Marcio faraco biography of donald

Márcio Faraco
was born in Alegrete, a small town in southern Brazil. From the early age of seven, he came into contact with the varied cultures of his vast homeland thanks to the different postings held by his father in the course of his job.

This kind of enforced nomadism meant that the young Márcio was able to integrate most of the forms of traditional music, including the samba, the choro and the baião, very early on. Thus equipped, he and his family settled in Brasília in 1975, where he launched into his life as an artist. He was now just 16.

After winning prizes at various regional festivals, he decided in 1988 to try his luck as a songwriter/composer/singer in Rio de Janeiro. Small jobs and some commissions encouraged him to take the step of leaving his homeland, and in 1991 he went to live in the South of France with his French wife, whom he’d met a few years earlier in Rio.

He got to know other Brazilian musicians living in France and formed a trio that went from bar to bar along the beaches and to the parties and receptions on the Riviera, as well as Eddie Barclay’s famous “white nights”. But all this was not enough to satisfy his ambition, and he decided to try his luck in Paris, where he composed and wrote even more lyrics for about seven years, bef

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Márcio Faraco: Ciranda

Prodigious Talent

— Being able to improve on a long-standing tradition requires a lot of courage and artistry.  Márcio Faraco seems to have been born with that innate ability.  He does not hide his musical influences in the eleven original songs he penned for this album.  Influenced by Brazilian masters Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, João Gilberto, and Caetano Veloso, Faraco goes one step further and brings in his innovative style to Brazilian samba, baião, and toada.  With his smooth vocals and sometimes even reminiscing of his idols,Faraco’s voice is refreshing.  Besides the captivating rhythms and Faraco’s excellent acoustic guitar work, Ciranda has the touch of Brazilian legendary arranger Wagner Tiso, who is most notably known for his remarkable work with Nascimento and the Clube da Esquina (Corner Club) artists.  The title track also features vocals by Brazil’s artist of the century, Chico Buarque.  Faraco’s expertise in assuming different roles through his lyrics is extraordinary.  There is a certain innocence when he is singing about the future of his homeland in the title track, but at the same time, his words are razor sharp as in protest songs.  At one moment he is talking through the eyes of a child, and in