Homens da Luta
Homens da Luta ( Portuguese for " men of combat" ) is a Portuguese comedy and music group of the two brothers Vasco Duarte ( Falâncio ) and Nuno Duarte " Jel " ( Neto ).
Career and conception
Her pieces are a parody of the songs between the Carnation Revolution and the entry into force of the new Constitution of Portugal ( PREC - Processo Revolucionario em Curso ) published, as of protest song singers like José Afonso José Mário Branco or. Here they play a nostalgic today on the acting style of the songs of the 70's, on the other hand they call humorous and critical at the same time a new revolution to today's crisis-ridden in Portugal.
Started since the mid- 2000s as a funny appearance of two street musicians, they have since grown to a population of up to 11 musicians and was a frequent guest on Portuguese television and radio. 2010, the group released the album A cantiga é uma arma ( " The song is a weapon" ) with 14 titles, with Rui Veloso as a guest musician with musical quotations from José Afonso and Paulo de Carvalho, the singers of the two main slogan songs in the night the Carnation Revolution. The album was released as MP3 embroidery in a stylized guitar machine gun form, announced by the band as " revolutionary Format" and called " lpod ".
For April 25, 2011 ( the anniversary of the Carnation Revolution ) published her book Viva a crise! Manual da Alegria ( "Long live the crisis! Handbook of joy" ) in which they parody revolutionary theories and symbolism, criticism of politics and society cabaret offer, and Zeitgeist Magazine ' revolutionary ' mimic.
Festival da Canção
2010 were Homens da Luta da Canção at the festival and were chosen by online voting in the semi-finals. The song was disqualified because it corresponds neither to the rules of the Portuguese nor the International Festival.
2011, the group ran again and won with the song Luta É Alegria ( fight is joy) (vocals: Jel Duarte, Music: Vasco Duarte ), which she represented Portugal in the first semi-final of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2011 in Dusseldorf. However, they dropped out in the first semifinal.
Discography
- 2010: A Cantiga é uma Arma ( MP3-Stick/Pack )
- 2011: A Luta é Alegria CD single
Bibliography
- 2011: Viva a crise! Manual da da Alegria Verso Kapa, Lisbon 2011 ISBN 978-989-8406-18-7