Os Faíscas

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Os Faíscas
General information
Genre (s) Punk rock
founding 1977
resolution 1979
Last occupation
Rocky Tango / Rock Assassino ( Paulo Pedro Gonçalves )
Dedos Tubarão ( Pedro Ayres Magalhães )
Gato Dinamite / Flash Gordon ( Emanuel Ramalho )
Punhos de Renda ( Jorge Lee Finuras )

Os Faiscas (also Os Fabulosos Faiscas , dt .: The (fabulous) flashes) were a Portuguese punk - band from Lisbon .

history

The band was formed in 1977. They are considered to be the first punk band in the country and were mainly influenced by the music scene in London. Since their tracks, recorded for the Rotações label, were not published, the first Portuguese punk record in 1978 was a single by the band Aqui d'el-Rock .

The Faíscas gave a number of concerts, also in the provinces, around May 27, 1978 in Sabugal , where their extroverted, sometimes aggressive demeanor left an impression that has not been forgotten to this day. The impetuous and very loud music, the uncouth and provocative demeanor of the musicians, and their punk appearance were something that had not been seen there before. The extensively tattooed guitarist PP Gonçalves also caused a stir. In addition to idiosyncratic rock 'n' roll cover songs, the band played their own, deliberately Portuguese-language songs.

On January 13, 1979 the band performed for the last time, in Lisbon, together with Xutos & Pontapés , who gave their first concert that evening. Magalhães, Ramalho and Gonçalves founded, together u. a. with Carlos Maria Trindade , followed by the new wave band Corpo Diplomático (German: Diplomatic Corps), with whom they released a single and an LP. After their dissolution in 1981 they became one of the most successful bands in Portugal with the pop band Heróis do Mar (1981-1989). Faíscas bassist Pedro Ayres Magalhães founded Madredeus in 1986, the internationally best known Portuguese group to date.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.portocanal.pt , accessed on October 10, 2012
  2. ↑ Augusto Figueira / Renato Conteiro: Censurados ... Até Morrer! Sete Caminhos, Lisbon 2006, page 12 ( ISBN 989-602-096-5 )
  3. ↑ www.capeiaarraiana.wordpress.com , accessed October 10, 2012
  4. ↑ ditto
  5. ↑ Rare video live recording on YouTube , accessed on October 10, 2012
  6. ^ Ana Cristina Ferrão: Conta-me Histórias - Xutos & Pontapés 1st edition, Assírio & Alvim, Lisbon 1991, page 19 ( ISBN 972-37-0289-4 )
  7. ↑ www.blitz.sapo.pt , accessed on October 10, 2012
  8. ↑ www.anossamusica.no.sapo.pt ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 10, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / anossamusica.no.sapo.pt
  9. ^ Salwa Castelo-Branco: Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Século XX, L – P. Temas e Debates, Lisbon 2010, page 730 ( ISBN 978-989-644-108-1 )