Jards Macalé

Jards Anet da Silva (March 3, 1943 – November 17, 2025), known as Jards Macalé, was a Brazilian composer, singer and actor, known for his influential role in Brazil's tropicália movement in the 1960s. Macalé was born in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Tijuca, near Morro da Formiga, surrounded by music: on the hills, the drums; in the neighborhood, Vicente Celestino and Gilda de Abreu. At home, foxes, waltzes and folk songs played on the piano by his mother, Dona Ligia (who also sang), and the accordion by his father. The family choir had his younger brother, Roberto, and Jards. On the radio, Orlando Silva, Marlene [pt], Emilinha Borba. In 1969, Macalé participated in the 4th International Song Festival presenting the song "Gotham City". Macalé participated as an actor and composer of the soundtrack of the films The Amulet of Ogum and Tent of Miracles, by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. In 1976, Macalé became partner of Moreira da Silva on some sambas. In 2013 he participated in Exile Songs event, which claimed to be an anarchist, and Tenda dos Milagres. In 2019, his album Besta Fera was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album and considered one of the 25 best Brazilian albums of the first half of 2019 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA). APCA also chose his album Coração Bifurcado as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023 and the collaboration Mascarada: Zé Kéti with Sergio Krakowski Trio as one of the 50 best albums of 2024. Macalé died from a cardiac arrest on November 17, 2025, at the age of 82, after being hospitalized for treating lung problems. Contributing artist Unwired: Latin America (2001, World Music Network) Unwired: Besta Fera (2018, Pommelo) Mello, Zuza Homem de (2003). A era dos festivais: uma parábola (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora 34. ISBN 978-85-7326-272-8. Sadlier, Darlene Joy (2003). Nelson Pereira Dos Santos: An Interview with Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1995). University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07112-6. Augusto, Alexandre (2014-11-24). Moreira da Silva - O último dos malandros. Sonora Editora. ISBN 978-85-66567-08-3. "Jards Macalé – Dados Artísticos". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 3, 2014. "Tenda dos Milagres" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014. Cabo, Leila (14 November 2019). "Latin Grammys 2019 Winners: Complete List". Billboard. MRC. Retrieved 9 September 2020. Antunes, Pedro (16 August 2019). "Os 25 melhores discos de 2019 até agora, segundo a APCA [LISTA]". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved 2 January 2021. Barros, Adriana de (19 January 2024). "APCA divulga os 50 melhores álbuns nacionais de 2023". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Fundação Padre Anchieta. Retrieved 15 December 2024. Barros, Adriana de (2025-01-17). "APCA aponta os 50 melhores discos nacionais de 2024". TV Cultura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fundação Padre Anchieta. Archived from the original on 2025-02-19. Retrieved 2025-10-09. "Jards Macalé morre no Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-11-17. Retrieved 2025-11-17. Brazil's Secret Musical Weapon: Jards Macalé Jards Macalé at IMDb Jards Macalé discography at Discogs v t e