A Salvador band that mixed samba, reggae, and axé into dance floor anthems for decades.
For their sound, try "Meni' Inah" or "Amigo Verdadeiro." Those tracks show what kept people dancing.
When Netinho da Bahia formed in 1983, they caught on locally with that mix of samba, reggae, and axé. Their 1992 album "Axe Bahia" was the breakthrough, and songs like "Meni' Inah" kept dance floors moving for years. They never lost their local roots even as their rhythm-driven style spread across Brazil.
The band started in Salvador in 1983, led by Ernesto de Souza Neto. Their 1992 album "Axe Bahia" broke through, followed by records like "Sangue Bom" in 1994 and "É o Tchan" in 1999. The lineup changed over time, but Neto remained at the center while they kept recording through the years.
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