Antônio Carlos & Jocáfi
Antônio Carlos & Jocáfi | |
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Antônio Carlos (left) and Jocáfi (right) in 2015. | |
| Background information | |
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| Origin | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil[1] |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1969–present[1] |
Antônio Carlos e Jocáfi is a Brazilian musical duo from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 1969 by musicians Antônio Carlos Marques Pinto (born 24 October 1945) and José Carlos Figueiredo (born 21 December 1944).
Career
Antonio Carlos Marques Pinto grew up in the neighborhood of Rio Vermelho, in Salvador; in a musical family; José Carlos Filho (Jocafi) grew up in Cosme de Farias neighborhood.[2]
They started their career as rivals playing in music festivals in Bahia.[3][4] They were brought together as a duo by the pianist Carlos Lacerda[1] and became known nationally in Brazil presenting in televised music festivals in Rio and São Paulo, such as the ones organized by TV Record.[5]
Several of their songs have become part of the soundtrack of telenovelas, such as Minha Doce Namorada, (1971), O Primeiro Amor (1972), and Cuca Legal (1975), including some as the opening theme.[6] Songs such as "Você abusou" were made hits through the voice of Maria Creuza, who would later marry Antônio Carlos.[7] That song was adapted into Spanish as "Usted abusó", made famous by Celia Cruz and Willie Colón,[2] and French as "Fais comme l'oiseau", sung by Michel Fugain.[8]
Other successes include: "Jesuíno Galo-Doido", "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos", "Desacato", "Toró de lágrimas", "Mas que doidice".[9]
Their sound incorporated influences from Afro-Brazilian music and Candomblé;[4] critics of the time classified their sentimental, not politically engaged compositions with the term "sambão-joia".[10]
In 2022 they released the album Alto da Maravilha, featuring BaianaSystem's Russo Passapusso.[11]
Discography
- Mudei de idéia (1971) - RCA Victor - LP
- Cada segundo (1972) - RCA Victor - LP
- Antonio Carlos & Jocafi (1973) - RCA Victor - LP
- Definitivamente (1974) - RCA Victor - LP
- Ossos do ofício (1975) - RCA Victor - LP
- Louvado seja (1977) - RCA Victor - LP
- Elas por elas (1978) - RCA Victor - LP
- Trabalho de Base (1980) - RCA Victor - LP
- Pássaro fugido (1984) - Lança/Polygram - LP
- Feitiço moleque (1986) - Continental - LP
- Samba, prazer e mistério (1994) - RCA/BMG - -LP/CD
- Grandes autores: Antônio Carlos e Jocáfi (1995) - BMG - CD
- Alto da Maravilha (2022) - Máquina de Louco
- Afro Funk Brasil (with Orquestra de Violões do Forte de Copacabana; 2022) - Altafonte[14]
References
- ^ a b c Dumar, Deborah (17 April 1980). "Agora, do jeito que eles querem". Jornal do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Caderno B, p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ a b "A música brasileira que rodou o mundo, foi cantada por Stevie Wonder e virou hino do Partido Socialista francês". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-12-08. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Por onde anda: Antonio Carlos e Jocafi relembram parcerias e sucessos em trilhas de novelas". tv (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ a b Compositores, União Brasileira de. "Antônio Carlos & Jocafi: os últimos 50 anos e os próximos (25/01/2018)". UBC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ Valente, Heloísa de Araújo Duarte (2019-08-31). A canção romântica no Brasil dos "anos de chumbo": Paisagens sonoras e imaginário na cultura midiática (in Brazilian Portuguese). Letra e Voz. ISBN 978-85-93467-13-4.
- ^ Sukman, Hugo (2024-06-10). Som Livre: Uma biografia do ouvido brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Livros. ISBN 978-65-5987-155-1.
- ^ "Cantora Maria Creuza completa 80 anos; Relembre os maiores sucessos da baiana". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Antonio Carlos e Jocafi fazem balanço da carreira no Segue o Som". Institucional (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Sanches, Pedro Alexandre (2022-10-19). "Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, do samba joia ao afrofunk". Farofafá (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Machado, Adelcio Camilo (2010-12-02). "Indústria cultural e lutas simbólicas na MPB dos anos 1970: o caso do Sambão-Joia". Revista Extraprensa (in Portuguese). 3 (3): 927–940. doi:10.11606/extraprensa2010.77222 (inactive 1 September 2025). ISSN 2236-3467.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2025 (link) - ^ NOIZE; Fagundes, Ariel (2024-05-21). "Entrevista | Antonio Carlos e Jocafi a mil por hora". NOIZE | Música do site à revista (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "CliqueMusic: Música Brasileira".
- ^ "Antônio Carlos e Jocafi - Discografia".
- ^ "Antônio Carlos & Jocafi reciclam lados B dos anos 1970 em EP com batida afro funk". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2025-08-31.