Ademilde Fonseca

The most important singer of the choro genre, which is instrumental by nature due to its fast tempo and full melodies, Ademilde Fonseca acquired a rare proficiency and had an important career, being celebrated by many composers like Pixinguinha, Waldir Azevedo, and Garoto. Moving at age four to Natal RN, with her family, Fonseca frequented the local serestas at a very early age, later marrying one of the participating musicians, Naldimar Gedeão Delfim. After the marriage, she moved to Rio in 1941, opening in Renato Murce's novice show Papel Carbono at the Rádio Clube do Bras...