Josué de Barros was the first Brazilian to have his interpretations recorded in Europe and also discovered Carmen Miranda. He composed over 100 songs and had success with his canção-toada Triste Jandaia and his samba Dona Balbina (recorded by Miranda), Carnaval Tá Aí (with Pixinguinha, also recorded by Miranda), Chora violão (recorded by Araci Cortes), Ciúme de Caboca (recorded by Elisinha Coelho), and the sertanejo song Minha Paioça, recorded by Gastão Formenti in 1928 and has since been re-recorded many times. As a bohemian in Salvador (Bahia), Barros was a self-taught guitar player. In 1904, he moved to Rio de Janeiro where he formed the duo Irmãos Barros with his brother Otaviano Barros (cavaquinho), which debuted at the Café Cascata. Otaviano returned to Salvador after one month and Josué became a regular in the artistic and Bohemian circles of Rio, becoming friends with Chico da Baiana, Catulo da Paixão Cearense, and Caninha, among others. Having returned to Salvador in 1910, he stayed in that city for two years. Back to Rio in 1912, Josué recorded for the first time through Phoenix, accompanying singer Artur Castro Budd on the modinhas Rasga Coração (Anacleto de Medeiros/Catulo da Paixão Cearense) and Adeus Que Parto (anonymous). He and his brother also recorded some violão (guitar) solos, including his mazurka Oriental, for Columbia. Around 1913, Josué and other artists, including Budd, were invited by Duque to perform in a nightclub that Duque wanted to open in Paris, France. The nightclub didn't happen but that didn't prevent Josué and Budd from going to Europe, where they debuted in Lisbon, Portugal, with success. Extending their tour to Germany, they were invited to record in Berlin for the Beka Grand Record company. Having recorded 140 albums of Brazilian music for that company, they became the first Brazilian artists to record in Europe. In 1914, Josué returned to Brazil and his Chora Violão was recorded with success by Araci Cortes for Parlophon in 1928. That same year, Josué met Carmen Miranda and became her guitar instructor. It was Josué who presented Miranda to the Brunswick recording company's director. Miranda's first album, released in 1930 through that company, included two compositions by Josué: the canção-toada Triste Jandaia and the samba Dona Balbina. Miranda would also record two other songs by Josué, the marcha Iaiá, Ioiô and Por Ti Estou Presa (the two of them written in collaboration with Miranda). In 1929, Josué recorded as singer for RCA Victor his batuque Babaô Miloquê and his comic sketch História de Um Capitão Africano, with orchestration by Pixinguinha. In 1932, Josué toured Argentina accompanying Miranda with his son Betinho, Roberto Vilmar, and Mário Cabral. From 1932 to 1939, he stayed in Argentina, where she formed a group with his daughter singer Zuleica de Barros who were hired by the Embassy nightclub. ~ Alvaro Neder, Rovi