João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, known professionally as João Bosco () is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
In the 1970s he established his reputation in ''
música popular Brasileira
(, ''Brazilian Popular Music'') or MPB is a trend in post-bossa nova urban popular music in Brazil that revisits typical Brazilian styles such as samba, samba-canção and Baião (music), baião and other Brazilian regional music, combining them ...
'' (Portuguese: "Brazilian pop music") with lyricist
Aldir Blanc
Aldir Blanc Mendes (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian author of ''crônicas'' (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others.
Caree ...
.
Born on July 13, 1946, in
Ponte Nova
Ponte Nova is a municipality in central-eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
Geography
Ponte Nova is located a few kilometers south of the Doce River on a tributary called the Piranga.
As of 2020, the population is estimated at 59,875 inhabita ...
,
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
, Bosco's profession was engineering when he moved to
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
, where his songs were recorded by
Elis Regina
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally as Elis Regina (), was a Brazilian singer of Bossa nova, Música popular brasileira, MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and ...
. In the introduction to his three-volume ''Songbook'', Almir Chediak wrote, "Brilliant composer João Bosco's melodic and harmonic constructions are among the most auspicious in Brazilian music."
Chapter Five of ''Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song: MPB 1965-1985'' by Charles A. Perrone is dedicated to the work of Bosco and Blanc.
His father was Lebanese.
Notable compositions
* "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista"
* "Papel Mache"
* "Corsário"
* "O Mestre Sala dos Mares"
* "Kid Cavaquinho"
* "Latin Lover"
* "Jade"
* "Incompatibilidade de Gênios"
Discography
* 1972: ''Disco de Bolso'' (Pasquim)
* 1973: ''João Bosco''
* 1975: ''Caça à Raposa''
* 1976: ''Galos de Briga''
* 1977: ''Disco de Ouro'' with
Aldir Blanc
Aldir Blanc Mendes (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian author of ''crônicas'' (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others.
Caree ...
* 1977: ''Tiro de Misericórdia''
* 1979: ''Linha de Passe''
* 1980: ''Bandalhismo''
* 1981: ''Essa É a Sua Vida''
* 1982: ''Comissão de Frente''
* 1983: ''João Bosco ao Vivo''
* 1984: ''Gagabirô''
* 1986: ''Cabeça de Nego''
* 1987: ''Ai Ai Ai de Mim''
* 1989: ''Bosco''
* 1991: ''Zona de Fronteira''
* 1992: ''Acústico MTV''
* 1994: ''Na Onda Que Balança''
* 1995: ''Dá Licença Meu Senhor''
* 1997: ''As Mil e Uma Aldeias''
* 1998: ''Benguelê''
* 2000: ''Na Esquina''
* 2001: ''João Bosco ao Vivo''
* 2003: ''Malabaristas do Sinal Vermelho''
* 2003: ''Songbook 1/2/3''
* 2006: ''Obrigado Gente! Ao Vivo'' (Live performance on DVD)
* 2010: ''Senhoras do Amazonas''
* 2009: ''Não Vou Pro Céu, Mas Já Não Vivo No Chão''
* 2012: ''40 Anos Depois'' (CD and DVD)
* 2018: ''Mano Que Zuera''
* 2020: ''Abricó-de-Macaco''
References
External links
Official websiteBiography page at allmusic.com
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1946 births
Living people
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian people of Italian descent
People from Ponte Nova
Música Popular Brasileira guitarists
Brazilian male guitarists
Música Popular Brasileira singers
Latin Grammy Award winners
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
Latin music songwriters
Brazilian people of Lebanese descent