Joyce (singer)
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Joyce Silveira Moreno, commonly known as Joyce is a Brazil
ian singer/songwriter
, as well as an accomplished guitarist and arranger. She was born in Rio de Janeiro
on 31 January 1948. As of 2009, Joyce started using her full name, Joyce Moreno, for her future releases.
, Toninho Horta
, Vinicius de Moraes
, and Yoko Kanno
. In recent years she has collaborated extensively with João Donato
. Much of Joyce's work has been compared to the early boom of the jazz fusion
scene in the US.
She got her start in music by listening to her brother play the guitar, as well as listening to Ella Fitzgerald
, Miles Davis
and Billie Holiday
for inspiration on emotions conveyed in music. Many people came into Joyce's house, and she easily got swept up in the music scene, having had in her childhood great encouragement in music.
Joyce refers to her music as "MCB" (Creative Music of Brazil), rather than MPB
. She has recorded many movie and TV soundtracks, and is creator and host of the music-infused television program "Cantos do Rio".
She has also written a memoir, Fotografei Você na Minha Rolleyflex. In it, she discusses her experiences in the bossa nova
and MPB movements, providing a fascinating portrait of fellow musicians, including João Gilberto
.
She worked with Yoko Kanno
in the Vol. 1 of the soundtrack of the anime
Wolf's Rain
.
Joyce is married to drummer Tutty Moreno, who plays in her band. Two of her daughters (Clara Moreno and Ana Martins), from her marriage to Nelson Angelo are also singers.
In 2011, she collaborated with Madlib
to contribute a version of the song "Generation Match: Banana" to the Red Hot Organization's
most recent charitable album "Red Hot+Rio 2." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "Red Hot + Rio
." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian singer/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, as well as an accomplished guitarist and arranger. She was born in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
on 31 January 1948. As of 2009, Joyce started using her full name, Joyce Moreno, for her future releases.
Biography
Joyce premiered in the late 60's, and since then has recorded over 20 solo albums, and appeared in myriad records with such artists as Elis ReginaElis Regina
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina was an important singer of Brazilian popular music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing Arrastão in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record...
, Toninho Horta
Toninho Horta
Toninho Horta is a virtuoso electric and nylon-string guitar player; his music could be defined as Brazilian music.He has developed his own very personal style...
, Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes
Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
, and Yoko Kanno
Yoko Kanno
is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...
. In recent years she has collaborated extensively with João Donato
João Donato
João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil, probably best known for his numerous albums as bandleader in the idiom...
. Much of Joyce's work has been compared to the early boom of the jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
scene in the US.
She got her start in music by listening to her brother play the guitar, as well as listening to Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
, Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
and Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
for inspiration on emotions conveyed in music. Many people came into Joyce's house, and she easily got swept up in the music scene, having had in her childhood great encouragement in music.
Joyce refers to her music as "MCB" (Creative Music of Brazil), rather than MPB
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
. She has recorded many movie and TV soundtracks, and is creator and host of the music-infused television program "Cantos do Rio".
She has also written a memoir, Fotografei Você na Minha Rolleyflex. In it, she discusses her experiences in the bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
and MPB movements, providing a fascinating portrait of fellow musicians, including João Gilberto
João Gilberto
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
.
She worked with Yoko Kanno
Yoko Kanno
is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...
in the Vol. 1 of the soundtrack of the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Wolf's Rain
Wolf's Rain
is an anime series created by writer and story editor Keiko Nobumoto and produced by Bones Studio. The series was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack produced and arranged by Yoko Kanno. It focuses on the journey of four lone wolves...
.
Joyce is married to drummer Tutty Moreno, who plays in her band. Two of her daughters (Clara Moreno and Ana Martins), from her marriage to Nelson Angelo are also singers.
In 2011, she collaborated with Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
to contribute a version of the song "Generation Match: Banana" to the Red Hot Organization's
Red Hot Organization
Red Hot Organization is a not-for-profit, 501 3, international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists, producers and directors have contributed to over 15 compilation albums, related television programs and media events to raise...
most recent charitable album "Red Hot+Rio 2." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "Red Hot + Rio
Red Hot + Rio
Red Hot + Rio is a compilation album produced by Paul Heck as part of the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series intended to promote AIDS awareness. This installment is a contemporary tribute to the Bossa nova sound, especially the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim...
." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.
Discography
- 1968 - Joyce (Philips)
- 1969 - Encontro Marcado (Philips)
- 1971 - Posições (Odeon)
- 1972 - Nelson Ângelo e Joyce (Odeon)
- 1976 - Passarinho urbano (Fonit-Cetra, Italy; also 1977, Continental, Brazil).
- 1980 - FemininaFeminina-Personnel:*Joyce - Vocals, guitar, arrangements*Fernando Leporace - Bass, vocals*Tutti Moreno - Drums, percussion*Mauro Senise - Flute, saxophones*Lize Bravo - Vocals*Claudio Guimaraes - Guitar*Gilson Peranzzetta - Arrangements*Helio Delmiro - Guitar...
(Odeon) - 1981 - Água e LuzAgua e Luz-Personnel:*Joyce – Vocals, guitar, arrangements*Tutti Moreno – Drums, percussion*Fernando Leporace – Bass, vocals*Mauro Senise – Flute, saxophones*Paulo Guimaraes – Flute*Danilo Caymmi – Flute*Haroldo Mauro jr – Piano...
(Odeon) - 1983 - Tardes cariocas (1984, Feminina Produções LP; CD PolyGram, Brazil; reissued by Far Out, 1997, UK).
- 1985 - Saudade do futuro (Pointer)
- 1986 - Wilson Batista, o samba foi sua glória (Funarte/Continental)
- 1987 - Tom Jobim - os anos 60 (SBK/EMI-Odeon)
- 1988 - Negro demais no coração (SBK/EMI-Odeon)
- 1989 - Joyce ao vivo (EMI-Odeon)
- 1990 - Music inside (Verve/PolyGram, US, UK)
- 1991 - Language and Love (aka Línguas e amores) (US, UK, Brazil).
- 1994 - Revendo amigos (EMI-Odeon)
- 1994 - Delírios de Orfeu (NEC Avenue, Japan)
- 1995 - Live at the Mojo Club (Verve/Polygram, Germany).
- 1996 - Sem você (Omagatoki, Japan) - with Toninho Horta
- 1996 - Ilha Brasil (EMI-Odeon, Brazil; Omagatoki, Japan; World Pacific-Blue Note, US).
- 1998 - Astronauta (Cancões de Elis) (Blue Jackel, US; Pau Brasil, Brazil; Omagatoki, Japan).
- 1999 - Hard Bossa (Far Out, UK).
- 2000 - Tudo Bonito (Epic/Sony Music)
- 2001 - Gafieira Moderna (Far Out, UK; Biscoito Fino, Brazil).
- 2003 - Bossa Duets (Sony)
- 2004 - Just A Little Bit Crazy (Far Out, UK; Blue Jackel, US; Biscoito Fino, Brazil) - with Banda Maluca.
- 2005 - DVD - Banda Maluca Ao Vivo (Biscoito Fino)
- 2005 - Rio Bahia (Far Out) - with Dori CaymmiDori CaymmiDorival Tostes Caymmi is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and producer who is a two-time Grammy Award winner .-Biography:...
- 2007 - Samba-Jazz & Outras Bossas - with Tutty Moreno
- 2008 - Joyce Ao Vivo (CD/DVD)
- 2009 - Visions of Dawn (Far Out) - Recorded in Paris, 1976
- 2009 - Celebrating Jobim (Japan) - with WDR Big Band
- 2009 - Slow Music (Biscoito Fino)
- 2010 - Aquarius (FarOut Recordings)- with Joao DonatoJoão DonatoJoão Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil, probably best known for his numerous albums as bandleader in the idiom...
External links
- Official site of Joyce Moreno (in English and Portuguese).
- Joyce discography at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
. - Review of Feminina detailed review of her 1980 album (including socio-political context) at Tiny Mix TapesTiny Mix TapesTiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mix tapes generator.-History:Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven and...
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