Joyce Moreno

Born in Rio de Janeiro, four-times Grammy nominee, singer, composer, arranger and instrumentalist   Joyce Moreno has in her portfolio over 400 recordings of songs she has authored, interpreted by the greatest names in Brazilian popular music: from Elis Regina and Gal Costa to Milton Nascimento, Sergio Mendes, and countless others. Beyond Brazil, Joyce’s work has been recorded by Annie Lennox, Wallace Roney, Omara Portuondo, Black Eyed Peas, David Sanchez, Jon Lucien, Claus Ogerman, Gerry Mulligan, Till Brönner, Flora Purim, to name a few.   Joyce’s compositions have been featured in film soundtracks (e.g., ‘The Player’ by Robert Altman and ‘Legally Blonde’ by Robert Luketic), animations (the Japanese anime ‘Wolf’s Rain’, in partnership with composer Yoko Kanno), TV programmes, and theatrical productions. In the early 1990’s her music was embraced by DJs all over the world, starting from London, and her tune ‘Aldeia de Ogum’ became a massive worldwide dancefloor hit, with num