lofizinho despretensioso, ou sei lá, insônia


formed in April 2009
Grunge/Alternative Metal 
Recife , Pernambuco - Brazil
Wander Joseph- guitar/vocals/drums

A banda mais longa com menos visualização por minuto.

João V. Bessa is a brazilian guitar player, poet and journalist born on the year 1997, at a small town called Cordeiro, Rio de Janeiro state. He represents the third generation of guitar players in his family, a tradition started by his grandfather and followed by his mother. João started to play the piano by the age of 8, but found on the guitar his best partner, some years latter. 

He wrote his first song, called "Abra logo seu coração" (Open your heart soon) when he was 12. Then he joined his first rock cover band, Echoes, three years latter, meanwhile he also appeared on a church band (not for so long).

Writing, alongside with playing, has always been the greatest passion of his life. Writing about music as a journalist or a academic researcher and poet. The journalist narratives are a pillar of his songwritting style.

On november 2021 João V. Bessa released his first solo EP, called "Sonhos em cinza" (Dreams to ashes), featuring three songs written during the pandemic. His verses discuss the internal struggle of a young, south american black man against depression, anxiety and panic, but also the dreams of living a life with no pain and no opression. Therefore, his music is focoused on feelings and emotions.

His playing style is characterized by the open tunning on guitar, a huge influence by Keith Richards, alongside with Ali Farka Touré, Wes Mountgomery and Jimi Hendrix. His principal poet and literature influences are Cruz e Sousa, Cecília Meirelles, Ferreira Gullar and Fernando Pessoa. 

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