Egotrip was a Brazilian pop/rock band.

History

Bassist Arthur Maia — who had previously worked with MPB veterans such as

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, Djavan, and

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— founded Egotrip in 1985. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1987. The song "Viagem ao Fundo do Ego" became a huge hit shortly after, when it was included in the soundtrack of

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''Mandala''. Another great success of the group was the song "Kamikaze", that reached the top of several radios of

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at that time. Egotrip would not last long, however: they disbanded after drummer Pedro Gil (

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's son) died in a car crash in 1990.http://www.versostoscos.blogger.com.br/2004_10_31_archive.html

Line up

* Arthur Maia (bass, vocals, keyboard) * Nando Chagas (vocals, guitar, keyboard) * José Rubens (saxophone, keyboard) * Francisco Frias (guitar, synth guitar, keyboard, arranging and computer programming) * Pedro Gil (drums, keyboard)

Discography

* ''Egotrip'' - 1987

References

External links

Arthur Maia's official site
''(in Portuguese)'' Brazilian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1985 Musical groups disestablished in 1990 1985 establishments in Brazil 1990 disestablishments in Brazil {{Brazil-band-stub