ʻO Dorival Caymmi kahi mea pāʻani nui i ka ʻoihana mele a me nā kiʻiʻoniʻoni Brazilian. I loko o ka lōʻihi o ka hana hoʻomohala, ua ʻike ʻo ia iā ia iho ma ke ʻano he bard, haku mele, mea hoʻokani a me lyricist, mea keaka. I loko o kāna waihona o nā mea i hoʻokō ʻia, aia kahi helu kupanaha o nā hana a ka mea kākau e kani ana i nā kiʻiʻoniʻoni. Ma ka ʻāina o nā ʻāina CIS, ua kaulana ʻo Caimmi ma ke ʻano he mea kākau o ke kumuhana mele nui o ka kiʻiʻoniʻoni "Generals [...]