Antônio Regis aka Regis Moreno –  São Paulo – ★ 13.06.1951 – † 06.09.2022

// Inglês

A gem is gone. After a long illness (António) Regis Moreno passed away in São Paulo. Regis was one of the greatest representatives of samba-rock, the musical blend of samba, funk and rock that has come to characterize a specific time in Brazilian popular music. Having emerged from the poor black peripheries of the city, Regis could fill with his band Banda Jardes big concert halls in the 1980’s. We at Tropical Diaspora Records had the immense privilege to know Regis and his music firsthand. We published on vinyl a reissue of his massive hit “Grilos da Vida” (today sold-out). “Grilos da Vida” is a song that represents like few others the true spirit of samba-rock with its distinctive guitar take. Regis had the opportunity to enjoy with us the renaissance of his music and further collaborations were planned. Today it is no longer possible. A beautiful soul is gone. So generous that he has left us to enjoy the soundtrack of our lives; these are the Grilos da Vida.

// Português

O Baile acabou. Após uma longa doença (António) Regis Moreno faleceu em São Paulo. Regis foi um dos maiores representantes do samba-rock, a mistura musical de samba, funk e rock que passou a caracterizar uma época específica da música popular brasileira. Tendo surgido das periferias negras pobres da cidade, Regis pôde lotar com sua banda Banda Jardes grandes salas de concerto nos anos 1980. Nós da Tropical Diaspora Records tivemos o imenso privilégio de conhecer Regis e sua música em primeira mão. Publicamos em vinil uma reedição de seu grande sucesso “Grilos da Vida” (hoje esgotado). “Grilos da Vida” é uma música que representa como poucos o verdadeiro espírito do samba-rock com seu toque de guitarra diferenciado. Regis teve a oportunidade de desfrutar conosco do renascimento de sua música e outras colaborações foram planejadas. Hoje não é mais possível. Uma bela alma se foi. Tão generoso que nos deixou para curtir a trilha sonora de nossas vidas; estes são os Grilos da Vida.

Release on Vinyl: www.tdrgo.co/tdr1
https://regismoreno.bandcamp.com

by Dj Dr.Sócrates

Regis Moreno is the former alias of Antonio Regis, singer of the band Jardes and the original composer of Samba-Rock song “Grilos da Vida” along with Isaias Silva, Quisasa, Gerson and Reinaldo, who were also the components of Jardes. He is still active in singing and composing today with the stage name of Régis Moreno.

The Artist and the record i would like to introduce you is connected to a very personally history and belong to my way to the music world that go back to one of my first jobs in Sao Paulo. In the early 90ties in a IT Department where i use to work one of my colleagues was a very special guy in that Organization he was in the night shift to make the backups of the Data in that company and everyday i could stay for one or two hours in his company before i leave between our time shifts. In that time where i was very interested for music but Dj Garrincha was maybe a far away dream. Exactly in that room i hear histories about music projects and past successes with  his Band and the new projects that he would like to realize. Sure the way to realize this new projects was the job, also make money in a complete different environment to be able to finance the new music projects.

Sure my questions was always why he leave the music in the early 80ties where his Band was very famous and could full big Halls with more then 5000 people. The answer was fast and couldn’t be more dramatically like some songs in the “Samba Rock” movement, a Woman was responsible for the change in his life, so this is life.

But back to my encounter with this Guy in that time as he told me all this stories i was very young and everything were very interesting  and funny  i wasn’t in the music business and couldn’t really imagine with whom i was talking there. So i leave Brazil end of the 90ties and we hat sporadic contact trough emails till i found him in Facebook and our connection got stronger so i began to search for his lost 7 inch record with one of the greatest “Samba Rock” hits in the 70ties composed by him with his band JARDES called “Grilos da Vida”.

Many stories around this records exists and in Sao Paulo in the vinyl stores everybody know this record that is practically impossible to be found. One of the stories told by Regis himself is that somebody in that times as the band was very known in the city has made thousands of illegal copies of the record and as the band, producer and Regis began to search for the responsible and the pressure got to strong this guys trow all records that had not been sold in the river Tiete. Anyway this year i meet Regis in Sao Paulo to get his only one copy of the record, he has made it clear,  the record is only borrowed for our Tropical Diaspora Records project also we will press this song by our label soon. We will take it from this records that is in a very good condition.

GRILOS DA VIDA – JARDES

Vem nego vem sambar
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem esquecer os grilos dessa vida
E as estradas que ficaram para trás
A grana que você não teve ainda
Mas pode ter se for um bom rapaz
Nego vem
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem curtir meu samba na avenida
Vem sorrir para não chorar
Vem viver correndo pela vida
Vem cantar meu canto popular
Nego vem
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem nego vem sambar
Sustenta nega
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem curtir meu samba na avenida
Vem sorrir para não chorar
Vem viver correndo pela vida
Vem cantar meu canto popular
Meu nego vem
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem nego vem sambar
Vem sambar
O samba esse balanço nego
Meu nego, nego vem sambar.
O samba esse balanço nego
Meu nego, nego vem sambar.
O samba esse balanço nego
Meu nego, nego vem sambar.
O samba esse balanço nego
Vem nego vem sambar
O samba esse balanço nego
Meu nego, nego vem sambar.