PEDRO ABRUNHOSA & BANDEMÓNIO

"Tempo "

Formed six years ago, Pedro Abrunhosa & Bandemónio released their debut CD "Viagens" in April 94, under the multinational PolyGram. It was recorded in Oporto, mixed in London and produced by Quico, Mario Barreiros and Pedro Abrunhosa.
"Viagens" went 3 times Platinum in Portugal, followed by an enormous national tour, reaching over 800,000 people. The band went on to a small world tour to countries such as the U.S.A. (New York), Hong-Kong, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Italy, France, Spain and China. Pedro Abrunhosa's international career actually began in January 95 when the music magazine "Billboard" published a front page and centre page spread on the "phenomenon" of this artist in Southern Europe.
The current new album, entitled "Tempo" as produced by Mario Barreiros and was Engineered and mixed bv Paisley Park Chief Engineer Tom Tucker who has been working with Prince.
The recording sessions took place in Oporto, Lisbon and Minneapolis and the mixes happened in Memphis. The master session was in Masterdisk (New York).
Maceo Parker, Musical Director of J.B. Horns, was guest star on Pedro Abrunhosa's first record. Pedro has now invited some of Prince's best known musicians for the second album, including among others the Hornheads, led by Michael Nelson on horns, and Ricky Petterson on hammond , Paul Peterson on bass. This record also features the legendary Fado singer Carlos do Carmo and the Classical Ensemble "Opus Ensemble".
In "Tempo" Pedro is the author of all the lyrics and songs and this confirms the general opinion that he is the most important sonq writer of Popular Portuguese Music.
<<Se Eu fosse um dia o teu olhar>> was the first local single, a fabulous ballad, that entered the National Airplay Chart at Nºl.
This track, is also included in the score of the film <<Adao e Eva>> (Adam an Eve), directed by Joaquim Leitao, a NQl National Box Office hit.
The second album "Tempo" was released on the 13th November in Portugal and was certified 4 times Platinum in only seven weeks. This is an historical mark for national repertoire in the portuguese market. PolyGram Portugal in conjunction with PolyGram International recorded English versions which will be included in a promoticnal single, as well as in a CDSingle, a CDMaxi and an album.
After the presentation at Midem and interviews for Billboard, Mucic & Media and MTV, PolyGram Portugal in conjunction with PolyGram Iberica will reccrd Spanish versions which will be available half February (tbc) in CD Promo, CDSingle, CDMaxi and album for Spain and South America markets.

The CD "TEMPO" it's over

160.000

copies sold...

Acabam de regressar de Londres, onde durante uma semana concluiram as versões em inglês do álbum "Tempo", o músico Pedro Abrunhosa e o produtor Mário Barreiros. O processo de internacionalização dos "Bandemónio" teve ainda em Cannes uma simbólica étapa, já que para além de ter sido entregue ao grupo pelas mãos do Presidente da Polygram Europa, Rick Dobbis, o galardão de quádrupla platina, a edição da revista "Music & Media" especial Midem 97 considerava entretanto o referido álbum como "Disco da Semana". No seguimento da estratégia já delineada, proximo dia 2 de Fevereiro partirão para Madrid os músicos atrás referidos, onde iniciarão, em castelhano, as gravações de algumas faixas de "Tempo", entre as quais o destaque vai para "Se eu fosse um dia o teu olhar". Todas as versões, quer língua inglesa, quer castelhana, forma traduzidas por profissionais largamente experimentados em situações similares, que, de igual forma, tem acompanhado todo o processo de gravação e interpretação, por forma a minimizar eventuais defeciências de sotaque ou pronúncia. De tal equipa destacam-se Simon Bass e Carlos Garcia, ambos envolvidos em inúmera e prestigiadas adaptações e traduções desta especialidade.

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