João Selva - video clips, songs, albums online

Son of a pastor from Ipanema, João Selva grew up in Rio de Janeiro in a community of former prisoners and converted artists. In his childhood, he played his first notes on a guitar under the watchful eye of Wanda Sá – one of Bossa Nova’s iconic figures. The influence of his father, a music lover and collector of records of all sorts, led him to further his knowledge of Brazilian music, specializing in the practice of Capoeira Angola, Samba de Roda, Maracatu or Coco de Roda. At the age of 18, he began a career as a travelling artist playing music hall shows for children in Africa, South America and the Carribbean – before settling down in the city of Lyon, many years later. As a notorious ambassador of Brazilian music in France, he made his debuts with the Forró de Rebeca trio, touring many prestigious venues in France. Simultaneously, he joined forces with American producer Maga Bo, Diplo's collaborator and precursor of the "Tropical Bass", to create the Sociedade Recreativa project, an explosive mix of electronic music and traditional Brazilian rhythms. This will result in several international tours, two albums that were critically acclaimed in the media (Songlines, Télérama, Les Inrocks, ...) as well as a wide broadcast by DJs and radio stations (BBC, Nova, FIP, RFI, ...).