João Bosco

João Bosco de Freitas Mucci (born July 13, 1946), known professionally as João Bosco (; ), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. With a career spanning more than five decades, he was named #63 of the “100 Greatest Brazilian Music Artists of All Time” by Rolling Stone Brazil in 2008. Bosco is known for both his long solo career, as well as historic collaborations with other artists in the genre of MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), most notably with iconic singer Elis Regina and with lyricist and creative partner Aldir Blanc.

Biography and career Born in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais to a musical family with a father of Lebanese descent, Bosco began studying guitar at age twelve, with early influences including Brazilian artists Angela Maria and Cauby Peixoto, as well as American rock and roll artists such as Little Richard and Elvis Presley. Bosco studied civil engineering at the Federal University of Ouro Preto in the late 1960s while playing guitar and singing in local bars at night. Influenced by jazz, bossa nova, and the tropicalia movement, it was in Ouro Preto in 1967 that he met and collaborated with Vinicius De Moraes on several songs, including Samba de Pouso and O Mergulhador. Relocating to Rio de Janeiro in the early years of the 70's, Bosco met and formed a musical partnership with singer Elis Regina, recording several of the songs he had cowritten with Blanc. His recordings with Regina thrust him into the national spotlight, earning him a contract with RCA, and initiating a solo career that continues to the present day. Chapter Five of Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song: MPB 1965-1985 by Charles A. Perrone is dedicated to the work of Bosco and Blanc.

Notable compositions "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista" "Papel Mache"

"Corsário" "O Mestre Sala dos Mares" "Kid Cavaquinho" "Latin Lover" "Jade" "Incompatibilidade de Gênios" "De Frente Pro Crime" "Naçao" "Bala com Bala" "Caça à Raposa" "Falso Brilhante" "O Ronco da Cuíca"

Discography 1972: Disco de Bolso (Pasquim) 1973: João Bosco 1975: Caça à Raposa 1976: Galos de Briga 1977: Disco de Ouro with Aldir Blanc 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