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Circo Beat
''Circo Beat'' ("Beat Circus") is the eighth studio album by Argentina, Argentine musician Fito Páez, released in 1994. The singles "Mariposa tecknicolor" and "Tema de Piluso" (the latter a tribute to the late comedian from Rosario, Alberto Olmedo) received extensive radio airplay. Although the album came close to matching the success of its predecessor, ''El amor después del amor'', it ultimately sold only about half as many copies. Nevertheless, it became the second best-selling album of Páez's career and the third best-selling album in Argentina in 1995, with 350,000 copies sold. The album was produced by Phil Manzanera, guitarist for the British rock band Roxy Music and for the second phase of Pink Floyd, after Roger Waters left the group. A version of the album, titled ''Circo Beat Brasil'', was also released, featuring three tracks adapted into Portuguese by Herbert Vianna (the first two) and Thedy Correa (the last one). This version includes special duet performances: " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fito Páez
Rodolfo Páez, popularly known as Fito Páez (; born 13 March 1963), is an Argentine rock and roll musician and filmmaker. He was member of the "Trova Rosarina" and is known as "The Troubadour of Argentine Rock", and is considered an important figure in Argentinian rock music. Biography Early career Paez was born in Rosario, Santa Fe; his real name is Rodolfo Paez, like his father. When he was a child, people called him "Rodolfito" (in Spanish, the diminutive of masculine names is formed by adding "ito") to distinguish him from Rodolfo, his father. With time, Rodolfito became just "Fito," and that is where his stage name came from. He formed Staff, his first band, when he was 13. In 1977, he played in El Banquete with Rubén Goldín and Jorge Llonch. He began to perform solo in pubs the following year. Straight out of high school, he began touring with several bands and, soon after that, produced his first solo album, ''Del '63'', which was released in 1984. It was promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
