A Bahian samba school whose catalog documents Carnival parade themes across decades.
For a sense of their range, listen to the 1996 track about housing issues and the 2010 song 'O Nascimento de Uma Estrela'. That's the samba-enredo tradition in a nutshell.
Acadêmicos do Dendê matters because they're one of those Salvador samba schools that actually puts out a yearly samba-enredo. You can hear their work in songs like 'Samba Enredo 1996 - Prédio Roubado, Ponha-se Na Rua. Ora Pois, Pois!' and 'Samba-Enredo 2012 - Loucos Pela Ilha'. Their catalog is basically a record of Carnival themes from Bahia, which isn't something you find everywhere.
They came from Cidade Baixa in Salvador. Their songs span from 1996 to 2018, showing they've been making samba-enredo compositions for Carnival parades for years.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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