Sérgio Dias Baptista (born December 1, 1950) 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 ...
musician, composer and
guitar
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player. Twice a Latin Grammy nominee, he is best known for his work with the band
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes (, ''The Mutants'') are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one of the m ...
and has been the only consistent member of the band, appearing on every album since its formation. In 2010 Sergio Dias collaborated with the band Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family in a project called "We are the Lilies",
which also featured contributions from
Iggy Pop
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and
Jane Birkin
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A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, ...
.
Discography
With Os Mutantes
Solo, soundtrack and collaborations
* 1980: ''Sérgio Dias'',
CBS
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(Brazil)
* 1988: ''Johnny Love - OST'', SBK (Brazil)
* 1990: ''Mato Grosso'' (with
Phil Manzanera
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),
Expression Records (UK)
* 1991: ''Mind Over Matter'', Expression Records (UK)
* 1997: ''Song of the Leopard'',
Black Sun Records (USA)
* 2000: ''Estação da Luz'', Lotus Music (Brazil)
* 2003: ''Jazz Mania Live'' (recorded in 1986),
Editio Princeps
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(Brazil)
* 2011: ''We Are The Lilies'' (with Tahiti Boy & The Palmtree Family),
Third Side Records, (UK)
See also
*
Tropicália
Tropicália (), also known as tropicalismo (), was a Brazilian art movement that arose in the late 1960s. It was characterized by the amalgamation of Brazilian genres—notably the union of the popular and the avant-garde, as well as the meldi ...
External links
Documentary about Sérgio Dias collaboration with Tahiti Boy in 2010*
Guitarra de Ouro - Golden Guitar
References
1951 births
Living people
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian male guitarists
Brazilian rock musicians
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Musicians from São Paulo
Os Mutantes members
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