Maria João

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Maria João
Maria João

Maria João (born July 27, 1956, Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese Jazz singer. She is not to be confused with Maria João, the model who was on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 1978.

While she is typically lumped with the Jazz moniker, her music incorporates an eclectic mix of various ethnic musics, modern jazz, and the avant-garde. Depending on the thematic slant of a release, electronica, symphonic and other genres have been thrown into the mix as well.

She has worked with many topline musicians, including Manu Katche and Kai Eckhardt but her main collaborator is pianist/keyboardist Mário Laginha.

[edit] Discography

  • Quinteto Maria João (1983)
  • Cem Caminhos (1985)
  • Conversa (1986)
  • Looking for Love (1989)
  • Alice (1992)
  • Sol (1992)
  • Danças (1994)
  • Fábula (1996)
  • Cor (1998)
  • Lobos, Raposas e Coiotes (1999)
  • Chorinho Feliz (2000)
  • Mumadji (2001)
  • Undercovers (2003)

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