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Ciro Pessoa Birth name Ciro Pessoa Mendes Born June 12, 1957 Origin São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil Genres Rock
Post-punk
Psychedelic rockOccupations Singer-songwriter, journalist, poet Instruments Vocals, acoustic guitar Years active 1979 — present Labels Rosa Celeste Associated acts Titãs
Cabine C
CPSP (Ciro Pessoa e Seu Pessoal)Website http://www.ciropessoa.com.br Ciro Pessoa Mendes (born June 12, 1957) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, journalist and poet. Formerly a member of rock band Titãs and the founder and lead vocalist of the now-defunct post-punk band Cabine C, he currently follows a solo career, releasing two albums as of yet.
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Early life
Ciro Pessoa was born in São Paulo in 1957. As he turned seven years old, he was already playing some chords on the acoustic guitar. He used to read Lewis Carroll, Monteiro Lobato and Jules Verne, and used to listen to Roberto Carlos, Os Mutantes, The Beatles and Secos & Molhados. When he was eleven, he took part of a junior talent quest on the Ilha Porchat Club in São Vicente, and won the first place by playing the role of "Aroeira", of Geraldo Vandré.
He studied at Colégio Equipe and in the late seventies, he started opening shows of artists like Walter Franco, Novos Baianos and Jards Macalé, invited by former President of CCE (Centro Cultural Equipe) Sérgio Groismann to perform at the festivals of the school. In one of these festivals, he took the stage for the first time with his friends which would later form the Titãs do Iê-Iê.
Career
In 1979, he moved to Europe, where he made performances of MPB and Bossa Nova throughout several countries.
In 1981, back to Brazil, he joined Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Arnaldo Antunes, Tony Bellotto, Paulo Miklos, Sérgio Britto and Nando Reis to form the Titãs. They performed in several different places, but their official debut was on October 15, 1982, at SESC Pompeia. He left with Titãs a number of hits, like "Sonífera Ilha", "Toda Cor", "Homem Primata" and "Babi Índio".
He left Titãs in 1983, and formed in 1986 a post-punk music band named Cabine C, in which he served as the lead vocalist and guitarist. The band released only one album, named Fósforos de Oxford ("Matches from Oxford"), disbanding one year after its foundation.
In the early nineties, he was the bandleader of another group: CPSP (Ciro Pessoa e Seu Pessoal). They have not released any album, but they performed several times in many Brazilian cities.
In 2002, the CD Eu e Meu Guarda-Chuva was released, containing 11 tracks composed with Branco Mello, in 1985.
As a journalist from Editora Abril, he earned prizes with the articles "Pela Estrada Adentro" (2002) and "Cem Viagens de Sonhos". He also writes for the magazines Playboy and Revista VIP, signed by his Dharmic name Tenzïn Chöpel.
In 2003, he released his first solo album, called No Meio da Chuva Eu Grito Help ("In the Middle of the Rain I Shout Out for Help"), with 11 tracks produced by Apollo 9 and released by Voice Print.
In 2010, he released his second solo album, Em Dia com a Rebeldia.
Discography
Cabine C
- Fósforos de Oxford (1986)
Solo
- No Meio da Chuva Eu Grito Help (2003)
- Em Dia com a Rebeldia (2010)
Selected filmography
- Areias Escaldantes - !987
- Oceano Atlantis - 1992
- As Andorinhas - 1993
Bibliography
- Ecos de Um Encantamento distante - 1995
- Manhã de Sol na Praia de Caramujos – 1996
- O ô – 1997
- O Papa e o Mosquito – 1998
- Subs Pils Avonts – 1999
- Patagônia Mentalis – 2000
- O Monstro Sensível – 2001
- O Estranjo Labirinto do Sr. Eno – 2002
- Roubei a Peruca de Jesus – 2003
References
External links
Titãs Paulo Miklos · Tony Bellotto · Sérgio Britto · Branco Mello
Charles Gavin · Nando Reis · Marcelo Fromer · Arnaldo Antunes · André Jung · Ciro PessoaStudio albums Live albums Go Back · Acústico MTV · Titãs & Paralamas Juntos Ao Vivo · MTV Ao Vivo · Paralamas e Titãs Juntos e Ao VivoCompilations Singles "Sonífera Ilha" · "Babi Índio" · "Insensível" · "Televisão" · "Massacre" · "AA UU" · "Polícia" · "Homem Primata" · "O Quê" · "Bichos Escrotos" · "Família" · "Igreja" · "Diversão" · "Comida" · "Lugar Nenhum" · "Desordem" · "Go Back" · "Marvin (Patches)" · "Não Vou Me Adaptar" · "Massacre" (live) · "Flores" · Miséria" · "Medo" · "O Pulso" · "Deus e o Diabo" · "Saia de Mim" · "Não É por não Falar" · "Clitóris" · "Isso pra Mim É Perfume" · "Será que É Isso o Que Eu Necessito?" · "Nem Sempre Se Pode Ser Deus" · "Taxidermia" · "Hereditário" · "Domingo" · "Eu não Agüento" · "Eu não Vou Dizer Nada (Além do Que Estou Dizendo)" · "Tudo o Que Você Quiser" · "Pela Paz" · "Pra Dizer Adeus" · "Os Cegos do Castelo" · "Nem Cinco Minutos Guardados" · "É Preciso Saber Viver" · "Insensível" (1998 version) · "Amanhã Não Se Sabe" · "Sua Impossível Chance" · "Pelados em Santos" · "Aluga-se" · "A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana" · "Isso" · "Epitáfio" · "O Mundo é Bão, Sebastião!" · "Eu não Sou um Bom Lugar" · "Enquanto Houver Sol" · "Provas de Amor" · "Vou Duvidar" · "Vossa Excelência" · "O Inferno São os Outros" · "O Portão" · "Anjo Exterminador" · "Antes de Você" · "Porque Eu Sei que É Amor" · "A Estrada"Related articles Discography · Titãs – A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa · Nando Reis e os Infernais · Ira! · Kleiderman · Cabine CCategories Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- Brazilian poets
- Brazilian singers
- Brazilian songwriters
- Brazilian actors
- Brazilian writers
- Brazilian journalists
- People from São Paulo (city)
- Portuguese-language singers
- Titãs members
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