João Do Vale has been played on NTS in shows including Fervent Moon, featured first on 14 July 2014. Songs played include O Jangadeiro, Pisa Na Fulo and A Lavadeira E O Lavrador.

João do Vale is a singular poet. His lyrics, which transmit his profound understanding of the sertaneja (inlander) soul, are full of a very personal notion of rhythm. The strength of his work can be appraised if we consider that he is one of the three great figures of Northwestern popular music (the others being Luís Gonzaga and Jackson do Pandeiro) even having recorded only two individual albums.

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