Abidoral Jamacaru is a Brazilian band best known for their 1989 song "O Peixe." The track's surreal lyrics about fish, rain, and love, paired with a hypnotic rhythm, made it something of an oddball national anthem. It appears on their debut album of the same name, which came out in 1989.
Their sound is hard to pin down, and that unconventional style has sometimes drawn criticism. In 1990, a planned television performance was reportedly canceled over concerns about the song's content. The band's lineup has included Antônio Carlos Cardoso on vocals, with Ney Conceição, Cláudio Nogueira, and Jorge Salgadinho on bass, guitar, and drums.
They followed their debut with other albums like "O Doce" in 1993 and "O Milagre" in 2000. Other songs in their catalog include "Mais Tarde, Mais Forte" and "Vá Com o Sol, o Vento, a Luz e Os Anos."
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