Xirú Missioneiro
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Biography
Xirú Missioneiro, born Haunã Taraguy Pereira Souza on December 22, 1965, was a Brazilian singer, accordionist and songwriter of música nativista gaúcha who became a key voice of Rio Grande do Sulâs rural tradition. Born in São Luiz Gonzaga, Rio Grande do Sul, he grew up in the countryside, worked as a ranch hand and horse breaker, and taught himself to play guitar and the eight-bass button accordion before entering regional song festivals in the 1980s. His reputation grew on the nativist circuit after performing pieces like âCanto Alegretense,â which opened doors to professional recording in the mid-1990s. Xirú Missioneiro released a series of albums that defined his style, including Pampa de 23 (1994) and Cheirando a Pasto (1996) and in the second half of the 1990s, followed by Arrebentando os Mondongo (1998) and Um taura da moda véia (1999), where lively vaneiras and bugios such as âBatendo Matraca,â âMeu Canto Selvagemâ and âIncentivando a Bicharadaâ sat alongside slower, more reflective pieces. In the 2000s he continued to record and tour across the South of Brazil with projects like Pampa Brasino (2002), Abençoado (2006) and Cantigas de Campo Afora (2011), building a catalogue of regional hits that included âO Guasca e a Roqueira,â âCorpo Esgualepado,â âBugio Roncadorâ and âMimoso das Gurias,â often performed with just his voice and accordion. In the streaming era his recordings resurfaced through compilations including 14 Sucessos de Xirú Missioneiro, As 20 Melhores do Xirú Missioneiro and the 2025 anthology Xirú Missioneiro: Celebrando a Semana Farroupilha 2025, bringing his work to new audiences and reaffirming his importance in regional music.
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- Tubuna Véio
- Proseando com Deus
- Pelo Duro Maledeto
- Linda Maracaju
- Pó de Mangueira
- Bailongo
- Tá no Papo da Galera
- Apertando o Butão
- Veterano & Dançador
- Doma
- No Papagaio da Espora
- Então Vá Lambê Sabão
- Baruio de Balaio
- Peão de Fazenda
- Mandingas do Tio Nanato
- Casal de Loco
- Fazenda Pirapó
- Nasci pra Aguentar o Tirão
- Mexe Que Remexe
- Festinha Lá em Casa
- Louca Pagodeira
- Balanceando As Melena
- João de Deus
- Tirando a Teima
