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"Joyce Is One Of The Greatest Stars Of Brazilian Music… Inventive And Soulful" The Guardian "One Of The Greatest Singers Of All Time" Antonio Carlos Jobim Brazilian Singer Composer And Guitarist Joyce Is One Of The Great Musical Treasures Of Brazil. Hailing From Rio De Janeiro Home Of The Bossa Nova Joyce Is A Sophisticated Urbanite Whose Personal Musical Style Was Nurtured In Rio’s Fertile Jazz/samba Scene. Her Sound Mellifluously Combines Brazilian Rhythms Jazz Harmonies And Intelligent Lyrics Through A Beautifully Expressive Voice. Publicly Declared ‘one Of The Greatest Singers Of All Time’ By Antonio Carlos Jobim Joyce Began Her Career As A Teenager In The Late 60s Recording Her First Album In 1968. Of The Many Female Artists Recording At The Time Joyce Was One Of The Only Ones To Compose All Her Own Material. Because Of This She Was One Of The Few Voices To Speak From A Truly Feminist Perspective Which She Expressed Most Famously On Her Song ‘Feminina’. A Truly Sensitive Songwriter She Also Addressed The Brazilian Male Psyche On ‘Nacional Kid’. Quickly Establishing Herself As A Protagonist Some Of Her More Overtly Political Tracks Were Banned By The Military Dictatorship During The Harsh Political Climate Of The 60s And 70s. Artists Who Have Featured Her Compositions On Their Own Recordings Include A Stellar List Of Brazilian Performers Such As Milton Nascimento Elis Regina Flora Purim Gal Costa And Astrud Gilberto In Addition To American Jazz Legend Gerry Mulligan With Whom She Co-Wrote A Track For The Soundtrack Of Robert Altman’s Film ‘The Player’ . Joyce’s Own International Popularity Came With Her 1980 Recording ‘Feminina’ Which Was A Huge Success Original Copies Changing Hands For Hundreds Of Dollars Until The Album Was Made Available Through Re-Issue. In 1996 Joyce Shared The Stage With Liza Minelli Tony Bennet James Brown And Numerous Other Legends At ‘The Songwriters Hall Of Fame’ Ceremonies In New York. Joyce Has Toured Internationally For Many Years Performing At Numerous Music Festivals Worldwide Including Glastonbury England Montreaux Jazz Festival Switzerland Heineken Jazz Festival In Paris And Amsterdam Jazz Sous Les Pommiers Normandie Viva Brasil Brussels Yamaha Festival Tokyo And The International Youth Festival Moscow . Continually In Demand For Performances In Her Homeland She Has Just Had Her First Book Published ‘Fotograhei Na Minha Rolleiflex’ Which Is A Collection Of Stories Of Her Encounters Throughout The Brazilian Music World. The Brazilian Critics Are Praising The Book Saying Joyce’s Talent For Writing Prose Is As Remarkable As Her Way With A Song Lyric. Joyce Is Also Heading A Project In Rio To Renovate An Historic Theatre In Copacabana And Transform It Into A Venue For MPB Artists. read less