João Nogueira

Jo?o Nogueira的艺人档案

by Alvaro Neder
Composer Jo?o Nogueira has had his songs recorded by Elis Regina, Clara Nunes, Emílio Santiago, Beth Carvalho, Alcione, and many others. His many popular successes include Mineira (with Paulo César Pinheiro), Chorando Pelos Dedos (with Cláudio Jorge), Súplica and Cacha?a de Rolha (with Pinheiro), Um Ser de Luz (with Pinheiro/Mauro Duarte), Dois de Dezembro — Dia do Samba (with Nonato Buzar/Paulo César Feital), and Maria do Socorro (with Carlinhos Vergueiro). As an interpreter, he had success with O Passado da Portela (Monarco), Enganadora (Monarco/A. Lopes), Pimpolho Moderno (Nelson Cavaquinho/Gerson Filho), Se Segura, Seguran?a (with Edil Pacheco/Dalmo Castelo), and é Disso que o Povo Gosta (Carlinhos Vergueiro).

Jo?o Nogueira learned to play the guitar by ear. At 15, he started to write his earliest compositions, together with his sister Gisa Nogueira. In 1968, he had his composition Espera, ó Nega recorded by the group that would become the Nosso Samba. Two years later, Elizeth Cardoso recorded his Corrente de A?o, which was his definitive passport to the samba scene. In 1971, he debuted as a singer, recording Mulher Valente é Minha M?e and O Homem de Um Bra?o Só. In the same year, Clara Nunes recorded Meu Lema and Morrendo de Verso em Verso, and Eliana Pittman, Das Duzentas pra Lá. Also in 1971, he was accepted at the prestigious Ala dos Compositores (Composers Section) of the Portela samba school (with the samba Sonho de Bamba). In 1974, he had his first LP released, E Lá Vou Eu. In the 90s, Nogueira recorded two CDs that were lauded by critics: Parceria (Velas, 1994), in which he sings songs written with his partner Paulo César Pinheiro throughout 22 years; and Chico Buarque — Letra e Música, another duo effort, this time with pianist Marinho Boffa, representing a balanced work between music and lyrics, as the title suggests.