Arnaldo Antunes

Arnaldo Antunes (Portuguese pronunciation: [axˈnawdu ɐ̃ˈtunis], born Arnaldo Augusto Nora Antunes Filho, September 2, 1960) is a Brazilian musician, writer and composer. He is well known as a former member of rock band Titãs. After 1992, he embarked on a solo career spanning six albums. He has also published poetry, and had his first book published in 1983. He is known internationally for his collaborations with Marisa Monte.

Arnaldo was born on September 2, 1960, to Arnaldo Augusto Nora Antunes and Dora Leme Ferreira. He was the fourth of seven children. In 1967, he enrolled in Luís de Camões school and studied there until 1972. During the following year, he attended PUC SP, where he first got involved with the local art scene. In 1975 he met Paulo Miklos, a classmate at Colégio Equipe. In 1978, he went to study Portuguese and literature at USP.

In 1979, Antunes formed his first band, Banda Performática, with his then-wife. In 1982, Titãs do Iê-Iê was formed, with Antunes as a founder. In 1984, they release their self-titled debut album. In 1992, Antunes decided to leave Titãs, after recording seven albums with the band.

Antunes at the São Paulo Cultural Center in São Paulo 2007.

In 1993 he released his solo debut album Nome, a "multimedia project associating poetry and music", featuring João Donato, Marisa Monte and Arto Lindsay as guest stars, and short computer animation features (produced in collaboration with Celia Catunda, Kiko Mistrorigo and Zaba Moreau). The Nome video was shown in art venues and festivals in Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Spain (where it received a Jury recommendation at the Festival International de Video Cidade de Vigo 1995), Netherlands, Monaco, Uruguay, Cuba, Chile, Colombia and the US (receiving an honorable mention at the first annual New York Video Festival).

As a solo artist, Arnaldo Antunes later released Ninguém (1995), O Silêncio (1996), Um Som (1998), Paradeiro (2001) and Saiba (Rosa Celeste/BMG 2004). He also released other albums in special projects, such as O Corpo (1999), a specially produced soundtrack for Grupo Corpo, a dance company from Minas Gerais, and the album Os Tribalistas (EMI/Phonomotor 2002), a collaborative project with Marisa Monte and Carlinhos Brown.

His compositions have been used in the soundtrack of several films, including Blue in the Face, directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster; Bicho de Sete Cabeças, directed by Lais Bodanzki; Dois Perdidos Numa Noite Suja, adapted from a novel by Plínio Marcos and directed by José Joffily; and Benjamim, adapted from a novel by Chico Buarque and directed by Monique Gardenberg.

His album A Curva da Cintura, a collaboration with Edgard Scandurra and Toumani Diabaté from Mali, achieved a number 5 in the World Music Charts Europe in August 2012.

From 1980 to 1987, he was married to Go. Right after they broke up, he married Zaba Moreau, with whom he had four children: Rosa, born in 1988, Celeste, born in 1991, Brás, born in 1997, and Tomé, born in 2001.

With Titãs

• Titãs (1984)
• Televisão (1985)
• Cabeça Dinossauro (1986)
• Jesus não Tem Dentes no País dos Banguelas (1987)
• Õ Blésq Blom (1989)
• Tudo Ao Mesmo Tempo Agora (1991)
• Titanomaquia (1993, only on "Disneylândia", "Hereditário" and "De Olhos Fechados", as a guest songwriter)
• Domingo (1995, only on "Tudo em Dia", as a guest songwriter)
• Acústico MTV (1997, only on "O Pulso", as a guest singer)
• Volume Dois (1998, only on "Senhora e Senhor" and "Era Uma Vez", as a guest songwriter)
• A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana (2001, only on "Cuidado Com Você", as a guest songwriter)
• Como Estão Vocês? (2003, only on "Esperando Atravessar a Rua", as a guest songwriter)
• Paralamas e Titãs Juntos e Ao Vivo (2008, only on "Comida" and "Lugar Nenhum", as a guest singer)
• Sacos Plásticos (2009, only on "Problema", as a guest songwriter)
• Nheengatu (2014, only on "Cadáver Sobre Cadáver", as a guest songwriter)

Solo

• Nome (1993)
• Ninguém (1995)
• O Silêncio (1996)
• Um Som (1998)
• Focus – O Essencial de Arnaldo Antunes (1999)
• O Corpo (2000)
• Paradeiro (2001)
• Saiba (2004)
• Qualquer (2006)
• Ao Vivo em Estúdio (2007)
• Iê Iê Iê (2009)
• Acústico MTV – Arnaldo Antunes (2012)
• Já é (2016)

Guest appearances

• Golpe de Estado – Forçando a Barra (1988)
• Theo Werneck – Leite Materno (1990)
• Various artists - Rock de Autor (1991)
• Péricles Cavalcanti – Sobre as Ondas (1995)
• Various artists – O Triângulo Sem Bermudas (1996)
• Edgard Scandurra – Benzina (!996)
• Tom Zé and Zé Miguel Wisnik – Parabelo – Grupo Corpo (1997)
• Tom Zé – Com Defeito de Fabricação (1998)
• Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon (1998)
• João Donato – Songbook (1999)
• Various artists – Tributo a Cazuza (1999)
• Chico Buarque – Songbook (1999)
• Suba – São Paulo Confessions (2000)
• Zé Miguel Wisnik – São Paulo Rio (2000)
• Marisa Monte – Memórias, Crônicas e Declarações de Amor (2000)
• Walter Franco – Tutano (2001)
• Lula Queiroga – Aboiando a Vaca Mecânica (2001)
• Unknown artist – Só Um é Muito Só (2001)
• Glauco Matoso – Melopéia – Sonetos Musicados (2001)
• Cid Campos – No Lago do Olho (2001)
• Aguilar e Banda Performática – Aguilar e Banda Performática (2001)
• Various artists – Superfantástico – Quando eu Era Pequeno (2002)
• Ortinho – Ilha do Destino (2002)
• João Donato – O Melhor de João Donato (2002)
• Aldo Brizzi – Brizzi do Brasil (2002)
• Various artists – Maysa Esta Chama Que Não Vai Passar (2007)
• Various artists – Pequeno Cidadão (2009)

• Ou e (visual poem album) (1983)
• Psia, Editora Expressão (1986),
• Tudos, Editora Iluminuras (1990), São Paulo
• As coisas, Editora Iluminuras (1992), São Paulo SP – Award Jabuti de Poesia 1992
• 2 ou + Corpos no mesmo Espaço, Editora Perspectiva (1997)
• Doble Duplo, selection, translation and art by Ivan Larraguibel, Editora Zona de Obras/Tangará, Spain (2000)
• 40 Escritos, organized by João Bandeira, Editora Iluminuras (2000), São Paulo, SP
• Outro, Editora Mirabilia (2001)
• Palavra Desordem, Editora Iluminuras (2002), São Paulo, SP
• ET Eu Tu, Editora Cosac & Naify (2003)
• Antologia, releases in Portugal only, Editora Quase (2006)
• Frases do Tomé aos Três Anos, a collection of illustrations of the first sentences said by his son, Editora Alegoria (2006)
• Como É que Chama o Nome Disso, Editora Publifolha, (2006)