Arnaldo Baptista

Arnaldo Dias Baptista (, born July 6, 1948) is a Brazilian rock musician and composer.

Biography Born to pianist, Clarisse Leite, and poet, César Dias Baptista, Baptista studied classical piano from 1955 to 1959, double bass from 1962 to 1963, and acoustic guitar from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 he formed the influential Os Mutantes band with his brother Sérgio Dias and Rita Lee, where he played bass guitar, keyboards and sang. Baptista left the band in 1973 due to disagreements with the other members of the band and the excessive use of LSD, of which he had been hospitalized for. In 1974 he tried to work as a musical producer, with no success.

Baptista recorded two albums with the band Patrulha do Espaço between 1977 and 1978, and later resumed his solo career.

Baptista currently lives with his wife, Lucinha Barbosa, in the city of Juiz de Fora, where he spends most of his time painting, singing and writing songs. He is a vegetarian.

Discography With Os Mutantes 1968: Os Mutantes 1969: Mutantes 1970: A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado 1971: Jardim Elétrico 1972: Mutantes e Seus Cometas no País do Baurets 1992: O A e o Z (recorded in 1973) 2000: Tecnicolor (recorded in 1970) 2006: Mutantes Ao Vivo - Barbican Theatre, Londres 2006

Solo 1974: Lóki? 1982: Singin' Alone 1987: Disco Voador 2004: Let It Bed 2013: Shining Alone – Ao Vivo 1981 (recorded in 1981; digital distribution only) TBA: Esphera

With Patrulha do Espaço 1988: Elo Perdido (recorded in 1977) 1988: Faremos uma Noitada Excelente (recorded in 1978) 2013: Elo Mais Que Perdido (recorded in 1977; digital distribution only)

Tribute Albums 1989: Sanguinho Novo... Arnaldo Baptista Revisitado 1995: Onde É Que Está o Meu Rock and Roll?