7 Ervas came out of Brazil's Sertão region with a sound that mixed local folk traditions with rock and reggae. Their 2003 debut album, also called 'Sertão,' gave them a national platform with its title track becoming something of an anthem for the area's landscape and struggles. The band's lineup included Marcos Careca on vocals, Nego Bala on guitar, and Chico Bala on drums.
They kept recording through the 2000s and 2010s, putting out albums like 'Capim Santo,' 'Som da Terra,' and 'Raiz do Bem.' Songs like 'A Fogueira da Misericórdia' and 'Retirantes' carried that same direct, grounded approach.
While they never shied away from political themes, their music stayed rooted in the textures of the Sertão. The 2019 album 'Flores do Sertão' showed them still working in that vein, drawing from the same regional sounds that shaped their earlier work.
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