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Armando Teixeira (musician)
Armando Teixeira (born 1968 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Port ... musician and record producer. He has worked with a variety of projects within a wide scope of genres. Teixeira is a former member of indie rock bands Ik Mux and Boris Ex-Machina, as well as the Hip hop music, hip hop group Da Weasel and industrial metal band Bizarra Locomotiva. More recently, Teixeira has been involved with his solo projects Balla (musician), Balla and Bulllet, where he worked with Kalaf, Nel'Assassin of Micro (hip-hop band), Micro and The Legendary Tigerman. References Portuguese musicians Portuguese male musicians 1968 births Living people Musicians from Lisbon {{Portugal-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the , after |
Balla (musician)
Balla (musician) is the musical alter-ego of Portuguese musician and record producer Armando Teixeira (musician). Balla's music references the sound and style of Serge Gainsbourg and Jaques Brel, combined with hip hop and cut-and-paste references drawn from his time as DJ and producer with both Bizarra Locomotiva and the platinum selling Da Weasel. The arrangements have been described as "reflecting a taste for sound composers like Barry Adamson". Armando Teixeira is recognized as a composer, musician and producer of note within Portugal, and his 2006 studio album ''A Grande Mentira'' has been described by Portuguese public radio station Antena 3 as "pop, electronica, eroticism and fury". "In this space, I have adopted the solitary writing of a Nick Cave or Iggy Pop" Balla has said of his own work. When asked if Balla was the summary of his years spent in Bizarra Locomotiva or Da Weasel, he responded "Probably, yes... Any of these bands were very closed, while Balla represents fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Births
The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Male Musicians
Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portuguese man o' war, a dangerous marine cnidarian that resembles an 18th-century armed sailing ship ** Portuguese people, an ethnic group See also * * '' Sonnets from the Portuguese'' * "A Portuguesa", the national anthem of Portugal * Lusofonia * Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusita ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Musicians
__NOTOC__ This is a list of Portuguese musicians in alphabetical order. A * A Naifa * The Act-Ups * Amália Rodrigues * Amélia Muge * Ana Moura * António Variações * António Vitorino de Almeida * António Zambujo * Aurea B * Banda do Casaco * Blasted Mechanism * Blind Zero * Brigada Victor Jara * Bunnyranch C * Carminho * Clã * Cool Hipnoise * Corvos * Camané * Carlos do Carmo * Carlos Paredes * Cristina Branco D * David Fonseca * Dazkarieh * Da Vinci * Da Weasel * Dealema * Delfins * Deolinda * Doce * Dead Combo E * Expensive Soul F * Fausto Bordalo Dias * Fernando Tordo * Fingertips G * The Gift * Gisela João * GNR * Green echo H * Hands on Approach * Heróis do Mar * Humanos J * Jorge Palma * José Afonso * José Mário Branco K * Katia Guerreiro L * Legendary Tigerman * Loto M * Madredeus * Mafalda Arnauth * Mafalda Veiga * Mão Morta * Mariza * Moonspell N * Nonstop O * Ocaso Épico * Ornatos Violeta P * Paco Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legendary Tigerman
Paulo Furtado (born 9 September 1970) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter who performs under the stage name The Legendary Tigerman. Furtado started his music career in the lates 1980s when he joined the psychobilly band Tédio Boys. After leaving Tédio Boys, Furtado founded in 2000 the blues rock band Wraygunn. In 2002, he began releasing solo music under the alias The Legendary Tigerman. The Legendary Tigerman started out as a one-man band project, where Furtado would accompany his singing with guitar, harmonica and drums alone on stage. Since 2014, Furtado also plays with a backing band. The Legendary Tigerman has released 7 studio albums to date. Biography Furtado was born in Portuguese Mozambique, where he lived until he was one year old. He then moved to Coimbra, Portugal with his parents. Later, he enrolled at Lisbon University to study Human Movement Science but dropped out after three days, considering the studies pointless. He then focused a lot on surfing, becoming a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micro (hip-hop Band)
Micro may refer to: Measurement * micro- (μ), a metric prefix denoting a factor of 10−6 Places * Micro, North Carolina, town in U.S. People * DJ Micro, (born Michael Marsicano) an American trance DJ and producer * Chii Tomiya (都宮 ちい, born 1991), Japanese female professional wrestler, ring name Micro Arts, entertainment, and media * Micro (comics), often known as Micro, a character in Marvel Comics * ''Micro'' (novel), techno-thriller by Michael Crichton, published posthumously in 2011 * Micro (Thai band), a Thai rock band formed in 1983 * '' IEEE Micro'', a peer-reviewed scientific journal Brands and enterprises * Micro Cars, Sri Lankan automobile company, established 1995 * Micro Center, an American computer department store, established 1979 * Micro ISV (mISV or μISV), a term for a small independent software vendor * Micro Mobility Systems, Swiss company producing kickscooters Computing * ''Micro'', a mostly-obsolete term for a microcomputer, e.g.: ** BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bizarra Locomotiva
Bizarra Locomotiva is a Portuguese industrial metal band. Its history dates back to 1993, when Armando Teixeira (vocals and machinery) and Rui Sidónio (vocals) started a band to participate in Modern Music Competition of the city of Lisbon. After participating in the Biennale of Young Creators of Mediterranean Europe, the Bizarra Locomotiva went in a national tour. In August 1997, the band performed the in Southwest Festival promoting ''Fear Now?''. In ''Bestiario'', 1998, the band highlights a wider musical range, welcoming new environments and sounds. In 2002, ''Homem Maquina'', mankind once again was the subject of fierce criticism. The band members dressed in suits symbolizing the human machine. In 2004 the band released ''Ódio'', a comeback to the raw and heavy sounds that were not at present in ''Homem Máquina'' and by that the arc of themed based records came to an end. After five years the band released ''Álbum Negro'' which gained attention from the media and had pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border, constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. On the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira. One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Weasel
Da Weasel are a Portuguese hip hop/ rock band from Almada (a suburb of Lisbon, Portugal), fronted by MCs Pacman (now known as Carlão) and Virgul. They are one of the oldest hip-hop projects in Portugal, having been formed in 1993 and terminated in 2010, and known for being a full session band, instead of relying on a DJ and samples. The band announced their reunion in 2019. Their music uses elements from hard rock, pop and ska. Career Da Weasel's first release was the EP ''More Than 30 Motherfuckers'', featuring only six songs, all in English. The group featured Pacman as the MC, Pedro Quaresma, Jay Jay Neige, Guilherme Silva and João Fagulha on live instruments, Yen Sung as backup vocalist and Armando Teixeira as DJ and producer. The following year, in 1994, the band rode the wave of the ''Rapública'' compilation, which presented Portuguese hip-hop to the mainstream audience, by releasing their first full album, ''Dou-lhe Com A Alma''. This time, the band wrote all t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
