Ionete da Silveira Gama, or Dona Onete, is known as the diva of the carimbo chamegado, a rhythm she created that combines the traditional music from Para, in the north of Brazil, with "a touch of ...

Dona Onete didn't release her first album until she was in her early 70s, but the singer from Para, in northern Brazil, is using her talent to help break down barriers and empower women all over the ...

You'd never guess from listening to this album that Brazil’s Dona Onete is a veteran singer approaching her 78th birthday. Dubbed the “grande dame of Amazonian song”, she released her debut album ...

Age is no barrier for Brazilian Carimbo diva Dona Onete, who launched her first album when she was 73. Now, a few months from turning 80, she is bringing the Amazon to WOMADelaide. Dona Onete first ...

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At 78, Dona Onete is on the cover of the British magazine Songlines, one of the main publications about world music of the planet, and tops their chart. The Brazilian singer and songwriter, from the ...

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Dona Onete is a gem of Brazilian music. At almost 80 she is not so good on her pins and was greeted with a huge cheer as she came to the stage in a wheelchair. Once she was seated centre-stage in a ...

Ionete da Silveira Gama, or Dona Onete, is known as the diva of the carimbo chamegado, a rhythm she created that combines the traditional music from Para, in the north of Brazil, with "a touch of ...