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Ribeirinho Ribeirinho, stage name of Francisco Carlos Lopes Ribeiro ( Lisbon, 21 September 1911 – Lisbon, 7 February 1984) was a Portuguese actor and director. He started his career in theatre in 1929, and kept the connection all his life, both as a ...

''. Francisco Ribeiro (15 March 1965 – 14 September 2010) was a

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cellist, composer,

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vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, arranger and

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. He was born and died in

Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...

. Ribeiro is best known for being one of the founding members of

Madredeus Madredeus () are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million alb ...

, a group that combined traditional Portuguese music with influences from contemporary

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. While with Madredeus, Ribeiro collaborated on the soundtrack for the 1994 film '' Lisbon Story'', directed by Wim Wenders.Lisbon Story (1994)
IMDb.com In 1997, Ribeiro left Madredeus to complete his musical training in

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. While in England, he was a member of the Gloucester and Stroud Symphony Orchestras from 2002 through 2003. He graduated from Bath Spa University in Music and Composition, and also studied at Gloucester Tech College while attending the Music Academy of Santa Cecilia. Ribeiro returned to Portugal in 2006. In December 2009, he released ''The Junction Well'', the first album by his personal project Desiderata. Ribeiro was actively involved in various music projects and festivals. Ribeiro died in Lisbon from liver cancer at the age of 45.

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