Moraes Moreira

Moraes Moreira
Moreira in 2011
Moreira in 2011
Background information
Birth nameAntônio Carlos Moreira Pires
Born(1947-07-08)July 8, 1947
Ituaçu, Bahia, Brazil
DiedApril 13, 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 72)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1969–2020
Labels

Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires (July 8, 1947 – April 13, 2020), better known as Moraes Moreira [moˈɾajz muˈɾejɾa], was a Brazilian musician and songwriter.[1] During the 1970s he played guitar and sang in the band Novos Baianos,[2] after which he embarked on a solo career recording 29 albums.[3] Moreira was involved in recording 40 full-length albums with Novos Baianos and Trio Elétrico Dodô e Osmar, and two more albums with guitarist Pepeu Gomes. Moreira was one of the most versatile composers[4] of Brazil, mixing the genres of rock, samba, choro, frevo, baião, and classical.[5]

  1. ^ "Listas - As 100 Maiores Vozes da Música Brasileira - Moraes Moreira - Rolling Stone Brasil" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Dunn, Christopher (October 13, 2016). Contracultura: Alternative Arts and Social Transformation in Authoritarian Brazil. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9781469628523.
  3. ^ Pereira, Ianá Souza. Axé-axé: o megafenômeno baiano. Revista África e Africanidades, Rio de Janeiro, ano 2, n. 8, February 2010, p.02
  4. ^ Moraes Moreira, Polysom, August 24, 2018, retrieved April 17, 2020
  5. ^ "Moraes Moreira - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved April 17, 2020.