Tara Perdida

Tara Perdida is a Portuguese punk rock band. Composed by 5 members: Jo├úo Ribas (vocals), Ruka (guitar), Ganso (guitar), Jimmix (bass) and Rodrigo (drums), it was originally an underground project, but upon the release of their last album, Lambe-Botas, they have become commercially successful, especially among young generations. Tara Perdida formed when Jo├úo Ribas, after leaving Censurados (a pioneering punk band in Portugal) wanted to create another Portuguese punk rock band, and other bandmantes, Ruka and Or├®lio had the same goal. So they joined, in 1995 and formed Tara Perdida. Since then Tara Perdida has released five studio albums: Tara Perdida, S├│ N├úo V├¬ Quem N├úo Quer, ├[] Assim..., Lambe-Botas, and Nada a Esconder. Tara Perdida is probably the most successful surviving Portuguese punk rock band (albeit not as successful as Peste&Sida or even Censurados on their heyday, but these bands disappeared or stopped playing punk), and has on several occasions opened NOFX and The Offspring concerts. A DVD was released in December 2007, featuring a recent live performance in Almada. A studio album was also recently released in the beginning of 2008.