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Corvos | |
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| Origin | Portuguese |
| Genres | Classical, Rock, Pop |
| Members | Pedro Teixera da Silva - violin Tiago Flores - violin |
Corvos is a Portuguese band. Corvos is unusual within the Portuguese music scene as it consists of a string quartet that plays mostly rock songs. Corvos mixes instrumental elements, classical origins, rock, contemporary pop music and other musical genres.
Corvos is Portuguese for crows .
It is a string quartet constituted by Pedro Teixeira da Silva (violin), Tiago Flores (violin) and Luis Santos (viola). With the release of their fourth album, The Jinx, Corvos included a drummer in its lineup.
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