Banda Musa do Calypso
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Banda Musa do Calypso

Banda Musa do Calypso formed in Belém, Pará, Brazil, around 1999 when vocalists Joelma da Silva Mendes and Cleber Marques met at a local bar. They started...

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Banda Musa do Calypso, the Belém duo that defined 2000s Brazilian radio

A forró and axé band from Pará whose songs about love and breakups soundtracked a decade.

If you want to hear them at their peak, put on 'Loira ou Morena' or 'Agora Eu Sei', that's the sound that stuck around.

They came out of Belém in 1999 and quickly built a sound that felt like a party, mixing forró and axé with sertanejo hooks. Songs like 'Loira ou Morena' and 'Novo Namorado' were all over Brazilian radio in the 2000s, and their personal story, Joelma and Cleber's divorce in 2005, became part of the band's public image. Even after they went on hiatus in 2016, those early hits still turn up at festivals and on playlists.

They started playing small venues in Belém after meeting at a bar, then released their debut 'Musa do Calypso' in 2001. Through the 2000s, they put out a series of numbered albums and kept a steady presence on radio before the hiatus in 2016.

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Banda Musa do Calypso formed in Belém, Pará, Brazil, around 1999 when vocalists Joelma da Silva Mendes and Cleber Marques met at a local bar. They started performing original songs and covers at small venues, building a local following before releasing their debut album 'Musa do Calypso' in 2001.

Their music mixed forró, axé, and sertanejo styles, and they released a series of numbered albums through the 2000s. Songs like 'Loira ou Morena,' 'Novo Namorado,' and 'Agora Eu Sei' kept them popular on Brazilian radio during this period. The band went on hiatus in 2016, citing creative differences.

Joelma and Cleber's personal relationship became public when they divorced in 2005, which affected the band's public image. They continued performing and recording afterward, though with less prominence than during their peak years in the early 2000s.

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