Moby Dick

Moby Dick formed in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1970s with Sérgio Dias on vocals, Ed Wilson on guitar, Luís Sérgio Carlini on bass, and Walter Smetak on drums. Their name came from Herman Melville's novel, which suggested something of their unconventional approach.

That song's popularity grew partly because of the ban, and it remains what most people know them by. They put out several albums through the 1970s including Marginal in 1974 and Disco Bicho in 1975. The original rhythm section of Carlini and Smetak left around 1975, replaced by Duda on drums and Ricardo Sacks on bass for a period, but Dias and Wilson stayed at the center.

Later they tried different sounds, adding funk and reggae elements, and recorded an acoustic album in 1988. They were still playing live decades later, releasing a concert recording in 2007. Other songs in their catalog include "Ne Provokálj," "A Bűn Krisztusa," and "A Politikus," but it's "Ne Köss Belém" that defines them for most listeners.