Egotrip was a successful but short-lived Brazil

Brazil

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ian pop/rock band.

History

Bassist Arthur Maia — who had previously worked with MPB

Música Popular Brasileira

Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...

 veterans such as Gal Costa

Gal Costa

Gal Costa is a Brazilian singer of popular music.-Early life:...

, Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

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, Roberto Carlos

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Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music....

, Djavan

Djavan

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, and Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento

-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...

  — founded Egotrip in 1985. Their self-titled debut album

Egotrip (album)

Egotrip is the self-titled debut album by Brazilian pop/rock band Egotrip.-Track listing:# "Viagem Ao Fundo Do Ego" — 4:21# "Kamikase" — 5:59# "Sentido" — 3:26# "Apocalipse" — 3:49# "Antes Nós Que Sós" — 3:51...

 was released in 1987. The song "Viagem ao Fundo do Ego" became a huge hit shortly after, when it was included in the soundtrack of Rede Globo

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's telenovela

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 Mandala.

Egotrip would not last long, however: they disbanded after drummer Pedro Gil (Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...

's son) died in a car crash in 1990.

Line up

• Arthur Maia (bass, vocals, keyboard)
• Nando Chagas (vocals, guitar, keyboard)
• José Rubens (saxophone, keyboard)
• Francisco Frias (guitar, synth guitar, keyboard, arranging and computer programming)
• Pedro Gil (drums, keyboard)