João Nogueira

Numerous performers have committed João Nogueira compositions to disc, among them Elis Regina, Clara Nunes, Emílio Santiago, Beth Carvalho, and Alcione. Standout popular numbers include the Paulo César Pinheiro collaboration “Mineira,” the Cláudio Jorge co-write “Chorando Pelos Dedos,” the further Pinheiro pieces “Súplica” and “Cachaça de Rolha,” the Pinheiro/Mauro Duarte song “Um Ser de Luz,” the Nonato Buzar/Paulo César Feital number “Dois de Dezembro -- Dia do Samba,” and the Carlinhos Vergueiro partnership “Maria do Socorro.” Performing his own material, Nogueira scored with Monarco’s “O Passado da Portela,” the Monarco/A. Lopes song “Enganadora,” Nelson Cavaquinho and Gerson Filho’s “Pimpolho Moderno,” the Edil Pacheco/Dalmo Castelo co-composition “Se Segura, Segurança,” and Carlinhos Vergueiro’s “É Disso que o Povo Gosta.”

Self-taught on guitar, Nogueira began crafting songs at fifteen alongside his sister Gisa Nogueira. The group that later became Nosso Samba cut his “Espera, ó Nega” in 1968. Elizeth Cardoso’s 1970 recording of “Corrente de Aço” secured his place in the samba world. He made his vocal debut the following year with “Mulher Valente É Minha Mãe” and “O Homem de Um Braço Só.” Also in 1971 Clara Nunes released “Meu Lema” and “Morrendo de Verso em Verso,” while Eliana Pittman recorded “Das Duzentas pra Lá.” That same year Portela’s Ala dos Compositores admitted him after he submitted the samba “Sonho de Bamba.” His first long-player, E Lá Vou Eu, appeared in 1974. During the 1990s critics singled out two discs: Parceria (Velas, 1994), which gathers two decades of work with Paulo César Pinheiro, and Chico Buarque -- Letra e Música, a joint project with pianist Marinho Boffa that balances musical and lyrical elements as its title implies.