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Monduba Crew

Monduba Crew formed in Salvador, Bahia in the mid-1990s around percussionist and singer Carlinhos Brown. Brown wanted to blend traditional Bahian rhythms with...

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Monduba Crew's electronic axé from Bahia

A Brazilian group that fused house beats with Afro-Brazilian percussion in the 1990s.

For their blend, try "Fer-De-Lance" or "Diz Aí Doutor." They're a specific moment in Brazilian music when electronic production met Bahian tradition.

They took Bahian rhythms and ran them through electronic production at a time when that wasn't common. Tracks like "Fer-De-Lance" show how they made axé music work with house grooves. Their sound reached international festivals and caught the ear of artists like David Byrne.

They formed in Salvador in the mid-1990s around Carlinhos Brown, with DJ Dandan and Skanka. Their 1996 debut "Monduba" mixed house and Afro-Brazilian percussion, and "Motumbá" in 1997 had the international track "Iê, Iê, Iê." They kept releasing albums into the 2000s and 2010s, including "Axé Bahia" and "Indigo Blues."

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Monduba Crew formed in Salvador, Bahia in the mid-1990s around percussionist and singer Carlinhos Brown. Brown wanted to blend traditional Bahian rhythms with electronic sounds, bringing together musicians like DJ Dandan on turntables and Skanka on vocals. Their 1996 debut album "Monduba" found an audience in Brazil with its mix of house grooves and Afro-Brazilian percussion.

Their 1997 follow-up "Motumbá" included the track "Iê, Iê, Iê," which became popular internationally. Other songs like "Pros Maluco Doido" and "Homem Bomba" showed their approach to electronic axé music. They performed at festivals outside Brazil and worked with artists including David Byrne.

Some listeners in Brazil questioned their fusion of electronic production with Bahian musical traditions. The group continued releasing albums into the 2000s and 2010s, with titles like "Axé Bahia," "Indigo Blues," and "Bahia Brasil Brasil."

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