnaldo Antunes
- As Ceguinhas de Campina Grande
- Augusto de Campos
- Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
- Centro de Memória do Circo
- Cesare La Rocca
- Comissão Guarani Yvyrupa
- Daniela Mercury
- Davi Kopenawa Yanomami
- Eva Schul
- Humberto Teixeira
- Italo Campofiorito
- Mestre João Grande
- José Mourão
- Luís Humberto
- Mãe Beth de Oxum
- Marcelo Yuka
- Niède Guidon
- Paulo Herkenhoff
- Rolando Boldrin
- Ruy Cezar
- Sociedade Musical Curica
- Sônia Guajajara
- Tribo de Atuadores
- Uruhu Mehinako
- Vanisa Santiago
- Vera Tostes
- Walter Carvalho
- Abel Gomes
- Alcymar Monteiro
- Ana Mae Barbosa
- Andrucha Waddington
- Beatriz Milhazes
- Carlinhos de Jesus
- Carlos Alberto Serpa de Oliveira
- Carlos Vereza
- Clementina de Jesus
- Dona Ivone Lara
- Donga
- Fernando Meirelles
- Ferreira Gullar
- Focus Cia. De Dança
- Fred Gelli
- Fundação Darcy Ribeiro
- Grupo Teatro da Laje
- Instituto Ricardo Brennand
- Isaurinha Garcia
- Ismael Silva
- Jorge Aragão
- Jovelina Pérola Negra
- Maracatu Feminino Coração Nazareno
- Marcus Faustini
- Mauro Mendonça
- Museu do Samba
- Neguinho da Beija-Flor
- Nelson Sargento
- Noel Rosa
- Papete
- Ricardo Cravo Albin
- Rildo Hora
- Rosa Magalhães
- Rosa Maria Araújo
- Silas de Oliveira
- Vik Muniz
- Afonso Oliveira
- Ana Maria Nobrega Miranda
- Augusto Marzagão
- Beto Kelner
- Boni
- Carla Camurati
- Carlos Tufvesson
- Cláudia Costin
- Domingo Alzugaray
- Dona Onete
- Eduardo Portella
- Eduardo Saron Nunes
- Fernando Alterio
- Galo da Madrugada
- Genival Lacerda
- Ivo Barroso
- Jair de Souza
- Luciane Gorgulho
- Luis Severiano Ribeiro
- Luiz Calainho
- Marcelo Bertini
- Marcelo Bratke
- Marcelo Dantas
- Maria Ignez Mantovani
- Moeller & Botelho Produções Artísticas
- Mãe Neide Oyá D´Oxum
- Paulo Cruz
- Pierre André Mantovani
- Renato Aragão
- Ricardo Amaral
- Roberto Minczuk
- Roberto Santucci
- Abelardo Barbosa
- Antonio Mazzafera
- Biblioteca Oliveira Lima
- Bruno Wainer
- Carlos Saldanha
- Carlos Vereza
- Dedé Santana
- Eva Sopher
- Eva Wilma
- Festival Villa Mix
- Guilherme Fiuza
- Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro
- Jorge Caldeira
- José Bonifácio
- Kati Almeida Braga
- King's Brazil Institute
- Luiz Oscar Niemeyer
- Marcelo Castello Branco
- Marcio Fraccaroli
- Martim Vasques da Cunha
- Milton Gonçalves
- Monah Delacy
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo
- Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
- Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
- Museu da Gente Sergipana
- Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais
- Roberto Teixeira da Costa
- Saulo Ferreira
- Sérgio Mendes
- Sérgio Mielniczenko
- Thiago Soares
- Trio Roraimeira
- Vó Mera
- Wanda Sá