Biography
1) João Ricardo Carneiro Teixeira Pinto (Arcozelo, 21 de novembro de 1949), better know as João Ricardo is a Portugal-born, Brazil-based vocalist and composer, he is the son of the poet and journalist João Apolinário and came to Brazil with his father, who was in exile, in 1964.
In September 1970 João Ricardo creates Secos & Molhados
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Secos & Molhados have become one of the greatest phenomena of Brazilian popular music, beating all records for selling records and audiences. In February 1974, they make a concert in Maracanãzinho that hit all the public rates never seen in Brazil. In August of the same year the second album is released and Ney Matogrosso and Gerson Conrad decide to leave the band
In May of 1978, João Ricardo released the third album of Secos & Molhados with Lili Rodrigues, Wander Taffo, Gel Fernandes and João Ascension. Another success of the group arises, Que Fim Levaram Todas as Flores?, The most executed song in Brazil that year.
After the end of the second formation, João Ricardo in a casual meeting with businessman Guilherme Araújo, is taken to a dinner with the president of Phillips/Phonogram (André Midani) and the artistic director (Roberto Menescal), that invite him to record his first solo album in 1975
In 1976, he launched the album Da Boca pra Fora, accompanied by a trio of young musicians, including guitarist Wander Taffo
In 1979, he launched LP Musicar, with the participation of guitarist Mozart Mello
The last solo album Puto released in June 2007 is a collaboration by João Ricardo (who composed, produced and sang all the songs) with musician Daniel Iasbeck (responsible for all arrangements, instruments, recording and mixing)
In October 2020, he launched the ebook “As Letras 1973-2019” with a compilation of all his songs
2) João Ricardo (aka ocp) is a portuguese sound artist and EdP netlabel manager.
Here are some of his musical projects:
Gangrena; Ponto; Lapa; ocp; Pygar; Boiar; j.m.duarte.r; Fundido
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