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Having started in music at eight, J. T. Meirelles studied composition and arranging at Berklee School of Music (Boston, Mass.). His professional debut was at 17 as João Donato's saxophonist. Next he moved to São Paulo, where he worked with Luís Loy. Returning to Rio in 1963 Meirelles formed the Copa 5, which debuted at the Bottle's Bar, at the Beco das Garrafas (Rio).
In that same year he wrote the arrangement for the original recording of "Mas Que Nada," Jorge BenJor's first hit. From 1964 to 1975 he worked as an instrumentalist, conductor, arranger and producer at Odeon. In...
Helena was born in a farm in Mato Grosso do Sul (Central West) and grew up surrounded by cowboys and guitarists. She was fascinated by the viola caipira (small acoustic guitar tytpical of the Brazilian countryside), but her family wouldn’t allow her to play, which she ended up doing anyway, undercover. She slowly became famous among the cowboys. She married upon her parents’ imposition at 17, then she abandoned her husband and started living with a man from Paraguay who played the guitar and the violin. She split aonce again and resolved to spend her life as a musician, leaving...
João Theodoro Meirelles (1940-2008)
Died on June 3, 2008 of stomach complications.
You can see a J.T.Meirelles recording session at:
http://www.gardenal.org/trabalhosujo/2008/06/jt_meirelles_19402008.html
Having started in music at eight, J. T. Meirelles studied composition and arranging at Berklee School of Music (Boston, Mass.). His professional debut was at 17 as João Donato's saxophonist. Next he moved to São Paulo, where he worked with Luís Loy. Returning to Rio in 1963 Meirelles formed the Copa 5, which debuted at the Bottle's Bar, at the Beco das Garrafas (Rio).
In that same year he wrote the arrangement for the original recording of "Mas Que...
No Caminho Eu Te Explico (feat. Junior Meirelles)
Rever
Hali
Gladiador
No Baixo Do Sepateiro
Múgica
Ssl (Original Mix)
Anna
Thanks A Lot (Original Mix)
2002
Unbelievable (Original Mix)
Correntes
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Beatriz
Rosa
Evém!
Fantasia
Ponteio
Vibhuti
Amanhã
Dançando
Cai Fora
Mademoiselle / Lambada da Delícia / Bororó
Araponga
Consideracoes A Respeito (1981)
Guaxo
Arma Zen
Amtrak I
Mila / Ê Saudade
Flores
Preta
Canibal
Virgínia
Tânia
Suite 1982
Largadinho
Van Gogh
Cambaqua
Beleza Rara
Porto Seguro
Incendiou
Chalana
Chuita
Sick & Raise
Uipitipiti
Barracos / Margarida Perfumada
Visceral
Não Adianta
Viradouro
Capricho dos Deuses / Estrela Primeira