Ciro Pessoa

Ciro Pessoa
Birth name	Ciro Pessoa Mendes
Born	June 12, 1957 (1957-06-12) (age 54)
Origin	São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Rock Post-punk Psychedelic rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, journalist, poet
Instruments	Vocals, acoustic guitar
Years active	1979 — present
Labels	Rosa Celeste
Associated acts	Titãs Cabine C CPSP (Ciro Pessoa e Seu Pessoal)
Website	http://www.ciropessoa.com.br

Ciro Pessoa Mendes (born June 12, 1957) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, journalist and poet. Formerly a member of rock band Titãs and the founder and lead vocalist of the now-defunct post-punk band Cabine C, he currently follows a solo career, releasing two albums as of yet.

Early life

Ciro Pessoa was born in São Paulo in 1957. As he turned seven years old, he was already playing some chords on the acoustic guitar. He used to read Lewis Carroll, Monteiro Lobato and Jules Verne, and used to listen to Roberto Carlos, Os Mutantes, The Beatles and Secos & Molhados. When he was eleven, he took part of a junior talent quest on the Ilha Porchat Club in São Vicente, and won the first place by playing the role of "Aroeira", of Geraldo Vandré.

He studied at Colégio Equipe and in the late seventies, he started opening shows of artists like Walter Franco, Novos Baianos and Jards Macalé, invited by former President of CCE (Centro Cultural Equipe) Sérgio Groismann to perform at the festivals of the school. In one of these festivals, he took the stage for the first time with his friends which would later form the Titãs do Iê-Iê.

Career

In 1979, he moved to Europe, where he made performances of MPB and Bossa Nova throughout several countries.

In 1981, back to Brazil, he joined Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Arnaldo Antunes, Tony Bellotto, Paulo Miklos, Sérgio Britto and Nando Reis to form the Titãs. They performed in several different places, but their official debut was on October 15, 1982, at SESC Pompeia. He left with Titãs a number of hits, like "Sonífera Ilha", "Toda Cor", "Homem Primata" and "Babi Índio".

He left Titãs in 1983, and formed in 1986 a post-punk music band named Cabine C, in which he served as the lead vocalist and guitarist. The band released only one album, named Fósforos de Oxford ("Matches from Oxford"), disbanding one year after its foundation.

In the early nineties, he was the bandleader of another group: CPSP (Ciro Pessoa e Seu Pessoal). They have not released any album, but they performed several times in many Brazilian cities.

In 2002, the CD Eu e Meu Guarda-Chuva was released, containing 11 tracks composed with Branco Mello, in 1985.

As a journalist from Editora Abril, he earned prizes with the articles "Pela Estrada Adentro" (2002) and "Cem Viagens de Sonhos". He also writes for the magazines Playboy and Revista VIP, signed by his Dharmic name Tenzïn Chöpel.

In 2003, he released his first solo album, called No Meio da Chuva Eu Grito Help ("In the Middle of the Rain I Shout Out for Help"), with 11 tracks produced by Apollo 9 and released by Voice Print.

In 2010, he released his second solo album, Em Dia com a Rebeldia.

Discography

Cabine C

• Fósforos de Oxford (1986)

Solo

• No Meio da Chuva Eu Grito Help (2003)
• Em Dia com a Rebeldia (2010)

Selected filmography

• Areias Escaldantes - !987
• Oceano Atlantis - 1992
• As Andorinhas - 1993

Bibliography

• Ecos de Um Encantamento distante - 1995
• Manhã de Sol na Praia de Caramujos – 1996
• O ô – 1997
• O Papa e o Mosquito – 1998
• Subs Pils Avonts – 1999
• Patagônia Mentalis – 2000
• O Monstro Sensível – 2001
• O Estranjo Labirinto do Sr. Eno – 2002
• Roubei a Peruca de Jesus – 2003

References

• Ciro Pessoa's biography at whiplash

External links

• Official website
• Titãs official site

Persondata
Name	Pesssoa, Ciro
Alternative names
Short description	Brazilian singer-songwriter, journalist and poet
Date of birth	June 12, 1957
Place of birth	São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death