Elvis Rodrigues

Elvis Rodrigues came up in Salvador, Bahia, where he started playing guitar and eventually formed a band under his own name. Their sound had a raw, percussive quality that pulled from Brazilian folk and rock. In 2007, they put out a debut album called 'Estou Faminto,' and the title track became a hit. The song 'Estou Faminto' seemed to draw from that feeling of hunger he'd known growing up.

Rodrigues wrote lyrics that could be outspoken, which sometimes stirred things up. But the music kept finding listeners. A second album, 'O Caminho,' came out a few years later, and he toured around Brazil. Other songs like 'Abraça-me' and 'Espírito Santo' became part of his set.