Noriel Vilela
Noriel Vilela de Arantes was a Brazilian singer born on May 3, 1936 in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Raised in the Lins de Vasconcelos neighborhood, he worked as a
mechanical turner before entering music professionally in the early 1960s as a
member of Nilo Amaro e seus Cantores de Ébano, where his deep bass voice became
one of the vocal group’s defining features. With the ensemble, he contributed to
a repertoire that helped bring national attention to songs such as "Leva eu
saudade" and "Uirapuru." Noriel Vilela began recording as a solo artist in 1964
with a Polydor EP that included ...
