A short-lived 1960s group that mixed Brazilian rhythms with psychedelic touches and faced censorship for their suggestive single '100 Xurumela'.
If you're curious about their sound, '100 Xurumela' is the track that got them noticed and censored. 'Bicharada' gives a good sense of their catalog too.
They were part of Brazil's Tropicália movement alongside names like Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, but with their own particular slant. Their 1968 single '100 Xurumela' got enough attention for its unusual arrangement and suggestive lyrics that it was pulled from radio play. Songs like 'Bicharada' and 'Amor Destranbelhado' show their mix of Brazilian rhythms with psychedelic and experimental touches.
The band formed in 1963 with Lan Lan on vocals, the backing vocalists Os Elaines, and guitarist Marcos Valle. They put out a few albums between 1965 and 1969, including 'Lan Lan e Os Elaines' in 1965, 'O Sonho' in 1967, and 'A Gente Precisa Ver o Mar' in 1969. They didn't last much beyond the late 1960s, but their recordings from that period still turn up in discussions of the era's more adventurous Brazilian music.
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