Vadico

Vadico was an important composer who wrote immortal pieces with genius Noel Rosa and others. He was also an orchestrator and conductor and had a noted international career accompanying Carmen Miranda and the dancer Katherine Dunham.



At 18, he won a popular music contest in São Paulo with his march "Isso Mesmo é Que Eu Quero." Genésio recorded him for the first time with the song "Deixei De Ser Otário" which was included in the film Acabaram-se Os Otários in 1929. Soon Francisco Alves recorded his "Arranjei Outra." The samba "Silêncio," which won a contest in the newspaper Correio da Manhã with 16,741 votes, was recorded by Luís Barbosa and Vitório Lattari and included in the revue Bibelot. In 1932, he was introduced to Noel Rosa by Eduardo Souto and showed him a song on the spot which, upon receiving lyrics by the master of the Vila Isabel, became the first of the ten precious jewels the duo would come with: the samba "Feitio De Oração," soon recorded by Francisco Alves. With Germano Augusto, the duo wrote "Feitiço da Vila"; "Provei," "Quantos Beijos," "Só Pode Ser Você," "Conversa De Botequim," "Cem-mil Réis," "Tarzan, o Filho do Alfaiate," "Pra Que Mentir," "Mais Um Samba Popular," and the jingle "A Marcha do Dragão."

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