Rui Veloso
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Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso, commonly known as Rui Veloso, CavIH (born in 30 July 1957, Porto
), is a Portuguese
rock singer and musician
. Regarded as the "father of Portuguese rock", this composer and interpreter had a great impact on the Portuguese music scene with the record Ar de Rock (April 1980).
Songs such as Chico Fininho and A Rapariguinha do Shopping were instant classics in the 1980s. His lyrics, normally written by Carlos Tê, are strongly influenced by the Porto
culture. An unconditional lover of the blues
, he has played with B.B. King a several times. He became one of the most productive and renowned Portuguese musicians, as his discography clearly shows today.
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
), is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
rock singer and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. Regarded as the "father of Portuguese rock", this composer and interpreter had a great impact on the Portuguese music scene with the record Ar de Rock (April 1980).
Songs such as Chico Fininho and A Rapariguinha do Shopping were instant classics in the 1980s. His lyrics, normally written by Carlos Tê, are strongly influenced by the Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
culture. An unconditional lover of the blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, he has played with B.B. King a several times. He became one of the most productive and renowned Portuguese musicians, as his discography clearly shows today.
Discography
- 1980 - Ar de Rock
- 1982 - Fora de Moda
- 1983 - Guardador de Margens
- 1986 - Rui Veloso
- 1988 - Ao Vivo (live)
- 1990 - Mingos & Os Samurais
- 1991 - Auto da Pimenta
- 1995 - Lado Lunar
- 1998 - Avenidas
- 2000 - O Melhor de Rui Veloso (double album)
- 2000 - Ar de Rock Tributo 20 Anos Depois
- 2003 - O Concerto Acústico (live)
- 2005 - A Espuma das Canções (bonus DVD)