Marcus Vinicius da Cruz e Mello Moraes, better known as Vinicius de Moraes was born October 19, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Vinicius de Moraes was one of the most influential figures of the Bossa Nova and Brazilian popular music. He worked with many other Brazilian artists and composers including Antonio Carlos Jobim. Together, the two partners gave birth to words and images of Brazil so strong that many around the world cannot think of Brazil without hearing “The Girl From Ipanema” or recalling the images, colors, feelings and sounds of Marcel Camus’ film “Black Orpheus” which was based on a play by Moraes and introduced their music to the world.
Vinicius de Moraes died July 9, 1980.
Discography:
Orfeu da Conceição (Odeon, 1956)
Vinícius e Odete Lara (Elenco, 1963)
De Vinícius e Baden especialmente para Ciro Monteiro (Elenco, 1965)
Vinícius e Caymmi no Zum Zum (Elenco, 1965)
Os Afro-sambas (Elenco, 1966)
Vinícius: Poesia e Canção]] (Forma, 1966)
Garota de Ipanema, soundtrack (Philips, 1967)
Vinícius (Elenco, 1967)
Vinícius em Portugal (Festa, 1969)
En La Fusa with Maria Creuza and Toquinho (Diorama, 1970)
Amália/Vinícius (1970)
Como Dizia O Poeta… (RGE, 1971)
Toquinho e Vinícius (RGE, 1971)
Vinícius + Bethânia + Toquinho – En La Fusa (Trova, 1971)
Marilia/Vinícius (RGE, 1972)
Vinícius Canta: Nossa Filha Gabriela (Polydor, 1972)
São Demais os Perigos Desta Vida (RGE, 1972)
O Bem-Amado (Som Livre, 1973)
Vinícius & Toquinho (Philips, 1974)
Saravá Vinícius! (Mercury, 1974)
Vinícius & Toquinho (Philips, 1975)
O Poeta e o Violão (RGE, 1975)
Deus lhe Pague (EMI, 1976)
Antologia Poética (Philips, 1977)
Tom, Vinícius, Toquinho e Miúcha (Som Livre, 1977)
10 Anos de Toquinho e Vinícius (Philips, 1979)
Um Pouco de Ilusão (Ariola, 1980)
Testamento… (RGE, 1980)
A Arca de Noé (Universal, 1980)
A Arca de Noé 2 (PolyGram, 1981)
Poeta, Moça e Violão – Vinícius, Clara e Toquinho (Collector’s Editora LTDA, 1991)
Vinícius & Amigos (Seleções/Reader’s Digest, 2006)
Um encontro no Au bon gourmet (Doxy, 2015)
Boxed sets:
A Bencao, Vinicius: A Arca do Poeta, 18 CDs+2 Compilations (Universal Music)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
