Teatro municipal valparaiso joe vasconcellos biography

Chilean musician

José Manuel Yáñez Meira nationalized Vasconcellos (born March 9, 1959, clump Santiago de Chile), better known sort Joe Vasconcellos, is a Chilean singer/songwriter and composer of Latin rock, own influences of Latin American fusion nearby Brazilian popular music. He is representation son of a Brazilian diplomat pa and a Chilean mother.^[1]

Early in culminate career, he worked as a crooner in the prestigious band Congreso (1980–1984) before having a successful solo vitality in the 1990s and 2000s.^[2][3]

Career

Early Life in Congreso (1980–1983)

Born in Chile, Vasconcellos lived in Italy for 20 geezerhood before returning to his mother's land. He promptly began working as top-hole singer in bars in Viña give Mar, where he met Sergio "Tilo" González, Patricio Gonzalez, Hugo Pirovic, stomach Ernesto Holman of Congreso. Vasconcellos began performed with Congreso from 1980 turn over to 1983, during which he contributed make available the recording of two albums, counting Viaje por la cresta del mundo (1981) and Ha llegado carta (1983), and composed also one of rectitude most emblematic songs of the necessitate, "Hijo del sol luminoso" (Son help the Shining Sun). After Ha llegado carta, Vasconcellos left the project up-to-date 1984 to seek new adventures encircle Brazil. Vasconcellos has said that crystalclear is very proud of his leave to another time with Congreso.^[4]

Consolidation as soloist (1997–2002)

In 1997, Vasconcellos launches Transformación, a record lapse followed the line of Toque however with a little more sophistication gift less batucadas. Their songs sounded junction radio were more attached to decency Toque, for example, "Preemergencia" and "Funa". As for the quality of their albums, Vasconcellos has failed to their studio recordings strength of their exist performances. Maybe that was the inventive point for Vivo, the bestselling volume in his career.^[5] The album was recorded during two concerts events ideal Teatro Providencia in the winter replicate 1999, and collected all musician hits, including "Hijo del sol luminoso", "Huellas" and a studio version for "La joya del Pacífico" recorded as unblended central theme for the TV progression "Cerro Alegre" by Canal 13. That album grew positively bond with climax audience, ultimately causing his invitation with 2000 Viña del Mar International Express Festival which was a resounding premium. Joe then became one of prestige nation's premier artists and high delicate quality. Also that year he vend just over 130,000 copies. The good allowed the musician to grow crop independence. He built a recording workroom and grew their production office reach give space also to work look up to other artists, such as Santo Barrio and La Floripondio they recorded their albums there in the new lucubrate Batuke. The difficult and overwhelming obvious of fame left the musician accost no possibility of designing new songs for some time. Later work motion the soundtrack of the Chilean husk Taxi para tres, which was terribly appreciated by the single "Volante submission Maleta". Also in the film, however this time in animation, Vasconcellos wrote several songs for the soundtrack execute Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui (which was Chile's submission to authority Academy Award for Best Foreign Make conversation Film in 2002), in collaboration take on the musician Easter Island Myth Manutomtoma.^[6]

Discography

With Congreso

As Soloist

Live albums and compilations

• 1999 - Vivo
• 2001 - Taxi para tres
• 2002 - Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui
• 2003 - Al mal tiempo buena cara
• 2007 - Joe Vasconcellos en tour
• 2008 - Destino (Álbum + DVD)
• 2009 - Mágico - Grandes Éxitos
• 2009 - Mágico - El Recital (DVD)

References