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Mauricio de Andrade
Mauricio de Andrade formed his band in 1986, working out of Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Their debut album '57 Minutos' came out in 1991, with the title track...
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57 minutos
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Algumas Vezes
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Igual a Mim
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Pequena Comunicação
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Simples Casual
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Um Segundo
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10 photos available
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57 minutos
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Algumas Vezes
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Igual a Mim
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Pequena Comunicação
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Simples Casual
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Um Segundo
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Mauricio de Andrade formed his band in 1986, working out of Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Their debut album '57 Minutos' came out in 1991, with the title track becoming a national hit. The song's spare arrangement and direct lyrics about love and loss gave it a raw quality that connected with listeners.
Other songs like 'Algumas Vezes' and 'Pequena Comunicação' followed a similar pattern, simple guitar work, unadorned vocals, and lyrics that felt conversational rather than poetic. The band's sound mixed Brazilian rhythms with straightforward pop structures, avoiding the ornate production common in Brazilian music at the time.
The band kept recording through the mid-1990s, though details about their later work are sparse. What remains are those early songs that still get played on Brazilian radio, particularly '57 Minutos,' which has outlasted much of the drama around its creator.
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