Reginaldo Bessa

Reginaldo Bessa participated in virtually all editions from the Event da Mayção (Track Event) and was a finalist from the Event Abertura (Abertura Event of Television Globo, sketching its denomination from the time of re-democratization in the mid-70’s). His biggest strikes, “O Tempo”, “Tem Dendê”, “Qualquer Dia Desses” and “Sonho de uma Noite de Verão” had been documented by Alcione, Claudette Soares, Roberto Ribeiro, Sônia Santos, Maysa, Agnaldo Rayol, Elza Soares and Maria Creuza. In 1966 he published “Não Se Morre de Mal de Amor”, interpreted by Taiguara in the I Event Internacional da Canção, FIC (International Track Event, Rio de Janeiro); within the next 12 months, “Chora, Minha Nega” was a finalist in the II FIC; in 1968, “Mestre-Sala” was categorized for the III FIC; and in 1975 “O tempo” was categorized for the Event Abertura. Bessa documented his first recording in 1961, along with his “Sombras de Amor” and “Tema de Samba”, (with Steve Bernard). 2 yrs later he visited Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he became a specialist singer, having worked well in night clubs, performed in radio and Television and recorded for the reason that nation the bossa nova LP Amor em Bossa Nova with eight originals. Time for Brazil in 1965, he continuing to record and in the 60’s he released the kids LP Sapo Astronauta, documented by many interpreters. His tracks were contained in many broadly popular cleaning soap operas like O Homem Que Deve Morrer, Bandeira 2 and O Espigão, all from Television Globo. Being a manufacturer he worked in a number of quality samba/choro tasks Época de Ouro e Clube perform Choro, Tem Gente Bamba Na Roda de Samba, Tempo de Seresta and Toalha da Saudade. Bessa was honored using the Prêmio Colunistas and got a honorable talk about through the legislative set up of Rio de Janeiro for his are a composer.