1946

Encouraged by his family from Minas Gerais (SE), João Bosco started playing the guitar at 12 years-old. Years later, when Bosco was studying engineering in Ouro Preto, he discovered jazz, bossa nova and tropicalism. One of his music partners, Vinícius de Moraes, encouraged him to move to Rio de Janeiro. Together Bosco and Moraes wrote the hits "Rosa dos Ventos", "Samba do Pouso" and "O Mergulhador".

In 1971 Bosco met lyricist Aldir Blanc, with whom he has written a series of great songs, such as "Bala com Bala", "De Frente pro Crime", "Kid Cavaquinho", "Caça à Raposa", "Falso Brilhante" and "O Rancho da Goiabada". In the following year, he got his degree and finally moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he recorded his first song, "Agnus Sei" (by João Bosco and Aldir Blanc).

In Rio de Janeiro, Bosco wrote several songs with Aldir Blanc. These tunes were recorded by singer Elis Regina, who turned them into BPM standards, such as "Mestre-sala dos Mares", "Dois pra Lá, Dois pra Cá" and "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista". The latter has become an anthem for the political amnesty movement. In the 70’s, he released his first solo albums and was praised and labeled as a virtuoso guitarist and outstanding composer by international artists, like John McLaughin. In the 80’s and 90’s, he stopped writing songs with Aldir Blanc and focused on singing. Nevertheless, Bosco has composed big hits with other music partners, such as Capinam ("Papel Machê"), Waly Salomão and Antônio Cícero ("Holofotes"), as well as his son and poet, Francisco Bosco, with whom he wrote the tracks of the album "As Mil e Uma Aldeias".

In 1998, Bosco wrote the music score "Benguelê" for the Brazilian ballet company Grupo Corpo.