Pedro Luis e a Parede - PLAP

What is PLAP ?

The group's first performance took place in 1996 in Rio. At the time, the group didn't have a name. Pedro Luis, Mario Moura, Sidon Silva, C.A. Ferrari and Celso Alvim are the creators of Pedro Luís e a Parede. The name came up because at a certain point in the concert all the members aligned themselves forming a human wall. From that point on there was no more choice, the name had been chosen: Pedro Luis e a Parede (Pedro Luis and the wall)

A year later, their first album was released: Astronauta Tupy. Tom Capone was the producer and distribution was done by Dubas/Warner. Songs, such as Pena de Vida e Caio no Suingue, soon became popular along Rio. Fernanda Abreu, Arícia Mess and Suely Mesquita are always performing with PLAP. Lenine, Ney Matogrosso and grupo Boato have also performed with them.

In 1999, they released their second album: E Tudo 1 Rea (It is all 1 Real). Tom Capone got in as the artistic director and Liminha as the producer along with PLAP. PLAP has created a space for different musicians to play with him, but one of them is especially interesting; the Japonese singer Miyazawa Kazufumi, who has a taste for Brazilian music, composed the song Brasileiro em Toquio (Brazilian in Tokyo).

Zona e Progresso (Mass and Progress) is their third album, and we can definitely notice how PLAP has evolved, Various singers joined the group to perform different songs. We find names such as Lula Queiroga, Felipe Falcão, Lucky Luciano, Suely Mesquita, Arícia Mess, Cabelo, Carlos Negreiros, Eduardo Krieger and even Wando.

PLAP is always active, involved in world tours and workshops. Pedro Luis has been acknowledged as one of the best composers during the 90’s. His songs were performed by Ney Matogrosso, Lenine, O Rappa, Adriana Maciel and Fernanda Abreu, among others.

During a percussion workshop in Sao Paulo, they came up with the idea of forming another band: Monobloco. Monobloco is an active part of Rio’s carnival and has been participating in it since 2001.

Pedro Luis e a Parede is ...

Pedro Luis - voice and batucada
Sidon Silva - batucada and back vocal
Mario Moura - batucada and back vocal
C.A. Ferrari - batucada and back vocal
Celson Alvim - batucada and back vocal

*batucada means that they play about 40 instruments, not necessarily percussion instruments.