Maurício Pereira (born November 8, 1959) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, journalist, saxophonist, television announcer, stage actor and record producer best known for his work with

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duo Os Mulheres Negras.

Biography

Pereira was born in

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on November 8, 1959. He met musician André Abujamra (son of actor Antônio Abujamra) in 1984, and in the following year they formed Os Mulheres Negras. The duo released two albums, '' Música e Ciência'' (1988) and ''

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'' (1990), through

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(present-day

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) before disbanding in 1991. Both musicians then began their respective solo careers, with Pereira becoming Marcelo Rubens Paiva's bandleader for his talk show ''Fanzine'', hosted by

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in the early 1990s. In 1995 Pereira released his debut solo album, ''Na Tradição'', through Tinitus. It was positively reviewed by the critics and public alike. In 1996 he performed at the

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in what would be the first show in Brazil to be

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on the Internet, through his official website. In 1998 he released his second album, ''Mergulhar na Surpresa'', which counted with a guest appearance by pianist Daniel Szafran in their first of many collaborations together. In 2003 Pereira formed a side project, Turbilhão de Ritmos, and with them he released ''Canções que um Dia Você Já Assobiou, Vol. 1''. It is a

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containing iterations of old-fashioned songs, recorded live at the Instituto Itaú Cultural. Turbilhão de Ritmos came out with a second album in 2010, ''Carnaval Turbilhão'', a compilation of

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s'' mostly in

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. In 2007 Pereira released ''Pra Marte'', his third solo album, notable for containing the song "Trovoa", which was covered by many bands and artists such as

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and Dandara & Paulo Monarco. In the same year he was a guest musician on

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's album '' Skylab VII''; Skylab, an unabashed fan of Os Mulheres Negras, co-wrote alongside Pereira the track "O Mundo Tá Sempre Girando"; he also performs additional vocals in it. Two years later, he appeared on Skylab's live album '' Skylab IX''. In 2010 Pereira was also featured in Rhaissa Bittar's debut album ''Voilà''; he was a co-writer for the track "Piquenique no Horto". In 2012 he and Abujamra reformed Os Mulheres Negras, and they continue touring ever since. The following year he was interviewed for a documentary about the duo's history, entitled ''Música É para Isso: Uma História d'Os Mulheres Negras'', directed by Bel Bechara and Sandro Serpa. In 2014 he released his fourth solo album, ''Pra Onde que Eu Tava Indo''. His most recent studio album, ''Outono no Sudeste'', came out on May 11, 2018. 2022 saw the release of the live album ''Micro''. Since 2015 Pereira is part of The Universal Maurício Orchestra, a

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ensemble in which all of its musicians are named Maurício. Besides Pereira, the band is also composed of Maurício Tagliari (electric guitar), Maurício Takara (drums), Maurício Bussab (keyboards), Maurício Badê (percussion) and Maurício Fleury (bass guitar). They released their first, self-titled album through YB Music in 2018. In 2023, Pereira published his first book, the memoir/songbook ''Minha Cabeça Trovoa''.

Personal life

One of Pereira's sons, Martim "Tim" Bernardes, is a founding member of

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band O Terno. Father and son are part of the duo Pereirinha & Pereirão, which play, in their words, "pop folk country music from the deep

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Discography

With Os Mulheres Negras

Solo

With Turbilhão de Ritmos

With The Universal Maurício Orchestra

Guest appearances

;Beto Furquim * 2008: ''Muito Prazer'' (additional vocals and saxophone in "Longe do Planeta" ) ; Rogério Skylab * 2007: '' Skylab VII'' (lyrics, additional vocals and saxophone in "O Mundo Tá Sempre Girando") * 2009: '' Skylab IX'' (lyrics, additional vocals and saxophone in "O Mundo Tá Sempre Girando") ;Rhaissa Bittar * 2010: ''Voilà'' (lyrics for "Piquenique no Horto")

Filmography

* 2013: ''Música É para Isso: Uma História d'Os Mulheres Negras'' – himself

Bibliography

* 2023: ''Minha Cabeça Trovoa'' (Mireveja Editora)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Mauricio 1959 births Living people 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian male singers 21st-century Brazilian singers Brazilian rock singers Brazilian rock musicians Indie rock musicians Indie pop musicians Brazilian male saxophonists Brazilian record producers Musicians from São Paulo Brazilian experimental musicians Brazilian male stage actors Radio and television announcers Brazilian journalists 20th-century Brazilian saxophonists 21st-century Brazilian saxophonists Brazilian male singer-songwriters Brazilian singer-songwriters