1999

Mitar Subotic, a.k.a. Suba, was born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. The classical musician wrote music scores for theater and did a lot of research on his country’s folk music. In 1990, with a UNESCO scholarship, he arrived in Brazil, establishing himself as a record producer. He was the hand behind pioneering discs like Benzina (by Edgard Scandurra), Fuá Na Casa de Cabral (by Mestre Ambrósio), Pierrot do Brasil (by Marina Lima) and Tanto Tempo (by Bebel Gilberto), among others. In 1999, he put out a solo album, São Paulo Confessions, on the American label Ziriguiboom. The album was a homage to the town where he chose to live. Suba died only a few months after the release of that CD, in a fire in his apartment. São Paulo... was released in Brazil only in the following year by Instituto Suba, a foundation created by his friends to preserve the producer’s memory and release albums.