José Mário Branco

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

José Mário Branco
José Mário Branco by Rita Carmo.jpg
Branco in 2011
Born
José Mário Monteiro Guedes Branco

(1942-05-25)25 May 1942
Porto, Portugal
Died19 November 2019(2019-11-19) (aged 77)
Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • actor
  • record producer
Years active1963–2019
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano

José Mário Branco (25 May 1942 – 19 November 2019) was a Portuguese singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer.

Biography[]

José Mário Branco was born in Porto, the son of primary school teachers, and became politically involved in the early 1960s. This political activity during the dictatorship in Portugal and his opposition to the colonial war led him to seek exile in France in 1963.[1] There he would eventually meet and collaborate with musicians such as Sérgio Godinho and Zeca Afonso, whose records he produced and recorded at the Château d'Hérouville studios.

After the 1974 revolution Branco returned to Portugal and was the founder of the music ensemble GAC – Grupo de Acção Cultural. He composed a number of music scores for theatre plays.

Branco died of a stroke on 19 November 2019 at the age of 77.[2]

Discography[]

  • (EP, , 1967) EP
  • (Single, Ed. Autor, 1969) Single
  • (LP, , 1971) LP/CD
  • (LP, Guilda da Música, 1973) LP/CD
  • A Mãe (LP, 1978) LP
  • (EP, Diapasão, 1978)
  • (2LP, , 1982)
  • (Maxi, Edisom, 1982)
  • (Single, Edisom, 1982)
  • A Noite (LP, , 1985)
  • (LP, , 1990) LP/CD
  • (CD, 1997) CD
  • (CD, 1999) CD (Colectânea)
  • (CD, 2004) CD
  • Inéditos (1967–1999) (CD, 2018)

As a producer[]

  • José Afonso – (1971) LP, Arnaldo Trindade, Orfeu
  • José Afonso – (1973) LP, Arnaldo Trindade, Orfeu
  • José Afonso – (1979) LP, Arnaldo Trindade, Orfeu
  • – Página em branco (1980) Songle, Arnaldo Trindade, Orfeu
  • José Afonso – (1985) LP, Transmedia, Schiu!(Em colaboração com Júlio Pereira e José Afonso).
  • – Olho de fogo (1987) LP, Transmedia, Schiu!
  • Carlos do Carmo – Que se fez homem de cantar (1990) LP, Polygram, Philips (2 temas)
  • Amélia Muge – Todos os dias... (1994) CD, Sony Música, Columbia
  • – Invasões bárbaras (1995) CD, Farol
  • Camané – (1995) CD, EMI – Valentim de Carvalho
  • Vários Artistas – Bom dia, Benjamim (1995) CD, Movieplay (José Mário Branco foi responsável pela orquestração, sonoplastia e direcção musical do álbum, sendo que também foi o autor da introdução. "Emprestou" também a sua voz à personagem do avô de Benjamim. Foi também responsável pela orquestração e direcção musical do espectáculo apresentado no CCB, em 1998.)[3]
  • Amélia Muge – Taco a taco (1998) CD, Polygram, Mercury(6 temas)
  • Camané – (1998) CD, EMI – Valentim de Carvalho
  • Camané – (2000) CD, EMI – Valentim de Carvalho.
  • Camané – (2001) CD, EMI
  • – (2003) CD, EMI
  • Camané – Sempre de Mim (2008) CD, EMI
  • Camané – (2010) CD, EMI[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Caetano, Maria João (19 November 2019). "Para ele a cantiga era uma arma: morreu José Mário Branco". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Morreu José Mário Branco, um dos nomes maiores da canção portuguesa". Público (in Portuguese). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ http://arquivojosemariobranco.fcsh.unl.pt/content/bom-dia-benjamim
  4. ^ Página Oficial de Camané


Stub icon

This article about a Portuguese singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""