Collaborating with Spanish composer Enrique X. Macias, lyricist and upright bass player Pedro Abrunhosa has written some of Portugal's most endearing tunes. A native of Portugal, Abrunhosa studied at the School of Ruvina Music at the age of 12. Inspired to take a more serious approach to music study, he transferred to the prestigious School of Portuguese Music in 1976 where he studied under the professors Alvaro Salazar and Jorge Peixinho.