that included several of his former students. Released by PolyGram, Viagens had the participation of Maceo Parker - the sax player that usually accompanied James Brown. The album was a success, achieving triple platinum with the sale of 140,000 copies in Portugal. With Viagens, Abrunhosa became "the fastest-selling artist in Portuguese record-industry history"; between October 1994 and January 1995, he performed in over 120 concerts across Portugal, with the estimated total audience surpassing 200,000. The tracks "Não Posso Mais" and "Socorro" were hits at dance clubs in the country, and Billboard considered Abrunhosa's sudden popularity a "music revolution" in a country where "music with jazzy foundations" was met with some reluctance. He was named best act in 1994 by major publications such as Blitz, Público and Diário de Notícias and in 2009 Viagens was considered by Blitz as the best Portuguese album of the 90s. Under the band name "Pedro Abrunhosa e os Bandemónio", the album F was released. A book illustrating the adventures and trips of the group was also released. The book enjoyed the collaboration of two prestigious individuals in the literary and photographic worlds, respectively: Nuno Galopim and Kenton Thatcher. In 1995, Abrunhosa was heavily involved in the protests against the sale of one of the most emblematic concert venues in Portugal, Coliseu do Porto, to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. The musician chained himself to the building, using his significant popularity to bring public awareness to the eminent sale, that would not be completed. 1996–1998: Tempo In September 1996, Abrunhosa went to Memphis and Minneapolis where he finished the final phase of mixing and mastering of his second album Tempo. The album was recorded in Porto, Lisbon, Memphis, and Minneapolis. The final mixing process, as well as a substantial portion of the rhythm and voice recording were supervised by Tom Tucker, technical director of Paisley Park and chief engineer on Prince's latest albums. Supported by his label – PolyGram – he invited The New Power Generation Horns to collaborate on this album, formed by Kathy Jensen, Kenni Holmen, Michael Nelson, David Jensen, Steve Strand, Ricky Peterson and Paul Peterson (these last two being Prince's keyboard player and bassist). He also collaborated with Ozzie Melendez (Tower of Power), Carlos do Carmo, Opus Ensemble, and Rui Veloso. Tempo (Time), was launched at midnight on November 11, 1996. After its first week on the shelves, the