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São Paulo, Brazil · 1966 — present

Os Mutantes

Os Mutantes began in São Paulo in 1966, when four boys who studied together started playing rock. Among them were Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias. Later, Liminha and Dinho Leme joined. Their music mixed what they heard from outside, like The Beatles or Jimi Hendrix, with what they knew from here, from their culture. They used a lot of sound effects, like the feedback or distortion, things that others already did, but they used them in a different way.

They were from that era when the electric guitar was not so common in Brazil. Despite that, they kept playing, and eventually became an important part of Brazilian rock. They made nine albums, two of which, O A e o Z and Tecnicolor, came out much later, in the 90s. That was when they started gaining more attention.

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In 2006 they reunited again, with the classic lineup and Zélia Duncan on vocals. But it didn't last long, because Arnaldo and Zélia left. Since then, the band has continued playing with other musicians, always under the guidance of Sérgio Dias, the only one who remained from the original.

The story began in the 60s, with the Dias Baptista brothers, who lived in Pompeia. Cláudio César, Arnaldo and Sérgio became interested in music thanks to Raphael Vilardi, a friend of Cláudio. Raphael bought a guitar, and Arnaldo, who already wanted to play, sold a gold coin to buy a bass. Then he convinced Cláudio to get a saxophone, but while waiting for it to arrive, he started playing guitar and was given a Fender Jaguar from his father.

His father was a poet, journalist and singer, and his mother, a pianist. From a young age, they taught them music, theory and how to play. That helped them form a band that not only played, but also understood what they were doing.

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Nacimiento
1 ene 1966
País
🇧🇷 Brazil
Género
tropicália

Members

membranophone · 2006–presente
Dinho Leme
guitarra, voz, fundador · 2006–presente
Sérgio Dias
voz · 2008–presente
Esmeria Bulgari
bajo · 2008–presente
Vinícius Junqueira
guitarra, teclados · 2008–presente
Vitor Trida
membranophone · 2013–presente
Claudio Tchernev
guitarra, voz, fundador · 1966–1978
Sérgio Dias
bajo, teclados, fundador · 1966–1973
Arnaldo Baptista
voz, percusión, fundador · 1966–1972
Rita Lee
membranophone · 1973–1978
Rui Motta
voz · 2008–2013
Bia Mendes
voz · 2008–2013
Fábio Recco
percusión · 2008–2013
Simone Soul
bajo · 1971–1974
Liminha
· 1973–1976
Túlio Mourão
additional, bajo · 1969–1971
Liminha
membranophone · 1971–1973
Dinho Leme
bajo · 1974–1976
Antônio Pedro de Medeiros
bajo · 1976–1978
Paulo de Castro
bajo, teclados, fundador · 2006–2007
Arnaldo Baptista
voz · 2006–2007
Zélia Duncan
bajo · 1978–1978
Fernando Gama

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