José Cid
Encyclopedia
José Cid is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 singer and composer. Outside of his home country, Cid is best known for performing "Um grande, grande amor
Um Grande, Grande Amor
"Um grande, grande amor" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Portuguese by José Cid.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Cid describing his unbounded love...

" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...

 and for the progressive rock album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
-Personnel:* José Cid: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: [[piano, [[synthesizer]], string ensemble, [[Mellotron]], [[Moog synthesizer]], [[Singing|Vocals]];* Ramon Galarza: [[Drum kit|drums]]...

.

Over his longlasting career, Cid has been awarded with 25 Silver, 8 Gold (2 double) and 3 Platinum records.

Early life

Cid was born in 1942 in Chamusca
Chamusca
Chamusca is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 746.0 km² and a total population of 11,313 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 7 parishes, and is located in Santarém District....

, son of Francisco Albano Coutinho Ferreira and Fernanda Tavares Salter Cid Freire Gameiro. In 1953, aged 11, he went to the municipality of Anadia. He began his career in 1956 with the founding of the Babies, a musical group specializing in the interpretation of songs from other bands. In 1960, as a student of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (FDUC), he created in Coimbra the Conjunto Orfeão, with José Niza, Proença de Carvalho and Rui Ressurreição.

In 1963, he married Emilia Infante Câmara Pedroso, with whom had a daughter, Ana Sofia Infante Pedroso Cid, born in 1964. The family lived in São João do Estoril, municipality of Cascais. Ana Sofia would work a lot with her father - she is author of many of his lyrics and made choruses to many of Cid's songs.

After enrolling four times in the first study year of law at the University of Coimbra, Cid dropped out law and the city of Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...

, and went to Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

 in 1965 to attend the National Institute of Physical Education (INEF). One of his colleagues in INEF was the brother of Michel who played in the Conjunto Mistério. After a hearing he was invited to join the group that some time later was renamed Quarteto 1111
Quarteto 1111
Quarteto 1111 was founded in 1967 in Estoril and is one of the most influential progressive rock and psychedelic rock bands in Portugal. Originally formed by Miguel Artur da Silveira , José Cid , António Moniz Pereira and Jorge Moniz Pereira...

. José Cid also does not complete the course at INEF because he was called to military service as an officer of the Portuguese Air Force
Portuguese Air Force
The Portuguese Air Force is the air force of Portugal. Formed on July 1, 1952, with the Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval united in a single independent Air Force, it is one of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces and its origins dates back to 1912, when the military aviation...

. At the air base of Ota he was a gym teacher between 1968 and 1972. He taught in the morning and by afternoon he was playing music in a garage. At weekends, he acted with the Quarteto 1111.

Quarteto 1111

José Cid co-founded Quarteto 1111
Quarteto 1111
Quarteto 1111 was founded in 1967 in Estoril and is one of the most influential progressive rock and psychedelic rock bands in Portugal. Originally formed by Miguel Artur da Silveira , José Cid , António Moniz Pereira and Jorge Moniz Pereira...

, the first band to take a new approach to pop-rock music in Portugal, with a modern line-up and instrumentation.

Quarteto 1111 was the first symphonic rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....

 band in Portugal. Between 1968-69 they received media attention through a hit single, "El Rei D. Sebastião", actually with lyrics about the theme of the lost Portuguese king, who supposedly died in the fields of Morocco during the battle of Alcazarquivir (a loss that would eventually lead to Portugal losing its independence to Spain). All the myths related with the return of King Sebastian — a quite anchored Portuguese myth — were fairly treated in this song. The harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...

 made its first appearance in Portuguese rock
Portuguese rock
The Portuguese rock scene has a fifty year history, and is popular within that country.-History:Rock music arrived to Portugal in the late 1950s with Joaquim Costa....

 music. A single with the English version of the song was published in Great Britain. José Cid was the band leader, composer, keyboard player and lead singer. The rest of the band had a classic formation influenced by the usual Beatles line-up, but with a sound and song structure reminiscent of The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....

. The following album continued in the same vein, combining melodic songs with new "progressive" instruments, namely the Mellotron
Mellotron
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...

. Later on the band evolved to the late 70's pop sound.

Progressive rock

Cid explored symphonic rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....

 with Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (1974), Vida – Sons do Quotidiano (1976) and 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
-Personnel:* José Cid: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: [[piano, [[synthesizer]], string ensemble, [[Mellotron]], [[Moog synthesizer]], [[Singing|Vocals]];* Ramon Galarza: [[Drum kit|drums]]...

 (1978).
The progressive concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
-Personnel:* José Cid: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: [[piano, [[synthesizer]], string ensemble, [[Mellotron]], [[Moog synthesizer]], [[Singing|Vocals]];* Ramon Galarza: [[Drum kit|drums]]...

 was released in 1978 and is consistently featured in www.progarchives.com among the top five progressive rock albums of the year, and considered "Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music". Most of the songs, influenced by a sort of mix combining The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....

 and Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

 psychedelia, were composed by Cid, some of them with the help of bass player Mike Sergeant and drummer Ramon Galarza. Another (unfinished) project from this lineup, Vozes do Além, explored the "Life after Death / Reincarnation" theme. Featured in the record are a poem by Natália Correia
Natália Correia
Natália de Oliveira Correia, GOSE, GOL was an intellectual, poet and social activist, as well as author of the official lyrics of the Hino dos Açores, the regional anthem of Autonomous Region of the Azores...

 ("Creio") and two from Sofia de Mello Breyner ("Quando" and "Um Dia"). Presently, work on this album has resumed, with the original lineup and the addition of younger musicians.

Eurovision

The pop inclinations of José Cid led him to found during the first half of the 1970s a 4 piece vocal pop group (Green Windows) in the style of ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...

 and to participate in the 1974 Festival da Canção with Imagens and No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos. He will also participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...

 with the song Um grande, grande amor
Um Grande, Grande Amor
"Um grande, grande amor" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Portuguese by José Cid.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Cid describing his unbounded love...

.

Present day

José Cid himself made a career as songwriter and singer and remains a popular and active musician in Portugal.

With Quarteto 1111

Album Release
Date
Format & Tracks
A Lenda de El-Rei D.Sebastião 1967 EP (A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastião, Os Faunos, Fantasma «POP», Gente)
Balada para D. Inês 1967 EP (Balada para D. Inês, Partindo-se, Vale da Ilusão, Dragão)
Meu Irmão / Ababilah 1968 Single
Dona Vitória 1968 EP (Guarda Nocturno, Perspectiva, Tempo de Inocência, Dona Vitória)
Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo / Bissaide 1969 Single
Génese / Os Monstros Sagrados 1969 Single
Todo o Mundo e Ninguém / É Tempo de Pensar em Termos de Futuro 1970 Single
Back to the Country / Everybody Needs Love, Peace and Food 1970 Single
Domingo em Bidonville 1970 EP (João Nada, Estrada Para A Minha Aldeia, Domingo Em Bidonville, Epílogo)

Quarteto 1111 (album)
1970 LP (Prólogo, João Nada, Domingo em Bidonville, Estrada Para A Minha Aldeia, A Fuga dos Grilos, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Pigmentaçäo, Maria Negra, Lenda de Nambuangongo, Escravatura, Epílogo)
Ode to the Beatles / 1111 1971 Single
Sabor a Povo / Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar o Mundo 1972 Single
Bruma Azul do Desejado (with Frei Hermano da Câmara) 1973 LP (Vem Senhor Jesus, Graças Ao Senhor, O Sonho, Hino da Esperança, Bruma Azul do Desejado, Estrela do Mar, Saudai o Senhor, Hino de Natal, Paz na terra, Um Presépio Em Belém)

Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas
1974 LP (Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (parts 1 & 2)) - Progressive Rock
Antologia da Música Popular Portuguesa 1981 Compilation (A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, Os Faunos, Balada para D. Inês, Partindo-se, Dona Vitória, Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo, Meu Irmão, Domingo Em Bidonville, João Nada, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Back to The Country, Ode to The Beatles, Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar o Mundo)
Memo / Os Rios Nasceram Nossos 1987 Single
A Lenda Do Quarteto 1111 1993 Compilation (Os Faunos, A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, Balada para D. Inês, Partindo-se, Dona Vitória, Meu Irmão, Dragão, Os Monstros Sagrados, Génese, Bissaide, Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo, Domingo Em Bidonville, João Nada, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Maria Negra, Todo O Mundo E Ninguém, É Tempo de Pensar Em Termos de Futuro, Back to The Country, Ode to The Beatles, Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar o Mundo)
A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastião - Colecção Caravela 1996 Compilation (A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, Meu Irmão, Ode to The Beatles, As Trovas do Vento Que Passa, Domingo Em Bidonville, Balada para D. Inês, Dona Vitória, João Nada, Dragão, Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo, Pigmentação, Fantasma Pop)
Singles e EPs 2005 Compilation (A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastião, Os Faunos, Gente, Balada Para D. Inês, Partindo-Se, Dona Vitória, Nas Terras Do Fim Do Mundo, Meu Irmão, Domingo Em Bidonville, João Nada, As Trovas Do Vento Que Passa, Epílogo, Back To The Country, Ode To The Beatles, Uma Nova Maneira De Encarar O Mundo)

with Green Windows

Album Release
Date
Format & Tracks
Twenty Years/The Story Of A Man 1973 Single
Imagens/Doce E Fácil Reino Do Blá, Blá, Blá 1974 Single
No dia em que o rei fez anos 1974 EP ( No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos, Doce E Fácil Reino Do Blá, Blá, Blá, Count James, Bola De Cristal, A Rosa Que Te Dei, Imagens, Another Time To Live, Another Time To Die, Cantiga Portuguesa, Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar O Mundo, Vinte Anos)
Quadras Populares/Ana Karen 1975 Single
Os Grandes Êxitos dos Green Windows 1977 Compilation ( 20 Anos, Rita Rita Limão, Só Eu Sei, Meu Amor, Uma Nova Maneira De Encarar O Mundo, Quem Te Manda Sapateiro, Imagens, Lembranças, No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos, Historia Alegre, Bola De Cristal, O Que Custar, Doce E Fácil, Reino Do Blá, Blá, Blá)

Solo work

Album Release
Date
Format & Tracks
José Cid 1971 First solo album. Features poems by Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. He was the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and her Two Husbands in 1978...

 and Natália Correia
Natália Correia
Natália de Oliveira Correia, GOSE, GOL was an intellectual, poet and social activist, as well as author of the official lyrics of the Hino dos Açores, the regional anthem of Autonomous Region of the Azores...

; one theme by 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...

Dom Fulano 1971 First solo single
Lisboa Perto e Longe 1972 EP
História Verdadeira de Natal 1972 EP
Camarada 1972 EP
Olá Vampiro Bom 1973 Single
No Dia Em Que O Rei Fez Anos 1974 with Green Windows
A Rosa Que Te Dei 1974 Single
Portugal, É!... 1975 Single
A Festa Do Zé 1975 Single
Ontem, Hoje E Amanhã 1976 Single
Vida (Sons do Quotidiano)
Vida (Sons do Quotidiano)
Portuguese keyboard player and composer José Cid released an EP in 1977 called Vida . It's a concept album dealing with life from birth to death...

1977 Progressive Rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

Tia Anita 1977 Single
A Anita Não É Bonita 1977 Single
Romântico Mas Não Trôpego 1977 Single
10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
-Personnel:* José Cid: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: [[piano, [[synthesizer]], string ensemble, [[Mellotron]], [[Moog synthesizer]], [[Singing|Vocals]];* Ramon Galarza: [[Drum kit|drums]]...

1978 Progressive Rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 Album
O Meu Piano/Aqui Fica Uma Canção/O Largo do Coreto/Porquê, Meu Amor, Porquê? 1978 EP
Minha Musica 1978 Single
Porquê 1978 Single
Largo Do Coreto 1978 Single
Aqui Fica Uma Canção 1978 Single
O Meu Piano 1978 Single
Coisas Suas 1979 LP
Verdes Trigais Em Flor 1979 Single
My Music 1980 LP
Um grande, grande amor
Um Grande, Grande Amor
"Um grande, grande amor" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Portuguese by José Cid.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Cid describing his unbounded love...

1980 EP
Um grande, grande amor
Um Grande, Grande Amor
"Um grande, grande amor" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Portuguese by José Cid.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Cid describing his unbounded love...

1980 Single
Bem-Me-Quer, Mal-Me-Quer, Muito, Pouco E Nada 1980 Single
Os Grandes Exitos De... 1980 LP
Um Rock Dos Bons Velhos Tempos 1981 Single
Antologia Portuguesa 6 1981 LP
Morrer De Amor Por Ti 1981 Single
Grandes Êxitos Nº 2 1981 LP
Como O Macaco Gosta De Banana 1982 Single
Magia 1982 LP
Amar Como Jesus Amou 1983 Single
Portuguesa Bonita 1983 Single
Moura Encantada 1984 Single
Noites de Luar 1985 Single
Saudades De Ti 1985 Single
Xi-Coração 1986 Chovia Em Paris, Velho Moinho, Uma Balalaika, Tudo Bem, Tudo Bem, Como Um Condor A Voar, Caminheiro Da Noite De Estrelas, Os Teus Secretos Segredos, Ha
Uma Balalaika 1986 Single
Fado de Sempre 1987 LP
Uh! Au! Lobo Mau 1987 Single
Cai Neve Em Nova York 1988 Single
José Cid 1989 LP
O Melhor de 1990 LP
De Par Em Par 1991 LP
Camões, As Descobertas... E Nós 1992 LP
Vendedor de Sonhos 1994 LP
O Melhor Dos Melhores- Vol. 34 1994 LP
Pelos Direitos do Homem 1996 Dedicated to the East Timor
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

 independence.
Nunca Mais É Sexta Feira !... 1996 LP
A Rosa Que Te Dei (Collection: Caravela) 1996 LP
Ode a Federico Garcia Lorca 1998 LP
Cais Sodré 1999 Jazz album recorded in one take in April 1999
Entre Margens 1999 LP
Clássicos Da Renascença - Vol. 52 2000 LP
José Cid / Adelaide Ferreira (Collection: O Melhor De 2) 2001 LP
De Surpresa 2002 Duet album featuring songs with Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese singer.Carvalho was a member of the band The Sheiks during the 1970s, and participated in the Festival RTP da Canção and Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and 1977...

, Quinta do Bill
Quinta do Bill
Quinta do Bill is a Portuguese musical group of folk-rock formed in 1987 near Tomar.-Beginning:In September 1987 at Mr...

, Vitorino
Vitorino
Vitorino Salomé is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. His music combines the traditional music of his native region of Alentejo and urban popular song.-Albums:Semear Salsa ao Reguinho co-produced with Fausto Bordalo Dias...

 and Waldemar Bastos
Waldemar Bastos
Waldemar dos Santos Alonso de Almeida Bastos is an Angolan musician who combines Afropop, Portuguese , and Brazilian influences.- History :...

Antologia - Nasci p'ra música 2003 LP
Best 2003 LP
A Arte e a Música 2004 "Best of" album, double platinum
Baladas da minha vida 2006 Double platinum. Tracks: Na Cabana Junto à Praia, A Lenda de El-Rei D. Sebastião, 20 anos, O Melhor Tempo da Minha Vida (Original), Ontem, Hoje e Amanhã, A Rosa Que Te Dei, Verdes Trigais em Flor, O Poeta, o Pintor o Músico, Velho Moinho, Nossa Senhora do Tejo (unreleased theme from the Filha do Mar soap opera), Junto à Lareira, Mulher, Café Contigo (Original), Cai Neve em Nova Iorque, Não Tenho Lágrimas, Sonhador, Balada Para D. Inês, S. Salvador do Mundo, Há
Antologia II 2006
Pop Rock & Vice Versa 2007 Double album released on June 21, 2007. Tracks:
CD 1
Como O Macaco Gosta De Bananas, Tôpo De Gama, A Pouco E Pouco (“Favas Com Xóriço!”), Amanhã De Manhã, Deus Inventou O Rock, Portuguese Boys, A Minha Música, Um Grande, Grande Amor, Beatlemania, Strawberry Fields Forever, Ego, Jardim À Beira Mar, O Pintor Não Morreu (duet with Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese singer.Carvalho was a member of the band The Sheiks during the 1970s, and participated in the Festival RTP da Canção and Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and 1977...

), Magia, Veneno Bom, Bola De Cristal, Doce E Fácil Reino Do Blá, Blá, Blá, Yesterday Today And Tomorrow

CD 2
  1. «Topo De Gama», #«No Tempo Em Que O Toninho Lanchava Com Os Amigos Na Pastelaria S.Bento», #«Chovia Em Paris», #«Coração De Papelão», #«Amizade Colorida», #«Uau! Lobo Mau!», #«Como Um Condor A Voar», #«De Surpresa», #«No Teu Refúgio», #«No Meu Piano», #«À Conquista De Cacela», #«Desde Que Me Ames Um Pouco», #«Tenho Este Amor Para Dar», #«Rendez Vous», #«A Não Ser Que», #«Um Rock Dos Bons Velhos Tempos», #«Na Rádio», #«Epitáfio»
Coisas do Amor e do Mar Album scheduled for release in September 2009
Quem tem medo de baladas? New original album scheduled for release in 2007 (delayed).
Vozes do Além Progressive Rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 album, based in work started in the 70's after 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
-Personnel:* José Cid: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: [[piano, [[synthesizer]], string ensemble, [[Mellotron]], [[Moog synthesizer]], [[Singing|Vocals]];* Ramon Galarza: [[Drum kit|drums]]...

. Musicians Zé Nabo and Ramon Galarza will be featured on the record, with the participation of ex-Madredeus
Madredeus
Madredeus is a Portuguese band. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music with influences of modern folk music...

 cellist Francisco Ribeiro
Francisco Ribeiro
Francisco Ribeiro was a Portuguese cellist, composer, lyricist, vocalist, arranger and record producer. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal....

 and guitarists Zé Miguel e Roberto Alexandre.

See also

  • Quarteto 1111
    Quarteto 1111
    Quarteto 1111 was founded in 1967 in Estoril and is one of the most influential progressive rock and psychedelic rock bands in Portugal. Originally formed by Miguel Artur da Silveira , José Cid , António Moniz Pereira and Jorge Moniz Pereira...

  • 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
    10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
    -Personnel:* José Cid: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: -Personnel:* [[José Cid]]: [[piano, [[synthesizer]], string ensemble, [[Mellotron]], [[Moog synthesizer]], [[Singing|Vocals]];* Ramon Galarza: [[Drum kit|drums]]...

  • Green Windows
  • Progressive rock
    Progressive rock
    Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

  • Portuguese rock
    Portuguese rock
    The Portuguese rock scene has a fifty year history, and is popular within that country.-History:Rock music arrived to Portugal in the late 1950s with Joaquim Costa....

  • Sonho Desfeito (1987 Jorge Ferreira's album on which Cid has worked)

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK