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Marco Antônio Araújo
12+ albums
Progressive rockbrasilbrazilProg Folkbrazilian
about
Marco Antônio Araújo was not from a musician's family and only started thinking of being a musician when he was 15, when the first Beatles LPs arrived in Brazil. In 1967, he fell in love with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, becoming a brilliant interpreter of their songs. His career started in 1968 as he played guitar with the band Vox Populi one lineup before it became Som Imaginário. He then recorded "Poi-Son," partning with Zé Rodrix, Tavito, and Fedrera, and also recorded a CD released by Bemol. In 1969, after "Strawberry Fields Forever," he abandoned his job (in a bank) and college and totally dedicated his life to music. He lives some months in Ouro Preto (MG) at Living Theatre, the theater community from New York directed by Julien Beck. He moved to England and beyond other activities, he was a singer at Troubador (Earls Court). During this time, he met Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso and also was a fan of bands like Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin and witnessed the arrivals of Supertramp and Genesis. In 1973, he came back to Brazil and studied composition with Esther Scliar, classical guitar with Leo Soares, and cello with Eugen Ranewesky and Jacques Morelenbaum at Escola de Música of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Working and living in Rio De Janeiro, he made soundtracks, including Rudá and Cantares, played by Grupo Corpo. In 1977, he entered the Symphony Orchestra of Minas Gerais (as first musician) and became a friend of Marcus Viana (viol
