Arnaldo Dias Baptista (, born July 6, 1948) is a
Brazilian rock
Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese language, Portuguese. In the 1960s it was known as , from the Portuguese transcription of the line "Yeah, yeah, yeah" from the Beatles song "She Loves You".
Ov ...
musician and composer.
Biography
Born to pianist,
Clarisse Leite, and poet, César Dias Baptista, Baptista studied
classical piano from 1955 to 1959, double bass from 1962 to 1963, and acoustic guitar from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 he formed the influential
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes (meaning '' the mutants''; ) are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one ...
band with his brother
Sérgio Dias
Sérgio Dias Baptista (born December 1, 1950) is a Brazilian rock musician, composer and guitar player. Twice a Latin Grammy nominee, he is best known for his work with the band Os Mutantes and has been the only consistent member of the band, ...
and
Rita Lee, where he played bass guitar, keyboards and sang.
Baptista left the band in 1973 due to disagreements with the other members of the band and the excessive use of
LSD
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, of which he had been hospitalized for. In 1974 he tried to work as a musical producer, with no success.
This motivated him to try a solo career, and in the same year, he released the album ''
Lóki?'', which is considered his best work by some critics.
Baptista recorded two albums with the band
Patrulha do Espaço between 1977 and 1978, and later resumed his solo career.
In 2006, Os Mutantes reunited without Rita Lee, and Baptista played with his brother Sérgio and drummer Dinho Leme 33 years after originally leaving the band. In 2007 Baptista left the band again to pursue personal projects.
Baptista currently lives with his wife, Lucinha Barbosa, in the city of
Juiz de Fora
Juiz de Fora (, '' Outsider Judge''), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2020 estimates the current population is about 57 ...
, where he spends most of his time painting, singing and writing songs. He is a vegetarian.
Discography
;With Os Mutantes
* 1968: ''
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes (meaning '' the mutants''; ) are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one ...
''
* 1969: ''
Mutantes
Os Mutantes (meaning '' the mutants''; ) are an influential Brazilian Rock music, rock band that were linked with the Tropicalismo, Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band ...
''
* 1970: ''
A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado''
* 1971: ''
Jardim Elétrico''
* 1972: ''
Mutantes e Seus Cometas no País do Baurets''
* 1992: ''
O A e o Z'' (recorded in 1973)
* 2000: ''
Tecnicolor'' (recorded in 1970)
* 2006: ''
Mutantes Ao Vivo - Barbican Theatre, Londres 2006''
;Solo
* 1974: ''
Lóki?''
* 1982: ''Singin' Alone''
* 1987: ''Disco Voador''
* 2004: ''Let It Bed''
* 2013: ''Shining Alone – Ao Vivo 1981'' (recorded in 1981;
digital distribution
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only)
* TBA: ''Esphera''
;With Patrulha do Espaço
* 1988: ''Elo Perdido'' (recorded in 1977)
* 1988: ''Faremos uma Noitada Excelente'' (recorded in 1978)
* 2013: ''Elo Mais Que Perdido'' (recorded in 1977; digital distribution only)
;Tribute Albums
* 1989: ''
Sanguinho Novo... Arnaldo Baptista Revisitado''
* 1995: ''Onde É Que Está o Meu Rock and Roll?''
See also
*
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes (meaning '' the mutants''; ) are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one ...
*
Tropicália
References
External links
Arnaldo Baptista's Official Site
1948 births
Living people
Brazilian rock singers
Musicians from São Paulo
Brazilian keyboardists
Brazilian pianists
Brazilian bass guitarists
Male bass guitarists
Psychedelic rock musicians
Progressive rock pianists
Brazilian experimental musicians
Tropicalia singers
Male pianists
21st-century pianists
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Os Mutantes members
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