Egotrip (band)

Egotrip

Egotrip was a successful but short-lived Brazilian pop/rock band.

History

Bassist Arthur Maia — who had previously worked with MPB veterans such as Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Carlos, Djavan, and Milton Nascimento ^[1] — founded Egotrip in 1985. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1987. The song "Viagem ao Fundo do Ego" became a huge hit shortly after, when it was included in the soundtrack of Rede Globo's telenovela Mandala.

Egotrip would not last long, however: they disbanded after drummer Pedro Gil (Gilberto Gil's son) died in a car crash in 1990.^[2]

Line up

• Arthur Maia (bass, vocals, keyboard)
• Nando Chagas (vocals, guitar, keyboard)
• José Rubens (saxophone, keyboard)
• Francisco Frias (guitar, synth guitar, keyboard, arranging and computer programming)
• Pedro Gil (drums, keyboard)

Discography

• Egotrip - 1987

References

External links

• Arthur Maia's official site (in Portuguese)