Nando Reis & Os Infernais is a

Brazilian rock Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese language, Portuguese. In the 1960s, it was known as , the Portuguese transcription of the line "Yeah, yeah, yeah" from the Beatles song "She Loves You". Overv ...

band founded by

Nando Reis Nando Reis (, born José Fernando Gomes dos Reis; January 12, 1963) is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and one of the lead singers of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own ...

. It is the band that plays with him in studio and during live performances for his solo albums. From '' MTV Ao Vivo'' on, all albums by Nando Reis started being credited to both him and the band. Around the time of ''

Sim e Não ''Sim e Não'' ("Yes and No") is the fifth album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais. It marks the first time Reis did not write songs under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. He commented that "It wasn't easy. I have alway ...

''s release, he explained the change: " ..I write songs and we decide the arrangements as a team. It was a gradual perception he name change from Nando Reis to Nando Reis e os Infernais when I realized that I liked to be seen as an artist who had a conversation with the band rather than as an artist backed by a band." The name of the band, according to him, conveys the idea "of a hot and profane sound. I play the acoustic guitar, but I don't make MPB, my sound is much more connected to Rock." Before the band was officially founded, keyboardist

Alex Veley Alex Veley is an American rock musician, soul keyboardist and singer. Biography He was a founding member of Seattle-based neo-soul band Maktub in the 1990s with lead singer Reggie Watts and co-produced the band's debut album, 2000's '' Subtle ...

and guitarist Walter Villaça had already worked with Nando in his solo album ''

Para Quando o Arco-Íris Encontrar o Pote de Ouro ''Para Quando o Arco-Íris Encontrar o Pote de Ouro'' (''For when the rainbow meets the pot of gold'') is the second solo album released by Brazilian musician Nando Reis. The track "Relicário" was later recorded live by Cássia Eller. on her ''Ac� ...

'', which was recorded in

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. Though Nando lives in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, the band is based in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

Members

Current members

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

songwriter A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

*Walter Villaça:

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external electric Guitar amplifier, sound amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar. It uses one or more pickup (music technology), pickups ...

*Felipe Cambraia:

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

*Diogo Gameiro:

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

: keyboards, backing vocals *Micheline Cardoso: backing vocals *Hanna Lima: backing vocals

Past members

*Carlos Pontual: guitar * Luiz Brasil: acoustic guitar *Cesinha: drums *João Vianna: drums *

Marcos Suzano Marcos Suzano (born August 14, 1963) is a Brazilian percussionist known for playing with Brazilian and international musicians, such as Gilberto Gil, Nando Reis, and Titãs. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Originally a rock fan, he witnessed a car ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

Barrett Martin Barrett Harrington Martin (born April 14, 1967) is an American drummer and record producer from Washington. He is perhaps best known for his work with the alternative rock bands Screaming Trees and Mad Season. He was also a member of Skin Yard ...

: drums, percussion, backing vocals and

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German language, German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a Reed (mou ...

*Dadi: bass *Fernando Nunes:

double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...

Discography

Studio albums

*(1995) '' 12 de Janeiro'' *(2000) ''

'' *(2001) '' Infernal'' *(2003) '' A Letra A'' *(2006) ''

'' *(2009) ''

Drês ''Drês'' is the sixth album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais. The singer Ana Cañas guest appeared on the track "Pra Você Guardei o Amor". The song "Ainda Não Passou" nominated for the 2009 Latin Grammy Award of Best Brazi ...

'' *(2012) '' Sei''

Live/video albums

*(2004) '' MTV ao Vivo: Nando Reis & Os Infernais'' *(2007) '' Luau MTV: Nando Reis & Os Infernais'' *(2010) '' MTV ao Vivo: Nando Reis & Os Infernais - Bailão do Ruivão''

References

External links

Nando Reis official website
Musical groups established in 1995 Brazilian rock music groups Musical groups from Rio de Janeiro (city) 1995 establishments in Brazil {{DEFAULTSORT:Nando Reis and Os Infernais