Titãs

The rock band was lined-up in São Paulo in the early 80s (at the time they called themselves Titãs do Iê-Iê-Iê) and eventually established as one of the most important and creative Brazilian rock bands. The first album came out in 1984 and yielded the big hit "Sonífera Ilha". The second disc continued the pop trend presented on the first and produced the hit "Insensível". The following albums allowed them to craft their own style, combining rock'n'nroll, punk, hard rock, pop and jovem guarda (new school). "Cabeça Dinossauro", from 1986, is regarded as an essential BRock album, featuring hit tracks like "AA UU", "Igreja", "Polícia", "Cabeça Dinossauro" and "Bichos Escrotos". Then, they put out "Jesus Não Tem Dentes no País dos Banguelas", maintaining the band's importance through hit tracks like "Comida", "Diversão", "Desordem" and "Lugar Nenhum". The fifth release, "Go Back", was recorded live at Montreaux (Switzerland). "Õ Blésq Blom" presented more experimental songs, such as "O Pulso" and "O Camelo e o Dromedário", as well as the standard rock hits "Miséria" and "Flores". "Tudo Ao Mesmo Tempo Agora" (1991) is the last album with Arnaldo Antunes as a Titãs member - he would soon leave the band and go after a solo career. The next album, "Titanomaquia", revealed a great grunge influence and no radio-friendly songs. "Domingo" (1995) transformed Titãs into a pop band, which would be confirmed by the huge sales figures achieved with the CD "Acústico MTV" (unplugged). Current line-up: Paulo Miklos (sax and vocals); Toni Belotto (guitar); Branco Mello (vocals); Nando Reis (bass and vocals); Sérgio Brito (keyboard and vocals); Marcelo Fromer (guitar) and Charles Gavin (drums).