Bob Tostes is a singer, composer and producer of Rádio Guarani FM, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In 1969 he was the leader of a local group of the Musicanossa movement, which was set up in Rio de Janeiro by composer Roberto Menescal. In the same year he was a final contestant of the local phase of the IV Festival Internacional da Canção (IV International Music Festival), with the tunes "Caminhada" (in partnership with Roberto Guimarães) and "Noite mais linda" (in partnership with Bebeth Farah). In the 70s he directed and produced FEC - Festival Estudantil da Canção (Students' Music Festival) which counted with the participation of the novices Lô Borges, Beto Guedes, Flávio Venturini, Toninho Horta, Túlio Mourão, Tavinho Moura and Ivan Lins. ...show more

Bob Tostes is a singer, composer and producer of Rádio Guarani FM, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In 1969 he was the leader of a local group of the Musicanossa movement, which was set up in Rio de Janeiro by composer Roberto Menescal. In the same year he was a final contestant of the local phase of the IV Festival Internacional da Canção (IV International Music Festival), with the tunes "Caminhada" (in partnership with Roberto Guimarães) and "Noite mais linda" (in partnership with Bebeth Farah). In the 70s he directed and produced FEC - Festival Estudantil da Canção (Students' Music Festival) which counted with the participation of the novices Lô Borges, Beto Guedes, Flávio Venturini, Toninho Horta, Túlio Mourão, Tavinho Moura and Ivan Lins.

The festival unveiled the song Clube da Esquina. Bob Tostes graduated in Law from UFMG - the local state-owned university in 1971 and registered for the Communication Course at [Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais]. In the 70s he composed soundtracks for children plays put up by the "Teatro de Equipe" including "O Cavalinho Azul" by Maria Clara Machado and "Casaco Encantado", which was directed by Priscila Freire. He also wrote for musical columns in newspapers, Diário da Tarde and Diário do Comércio in 1960, 1970 and 1980.

In the 90s he published essays in the "Pensar" section of the major newspaper Estado de Minas. Bob Tostes was a producer of Rádio Inconfidência FM in the opening of "Brasileiríssima" program in 1979 e 1980. He returned to the broadcasting company in 1996 for the production of daily shows about cinema and Música Popular Brasileira, place where he remained up to 1998. In 1999 he went on to work for Rádio Guarani FM to participate in the program improvement and in special productions. ...show less