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Circo Beat
''Circo Beat'' ("Beat Circus") is the eighth studio album by Argentina, Argentine musician Fito Páez, released in 1994. The singles "Mariposa tecknicolor" and "Tema de Piluso" (the latter a tribute to the late comedian from Rosario, Alberto Olmedo) received extensive radio airplay. Although the album came close to matching the success of its predecessor, ''El amor después del amor'', it ultimately sold only about half as many copies. Nevertheless, it became the second best-selling album of Páez's career and the third best-selling album in Argentina in 1995, with 350,000 copies sold. The album was produced by Phil Manzanera, guitarist for the British rock band Roxy Music and for the second phase of Pink Floyd, after Roger Waters left the group. A version of the album, titled ''Circo Beat Brasil'', was also released, featuring three tracks adapted into Portuguese by Herbert Vianna (the first two) and Thedy Correa (the last one). This version includes special duet performances: " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fito Páez
Rodolfo Páez, popularly known as Fito Páez (; born 13 March 1963), is an Argentine rock and roll musician and filmmaker. He was member of the "Trova Rosarina" and is known as "The Troubadour of Argentine Rock", and is considered an important figure in Argentinian rock music. Biography Early career Paez was born in Rosario, Santa Fe; his real name is Rodolfo Paez, like his father. When he was a child, people called him "Rodolfito" (in Spanish, the diminutive of masculine names is formed by adding "ito") to distinguish him from Rodolfo, his father. With time, Rodolfito became just "Fito," and that is where his stage name came from. He formed Staff, his first band, when he was 13. In 1977, he played in El Banquete with Rubén Goldín and Jorge Llonch. He began to perform solo in pubs the following year. Straight out of high school, he began touring with several bands and, soon after that, produced his first solo album, ''Del '63'', which was released in 1984. It was promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djavan
Djavan Caetano Viana (; born 27 January 1949) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest singers in Brazilian history. Early life and career Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD – "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles' material. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing soap opera soundtracks. His first album, ''A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan'', was recorded in 1976 and included the hit song "Flor de Lis". Stevie Wonder was a guest on the album '' Luz''. In 1999, his album ''Ao Vivo'' sold 1.2 million copies. In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Portuguese Language Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album categories. Djavan's compositions have been recorded by numerous musicians, including Al Jarreau, Carme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roddy Lorimer
Roddy Lorimer (born 19 May 1953) is a Scottish musician who plays trumpet and flugelhorn. He has performed with Blur, Gene, the Rolling Stones, Draco Rosa, the Who, the Style Council, Eric Clapton, Suede, Supergrass, Beyoncé, Jamiroquai, Dr John, the Waterboys, Nik Kershaw, Bruce Foxton, Fish (of Marillion). He is a founding member of the horn section Kick Horns. Career Lorimer studied the trumpet at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Lorimer, as part of the Kick Horns, toured the North America and the UK with the Who in 1989. World tours with Eric Clapton in 1993–96 and later a European tour for six months with the Clapton Band in 2006. He was a member of Pete Townshend's ' Deep End' (1985), a short-lived supergroup founded by Townshend featuring Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. He toured through the 1980s and early 1990s with the Waterboys. Currently he is playing with Cotton Mouth, one of Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Clark (musician)
Simon Clark may refer to: *Simon Clark (novelist) (born 1958), English horror novel writer *Simon Clark (broadcaster) (born 1960), British television sports presenter and correspondent *Simon Clark (Australian footballer) (born 1967), Australian rules footballer for Richmond *Simon Clark (English footballer) (born 1967), English former professional footballer and manager *Andy Clark (musician) (Simon Andrew Clark), English keyboard and synthesizer player *Simon Clark (Thunder biker) (born 1967) See also *Simon Clarke (other) Simon Clarke may refer to: * Simon Clarke (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer * Simon Clarke (politician) (born 1984), British Conservative MP *Simon Clarke (cyclist) (born 1986), Australian road and former track cyclist * Simon Clarke (ru ... * Clark (surname) {{hndis, Clark, Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kick Horns
Kick Horns are a UK horn section based in London. They have worked prolifically as session musicians with a wide variety of performers, and have also recorded as an ensemble. The Kick Horns were established in the 1980s by Simon C. Clarke and Tim Sanders on saxophones, and Roddy Lorimer on trumpet. Career highlights They played on the Spice Girls UK Christmas No.1 single Too Much in 1997 and their follow up single Stop in 1998. They also played on "Green Light" by Beyoncé, " Let Me Go" by Maverick Sabre and ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' by Hard-Fi. They have toured extensively with Eric Clapton and played on his albums '' From the Cradle'' and '' Back Home''. Other live work includes stints with The Who, The Waterboys, Baaba Maal, Deacon Blue and German superstar Westernhagen. They also provided horns for recent hits for Sigma feat. Paloma Faith (" Changing", a UK no.1 single in autumn 2014), Little Mix's "Salute", Ella Eyre’s " If I Go", and Olly Murs' " Never Been Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osvaldo Fattoruso
Osvaldo Fattoruso (12 May 1948 – 29 July 2012) was a Uruguayan musician. He introduced rock in Latin America with his band Los Shakers, and created a fusion between jazz, rock and African rhythms. Fattoruso died on July 29, 2012 at the age of 64 and is buried at the Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo Cementerio del Norte is the largest cemetery in Montevideo, Uruguay, and also the largest green park area of the city. It is located in the ''barrio'' of Casavalle in the northern-central part of the city, about 7 kilometres from the centre. To .... He was the brother of Hugo Fattoruso and Sylvia Veronica Fattoruso. References External links "Trio Fattoruso" Duelo de Tambores. * 1948 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans (), was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as well as his guitar and whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his most important contribution was in "championing the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz".Gioia, Ted. ''The History of Jazz'', Oxford Univ. Press (2011) p. 382 He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player.Morton, Brian, and Cook, Richard. ''The Penguin Jazz Guide: the History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums'', Penguin UK, (2010) ebook. His first professional performances were with Benny Goodman's band when they toured Europe in 1949 and 1950. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1951, becoming a citizen in 1957. From 1953 to 1959 he played with George Shearing, and then led his own groups on tours in the U.S. and Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Herrero
Liliana Herrero is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, Entre Ríos. In 1966, she moved to Rosario, Santa Fe, in order to study Philosophy, and has since become an adoptive citizen. In her youth, she took part in the vocal groups ''Contracanto'' and ''Canto Libre''. She was arrested by the military government for her involvement in Peronist movements. In Rosario, she met the local singer and composer Fito Páez, who convinced her of abandoning her teaching career and become a professional singer. Páez was the producer of Herrero's first record, in 1987. This album was also the first that Páez produced. Its music was what they called "supermodern folklore". In 1989 Páez also produced Herrero's second album. Herrero said once that her music not a fusion between Argentine folklore and rock, as some had defined it, but a culture clash — two different traditions facing each other. In 1993, Herrero released her third album, ''Isla del Tesoro'' ("Treasure Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabiana Cantilo
Fabiana Cantilo (born March 3, 1959) is an Argentine singer-songwriter. She has sold more than 6 million records in her career. Biography She was born in Buenos Aires, on March 3, 1959, daughter of Silvina Luro Pueyrredón and Gabriel Cantilo. Her first steps in music were at the age of 8 when she was already studying guitar. Her first great performance was at a school event at the Bayard Institute, where she interpreted "Balada para un loco" in front of Astor Piazzolla and Amelita Baltar, who were in the audience. Her cousin Patricia Bullrich introduced her to Argentine Rock, inviting her to a concert of Pescado Rabioso. Discography Los Twist * ''La Dicha en Movimiento'' (1983) Soloist * ''Detectives'' (1985) * ''Fabiana Cantilo y los Perros Calientes'' (1988) * ''Algo Mejor'' (1991) ** ''Mi enfermedad "Mi enfermedad" (lit. "My Disease") is a song written by Argentine singer-songwriter Andres Calamaro, originally recorded and released as a single separately by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tweety González
Fabián Andrés González Amado (born 1963), known by his stage name Tweety González, is an Argentine musician and record producer. He is mostly known for being the touring keyboardist for the rock band Soda Stereo and musician Fito Páez. González is also a music producer and has worked with artists Shakira, Gustavo Cerati, Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Superlitio, Famasloop and several others. Gustavo Cerati's 2006 ''Ahí vamos'', in which Tweety played keyboards, won the Latin Grammy for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album. Early life and career Born in the Versalles neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Tweety learned as a child to play the achordeon and studied flute and percussion at the Collegium Musicum as well as piano at the Conservatorio Municipal Manuel de Falla and later became influenced by jazz music and Argentine and English rock music. His first professional work was as a keyboardist with Celeste Carballo for the Mi Voz Renacerá album. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Dugmore
The Europeans were a British new wave group formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1985. They released three albums, none of which achieved much in terms of chart position. In 1989, their former keyboard player and co-lead vocalist Steve Hogarth joined Marillion as lead vocalist. The Europeans should not be confused with the similarly named Europeans, a Bristol band that were active 1977-1979. History In 1980, a Scottish band called Motion Pictures (consisting of Harper, Woore, Dugmore) moved to London and advertised for a keyboard player. Steve Hogarth, who had recently moved to London from Doncaster, was chosen. The band rehearsed in Shepperton, changing their name to The Europeans in early 1981. Their first appearance on record was as the backing band on John Otway's ''All Balls and No Willy'' in 1982. They signed to A&M Records in 1982. Three singles were released before the first album ''Vocabulary'': "The Animal Song", "A.E.I.O.U." and "Recognition". All lead vocals were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Página 12
''Página 12'' (sometimes stylised as ''Página/12'', ''Página, 12'' or ''Página12'') is a newspaper published in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was founded on 25 May 1987 by journalist Jorge Lanata and writers Osvaldo Soriano and Alberto Elizalde Leal. Its first president was businessman Fernando Sokolowicz, in 1994 '' Grupo Clarín'' supposedly owned a share. The publishers also distribute a supplement covering Rosario area news, Rosario 12', since 1991. Since 2016 the newspaper is property of Grupo Octubre, a multimedia company created by Víctor Santa María, president of the Justicialist Party in the Buenos Aires. According to in-house surveys, 58% of the newspaper's readership is between 18 and 52 years old and belong to the medium and medium high socio economic groups: AB and C1/C2. History The name of the paper comes from the fact that its preliminary editions as it was being developed had 12 pages. The name had already been chosen, thus the publishers opted to res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
