Os Travessos

Os Travessos is a group of pagode created in the city of São Paulo by the members Rodriguinho, Fabinho, Rodrigão, Chorão, and Edimilson Salvino in the year of 1992.^[1]

History

The group has origins from the East Zone of São Paulo initially having the name of Toca do Coelho, in 1990. In 1995 the group named themselves Muleke Travesso.,^[1] and two years later they changed to Os Travessos.^[1]

In 2004, vocalist Rodriguinho left the group to follow a solo career, followed by Fabinho in 2005.

The current vocalist, Filipe Duarte, who joined in 2006, is a former member of the group Br'oz. The 1st single with Filipe in the band was called Te liguei, a romantic pagode.

In 2007, Fabinho Mello (Fábio Borges Mello), died of a heart attack.^[2]

in 2014, after 10 years Rodriguinho back integrate 'Os Travessos'^[3]

Members

Actual formation

• Rodriguinho (1992 - 2004, 2014 - now)
• Filipe (2006–) – vocal
• Chorão – percussion
• Rodrigo – percussion
• Edimilson – bass

Former members

• Fabinho (1992–2005) – voice and keyboard

Discography

Albums

• Frente a frente (2007)
• Warner 30 Anos: Os Travessos (2006)
• Pura Mágica (2005)
• Os Travessos – Ao Vivo (2004)
• Dito e Feito (2003)
• Os Travessos (2002)
• Perfil (2001)
• Adivinha (2000)
• Declarações (1999)
• Os Travessos (1999)
• Nossa Dança (1996)

Videography

DVDs

• Os Travessos – Ao Vivo (2003)

Prizes

• Golden and Platinum Disc with the album Nossa Dança
• Golden Disc with the album Os Travessos
• Prize Prêmio VMB 2000 MTV for Best Vídeo Clip of Pagode with the music Meu Querubim

External links

• Os Travessos
• Canal Pop: Os Travessos

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Travessos fazem pagode suingado para falar de amor", Jornal do Commercio, published May 30, 2000, accessed January 3, 2007
2. ↑ "Fabinho Mello, ex-Os Travessos, morre de parada cardíaca", O Globo, published November 4, 2007, accessed January 3, 2008.
3. ↑ Rodriguinho in Os Travessos in 2014 i enter in 03/01/2015

Article translated from Lusophone Wikipedia