José Mário Branco
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: United States
- Born: May 25, 1942 in Porto, Portugal
- Died: November 19, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
José Mário Branco (1942–2019) was a Portuguese singer-songwriter and one of the architects of the country's protest song tradition. Exiled in Paris during the dictatorship, he produced landmark records by *José Afonso* and *Sérgio Godinho* before his own debut 'Mudam-se os Tempos, Mudam-se as Vontades' (1971). Back in Portugal after 1974 he founded the *GAC – Grupo de Acção Cultural* and kept writing and producing until his death in Lisbon.
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José Mário Branco Discography
- Mudam-se os tempos, mudam-se as vontades (1971) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- Ser solidário (1982) - Album - rated 4.06/5