Os Travessos is a group of pagode created in the city of São Paulo by the members Rodriguinho, Fabinho, Rodrigão, Chorão, and Edimilson Salvino in the year of 1996.
History
The group has origins from the East Zone of São Paulo initially having the name of Toca do Coelho, in 1990. In 1995 the group named themselves Muleke Travesso,"Travessos fazem pagode suingado para falar de amor", Jornal do Commercio, published May 30, 2000, accessed January 3, 2007 and two years later they changed to Os Travessos.
In 2004, vocalist Rodriguinho left the group to follow a solo career, followed by Fabinho in 2005. The current vocalist, Filipe Duarte, who joined in 2006, is a former member of the group Br'oz. The 1st single with Filipe in the band was called Te liguei, a romantic pagode.
In 2007, Fabinho Mello (Fábio Borges Mello), died of a heart attack."Fabinho Mello, ex-Os Travessos, morre de parada cardíaca", O Globo, published November 4, 2007, accessed January 3, 2008. In 2014, after 10 years, Rodriguinho became part of Os Travessos again.Rodriguinho in Os Travessos in 2014 i enter in 03/01/2015
Members Actual formation
Rodriguinho (1992 - 2004, 2014 - now) Filipe (2006–) – vocal Chorão – percussion Rodrigo – percussion Edimilson – bass
Former members
Fabinho (1992–2005) – voice and keyboard
Discography Albums
Frente a frente (2007) Warner 30 Anos: Os Travessos (2006) Pura Mágica (2005) Os Travessos – Ao Vivo (2004) Dito e Feito (2003) Os Travessos (2002) Perfil (2001) Adivinha (2000) Declarações (1999) Os Travessos (1999) Nossa Dança (1996)
Videography DVDs
Os Travessos – Ao Vivo (2003)
Prizes
Golden and Platinum Disc with the album Nossa Dança Golden Disc with the album Os Travessos Prize Prêmio VMB 2000 MTV for Best Vídeo Clip of Pagode with the music Meu Querubim
External links Os Travessos
References
Article translated from Lusophone Wikipedia