Madredeus

Madredeus is a band from Portugal. It was founded in 1986 in Lisbon. Today Madredeus is an internationally renowned Portuguese group.

Concept

The style of Madredeus has its roots in the traditional Portuguese music. The songs embody Portuguese myths of heroism poetic, melancholy and romance and are often located in the area of ​​world music. Most founding members have studied classical composition, plus musical influences of Fado and progressive popular music. Pedro Ayres Magalhães founder of the band refers to the style of music as a classical Portuguese music as it was just never played. Were important according to him always the poetic lyrics and sophisticated overall concept, which then showed up in the choice of special venues and the restrained, but effective staging.

Start

Already in late 1985 Pedro Ayres Magalhães tried (from the pop band " Heróis do Mar " ) and Rodrigo Leão (from the folk-pop band " Sétima Legião " ) composed of new musical ideas that led to the formal establishment of Madredeus in 1986. According to their musical ideas, the two successively Gabriel Gomes invited (accordion player at " Sétima Legião " ), Francisco Ribeiro ( cello student of the National Conservatory ), and even the end of 1986, the young, inexperienced singer Teresa Salgueiro it. In 1993, guitarist José Peixoto.

1987 began the first sample in the former convent Madredeus in downtown Lisbon district Xabregas. The monastery became a regular meeting place for the band and gave it its name. End of July the same year they took there their first album ( "Os dias da Madredeus ", " The days of Madredeus " ), which was published in December 1987 as a double album by the EMI - Valentim de Carvalho. From 1988, the band then began to play regularly in concerts in Portugal and cultural events in Europe (eg, biennial, Bologna ).

Career

In 1989, she played for a week at the Youth Festival in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, 1991 at the Europalia in Belgium and the Portuguese cultural week in Florence, and at the 1992 World's Fair in Seville. They appeared first time in 1991 in Brazil and Belgium, in 1992 for the first time in France, Spain, Switzerland, Japan, the Netherlands and Greece.

Their second album " Existir " was released as a result not only in Portugal but also in Belgium.

Your internationalization took over performances in new countries: in 1993 they were the first time in Germany, Luxembourg and Italy, first time in 1994 in Denmark and 1995 in the U.S..

Rodrigo Leão left the group on July 2, 1994, his solo career. He was replaced by Carlos Maria Trindade, a former member of the Heróis do Mar and a trained musician. 1996 G. Gomes and F. Ribeiro left the band, Fernando Júdice ( bass) was added.

1994 Wim Wenders turned the occasion of the European Capital of Culture 's tribute to Lisbon " Lisbon Story " starring Patrick Bauchau, Rüdiger Vogler and a guest appearance by director Manoel de Oliveira. Madredeus also played with and provided the soundtrack ( " Ainda ", " yet "), which came in some European countries to the charts, also in Germany. The quiet, intense sound of the acoustic songs of Madredeus in the film continued to increase international awareness of the band and brought her extensive touring and record sales for her new album " Espírito da paz ".

1995 turned the TV channel Arte a documentary about Madredeus in the Azores, 1998, she appeared at the opening of World Expo 98 with the Catalan tenor José Carreras in Lisbon. In 2000, she contributed to the film about the Carnation Revolution, " Capitães de Abril " ( German title: " cloves for freedom" ), the title theme "As Brumas do futuro " ( "Future Dawn" ) in, written by Maestro António Victorino de Almeida. The telenovela "Os Maia " in Brazil used music of Madredeus.

In 1998 she appeared for the first time in Mexico and Israel, followed over the years, Macau and Hong Kong, Istanbul and Buenos Aires, Helsinki and Belgrade, Angola and Cape Verde, they played at the Arctic Circle and at the Copacabana.

2002 published two more Madredeus albums: one is " Madredeus Electrónico ", a collection of remixes that have made international DJ's of their songs. The other is with " Euforia " a recording of the group with the " Flemish Radio Orchestra" under the direction of Bjarte Engeset and arrangements by Maestro António Victorino de Almeida. The concert on 4 April 2002 in " Stadsschouwburg Bruges " was released as a CD and a DVD, and the band celebrated in Mexico City in front of 10,000 spectators the premiere.

The following album for " Movimento " ( "Motion" ) incipient tour lasted three years and resulted Madredeus among others in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, the Royal Festival Hall in London and the Olympia ( Paris).

Radical change

Madredeus In 2004, as the same time as the album " To amor infinto " ( " A never-ending love") and in 2005 published " Faluas do Tejo " ( Faluas were transport ships that were particularly characteristic of the Tagus River ) and went on their last world tour. On 20 June 2006 Madredeus played at the Centro Cultural de Belém live their music to the ensemble " Lisboa Ballet Contamporaneo " ( "Contemporary Ballet of Lisbon" ) is a specially choreographed piece danced.

End of 2006, the band announced a sabbatical year in 2007. Teresa Salgueiro left the band in November 2007 and published in the following solo albums, as well as other band members. There remained only Pedro Ayres Magalhães and Carlos Maria Trindade, who continued the project without the characteristic singer, but with a group of new musicians named " A Banda Cósmica ". The concept changed somewhat, the atmospheric productions moved slightly backwards, the music was technical, with a broader instrumentation.

After three albums, the two project " Madredeus & A Banda Cósmica " declared after the completion of the trilogy and its weak sales ended.

In October 2011, Pedro Ayres Magalhães finally announced for 2012, 25 years after the debut of the band, a new lineup of Madredeus, with musicians from the " Lusitânia Ensemble", the " Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguesa " and trained in jazz and classical singing Beatriz Nunes. There were concerts and announced a new album with new and newly- played songs. In April 2012, then appeared the new album Essencia, which came up in the meantime in 5th place of the Portuguese charts.

Discography

Madredeus

Madredeus & A Banda Cósmica

• 2008 Metafonia
• A 2009 nova aurora
• 2010 Castelos na areia

Videography

• " Euforia " (DVD 2002)
• " Les Açores de Madredeus " ( arte broadcast in 1995, DVD 2006)
• " Mar - Madredeus Ballet " (DVD 2006)
• " Madredeus & A Banda Cósmica - Metafonia / Concerto Estudio ao vivo no Teatro Ibérico " (DVD 2008)
• " O espírito because paz " (DVD 2012, France 2 television production of their concert in Brussels on 24 April 1995)
• " O Porto " (DVD 2012, recording their concert in Porto on April 4, 1998)