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Matozinho Reis
Matozinho Reis came up in Salvador, Bahia, where the sounds of candomblé and samba were part of the air. He started playing guitar and writing songs that...
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Aleluia Aleluia
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Amigo verdadeiro
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Arrebatamento
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Deus Tem Uma Resposta
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Escravo do Pecado
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Eta Culto Bom
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Evangelista
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Não Estou Mais Sozinho
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Quem É Este
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Seu Nome É Jesus
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Últimas Coisas
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Matozinho Reis came up in Salvador, Bahia, where the sounds of candomblé and samba were part of the air. He started playing guitar and writing songs that spoke to the people around him, and by the early 1970s he had a band together. The song 'Escravo do Pecado' came out in 1975 and caught on, becoming something people knew.
His music drew from Afro-Brazilian rhythms and often dealt with things like inequality and poverty. 'Escravo do Pecado' itself was about slavery and discrimination, and it resonated with many.
He kept recording through the late 1970s, putting out albums like 'O Povo,' 'O Filho de Deus,' and 'O Sertão.' Other songs like 'Aleluia Aleluia' and 'Amigo verdadeiro' show up in his catalog too. The band included Zé Gomes on guitar, Armandinho on bass, and Rafael dos Santos on drums.
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