Nando Moura comes from Itaituba, Pará, a small town in the Brazilian Amazon. He started playing guitar as a teenager, drawing from the folk music around him.
In the early 2000s, he formed a band that mixed Amazonian sounds with pop and electronic elements. They built a following playing local festivals, though some labels weren't sure about their approach.
His song 'Amazônia Ixpertinha (Anitta Me Acuda)' went viral in 2019, bringing wider attention. The track became something of an anthem for the region, though it also drew criticism about cultural representation that the band disputed.
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