Josué de Barros

Josué de Barros was the initial Brazilian to possess his interpretations recorded in European countries and in addition discovered Carmen Miranda. He constructed over 100 music and had achievement along with his canção-toada “Triste Jandaia” and his samba “Dona Balbina” (documented by Miranda), “Carnaval Tá Aí” (with Pixinguinha, also documented by Miranda), “Chora violão” (documented by Araci Cortes), “Ciúme de Caboca” (documented by Elisinha Coelho), as well as the sertanejo melody “Minha Paioça,” documented by Gastão Formenti in 1928 and provides since been re-recorded often. Being a bohemian in Salvador (Bahia), Barros was a self-taught guitarist. In 1904, he transferred to Rio de Janeiro where he produced the duo Irmãoperating-system Barros along with his sibling Otaviano Barros (cavaquinho), which debuted in the Café Cascata. Otaviano came back to Salvador after a month and Josué became a normal in the creative and Bohemian circles of Rio, getting close friends with Chico da Baiana, Catulo da Paixão Cearense, and Caninha, amongst others. Having came back to Salvador in 1910, he remained in that town for just two years. Back again to Rio in 1912, Josué documented for the very first time through Phoenix, associated vocalist Artur Castro Budd for the modinhas “Rasga Coração” (Anacleto de Medeiros/Catulo da Paixão Cearense) and “Adeus Que Parto” (anonymous). He and his sibling also documented some violão (acoustic guitar) solos, including his mazurka “Oriental,” for Columbia. Around 1913, Josué and additional performers, including Budd, had been asked by Duque to execute inside a nightclub that Duque wished to open up in Paris, France. The nightclub didn’t happen but that didn’t prevent Josué and Budd from likely to European countries, where they debuted in Lisbon, Portugal, with achievement. Increasing their tour to Germany, these were asked to record in Berlin for the Beka Grand Record business. Having documented 140 albums of Brazilian music for your business, they truly became the first Brazilian performers to record in European countries. In 1914, Josué came back to Brazil and his “Chora Violão” was documented with achievement by Araci Cortes for Parlophon in 1928. That same yr, Josué fulfilled Carmen Miranda and became her acoustic guitar instructor. It had been Josué who shown Miranda towards the Brunswick documenting company’s movie director. Miranda’s first recording, released in 1930 during that business, included two compositions by Josué: the canção-toada “Triste Jandaia” as well as the samba “Dona Balbina.” Miranda would also record two additional tracks by Josué, the marcha “Iaiá, Ioiô” and “Por Ti Estou Presa” (each of them created in cooperation with Miranda). In 1929, Josué documented as vocalist for RCA Victor his batuque “Babaô Miloquê” and his comic sketch História de Um Capitão Africano, with orchestration by Pixinguinha. In 1932, Josué toured Argentina associated Miranda along with his child Betinho, Roberto Vilmar, and Mário Cabral. From 1932 to 1939, he remained in Argentina, where she created a group along with his child vocalist Zuleica de Barros who have been hired from the Embassy nightclub.