A Brazilian trio mixing funk, soul, and samba since 2003, with tracks like 'Bonde do Edcity' and 'Plantão É Duro'.
For their sound, start with 'Bonde do Edcity' and 'Plantão É Duro'. They give you that mix of funk and samba they've been doing since the beginning.
They're one of those Belo Horizonte groups that found an audience without becoming a huge mainstream story, working in a space where funk meets samba. Songs like 'Plantão É Duro' and 'Desce na Onda' have that same loose, rhythmic feel that caught on in Brazil. Their track 'Bonde do Edcity' became a local hit, and albums like 'Bonde da Oakley' got attention for lyrics about everyday things like sunglasses.
Edcity formed in Belo Horizonte in 2003, started by three friends: Rafael Dias on vocals, Eduardo Mello on bass, and Leandro Pacheco on drums. Their first album came out in 2006, followed by 'Bonde da Oakley' in 2008, and they kept putting out records like 'A Cidade' in 2011 and 'Quintal' in 2014. By 2017 they'd released 'Fogo na Babilônia', still working in that space despite some listeners thinking they were straying from traditional funk.
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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