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Antônio Carlos & Jocáfi

Antônio Carlos & Jocáfi
Antônio Carlos (left) and Jocáfi (right) in 2015.
Antônio Carlos (left) and Jocáfi (right) in 2015.
Background information
Born
  • Antônio Carlos Marques Pinto
  • José Carlos Figueiredo (Jocáfi)

  • (1945-10-24) October 24, 1945 (Antônio Carlos)
  • (1944-12-21) December 21, 1944 (Jocáfi)
OriginSalvador, Bahia, Brazil[1]
Genres
Years active1969–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).

Antônio Carlos e Jocáfi (sitting), talking with Silvio Santos alongside Dom & Ravel (standing), 1972.

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

Sources:[12][13]

  • 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sukman, Hugo (2024-06-10). Som Livre: Uma biografia do ouvido brasileiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Livros. ISBN 978-65-5987-155-1.
  7. ^ "Cantora Maria Creuza completa 80 anos; Relembre os maiores sucessos da baiana". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  8. ^ "Antonio Carlos e Jocafi fazem balanço da carreira no Segue o Som". Institucional (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  9. ^ Sanches, Pedro Alexandre (2022-10-19). "Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, do samba joia ao afrofunk". Farofafá (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "CliqueMusic: Música Brasileira".
  13. ^ "Antônio Carlos e Jocafi - Discografia".
  14. ^ "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.
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