Francisco Ribeiro

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Perdoei

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Perdoei
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Benvindo
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Obssessão Cigana
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Alma do Mar
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Apelo
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Location Lisboa, PT
Profile Views: 13619
Last Login: 6/7/2010
Member Since 10/16/2009
Record Label Multidisc (Megamusica)
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Francisco Ribeiro, quem é? – É membro fundador do grupo português ‘Madredeus’, violoncelista, compositor, letrista, vocalista, arranjador, produtor. Tem mais de seis cd’s editados por EMI Music ‘worldwide’ e dois cd’s editados por SonyMusic. Realizou mais de 500 concertos no mundo inteiro. Foi galardoado com inúmeros prémios. Co-compôs a banda sonora do filme ‘Lisbon Story’ de Wim Wenders. Colaborou com Wim Wenders, Rodrigo Leão, Teresa Salgueiro, Carlos Maria Trindade, Jah Whobble, Nuno Rebelo, José Peixoto, Filipe La Feria, Diva, Sétima Legião, Tanya Tagaq, Filipa Pais, José Perdigão e os Fados do Rock, maestro Mark Stephenson, Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Bristol Operatic Society, entre outros. Foi membro da Stroud Symphony Orchestra e Gloucester Symphony Orchestra em 2002/03. É licenciado pela BathSpa University em Música/Composição e tem o curso de Music Tech pelo Gloucester College. Estudou violoncelo com o Professor Henrique Fernandes e com Ruth Zagni. É antigo aluno da Academia de Música de Santa Cecília. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Francisco Ribeiro was born in Lisbon in 1966. In 1986 he founded one of the most famous Portuguese groups that has ever existed – ‘Madredeus’, a musical crossover, a band which witnessed the boom of the world music genre. With them Francisco Ribeiro started his career as a professional cellist, composer and songwriter. During the next ten years he recorded up to six award winning and best selling CDs, released worldwide by EMI. He toured all over the world. With Madredeus, Francisco Ribeiro also had the opportunity to collaborate with the film director Wim Wenders, composing themes for his film ‘Lisbon Story’, which was taken to the Cannes Film Festival. He has seen one of his themes (‘O Pregão’) to be remixed by Jah Wobble. To pursue a career as a composer, Francisco Ribeiro has recorded with Rodrigo Leao ‘Ave Mundi Luminar’ (1994) and ‘Os Poetas’ (1997) for SonyMusic. He first began his studies in Lisbon’s Academy of Saint Cecily, then at Lisbon’s Conservatoire. After a long spiritual retreat and inner journey, Francisco Ribeiro has decided to improve his musicianship and in 2006 finishes a degree in music at the Bath Spa University in England. He also took a music tech course at the Gloucester College in 2003.
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