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A Short Biography
Péricles
Cavalcanti, was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
in 1947. He is a songwriter since the early
seventies. He also sings, plays guitar and
arranges his own records.
His songs are usually recorded by some of
the great Brazilian artists such as Caetano
Veloso, Gal Costa, Arnaldo Antunes, Adriana
Calcanhotto, Arrigo Barnabé, Cássia
Eller, among others.
Discography
O Rei da Cultura |
Blues
55 |
Baião
Metafísico |
Mil
e Uma |
Sobre
as Ondas |
Canções |
| Released by DeleDela, Brazil, 2007. |
Released by DeleDela, Brazil, 2004. |
Released by Trama, Brazil, 1999. |
Released by Natasha Records (SONY), Brazil,
1996. |
Released by Radical Records (EMI), Brazil,
1995. |
Released by Polygran (Universal), Brazil,
1991, and in Germany and Canada, 1992. |
Release "O Rei da Cultura"
Music
for Stage Play
• Songs for the musical comedy “A
Farra da Terra”, written and staged
by Brazilian pop company “Asdrubal Trouxe
oTrombone”, in 1983.
• Songs for the tragedy “Ham-let”,
by W. Shakespeare, translated, adapted and
staged by the famous Brazilian theatrical
group "Oficina", in 1993.
• Songs for the dramatic play “O
pranto de Maria Parda”, by Gil Vicente,
staged by Brazilian theatrical group "Os
Satyros", in 2002.
Music
for Film
• Péricles wrote, produced and
arranged the musical soundtrack for “Mil
e Uma”, a Brazilian drama directed by
Suzana de Moraes, in 1994.
Music
for TV
• Composition, production and arrangements
for “Duas Águas”, a documentary
on the life and work of the great Brazilian
poet João Cabral de Mello Neto, released
by TV Cultura, São Paulo, in 1997.
• Composition, production and arrangements
for “Quem é Bardi”, a documentary
on the life and work of Pietro Maria Bardi,
directed by José Roberto Aguilar, released
by TV Cultura, São Paulo, in 2000.
Artistic
Award
• Péricles Cavalcanti won the
1991 São Paulo´s Art Critics
Association (APCA) award to that year’s
best songwriter, for the album “Canções”.
International
Tour
Péricles has been touring 11 (eleven)
German towns, including Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt
and Cologne, for the releasing of his album
“Canções”, in July,
l992.
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