MaurÃcio Pereira (born November 8, 1959) is a Brazilian
singer-songwriter, lyricist, journalist, saxophonist, television
announcer, stage actor and record producer best known for his work
with experimental rock duo Os Mulheres Negras.Pereira was born in São
Paulo on November 8, 1959. He met musician André Abujamra (son of the
late actor Antônio Abujamra) in 1984, and in the following year they
formed Os Mulheres Negras. The duo released two albums, Música e
Ciência (1988) and Música Serve pra Isso (1990), through WEA
(present-day Warner Music Group) before disbanding in 1991. Both
musicians then began their respective solo careers, with Pereira
becoming Marcelo Rubens Paiva's bandleader for his talk show Fanzine,
hosted by TV Cultura in the early 1990s.In 1995 Pereira released his
debut solo album, Na Tradição, through Tinitus. It was positively
reviewed by the critics and public alike. In 1996 he performed at the
Centro Cultural São Paulo in what would be the first show in Brazil
to be live streamed on the Internet, through his official website. In
1998 he released his second album, Mergulhar na Surpresa, which
counted with a guest appearance by pianist Daniel Szafran in their
first of many collaborations together.
singer-songwriter, lyricist, journalist, saxophonist, television
announcer, stage actor and record producer best known for his work
with experimental rock duo Os Mulheres Negras.Pereira was born in São
Paulo on November 8, 1959. He met musician André Abujamra (son of the
late actor Antônio Abujamra) in 1984, and in the following year they
formed Os Mulheres Negras. The duo released two albums, Música e
Ciência (1988) and Música Serve pra Isso (1990), through WEA
(present-day Warner Music Group) before disbanding in 1991. Both
musicians then began their respective solo careers, with Pereira
becoming Marcelo Rubens Paiva's bandleader for his talk show Fanzine,
hosted by TV Cultura in the early 1990s.In 1995 Pereira released his
debut solo album, Na Tradição, through Tinitus. It was positively
reviewed by the critics and public alike. In 1996 he performed at the
Centro Cultural São Paulo in what would be the first show in Brazil
to be live streamed on the Internet, through his official website. In
1998 he released his second album, Mergulhar na Surpresa, which
counted with a guest appearance by pianist Daniel Szafran in their
first of many collaborations together.
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