A Salvador band that mixed pop with reggae and samba while singing about inequality.
For their mix of rhythm and conscience, try 'Monólogo Sobre a Mudança' or the earlier hit 'A Menina'.
They came out of Salvador in the mid-1990s with a sound that was hard to pin down, Afro-Brazilian rhythms meeting pop, then later folding in reggae, samba, and funk. Their lyrics weren't just for dancing; songs like 'Monólogo Sobre a Mudança' and 'Nada Comum' took on poverty and racial inequality directly. That debut album 'A Menina' in 2001 gave them a hit with the title track, but it was the blend of groove and message that stuck.
Formed in Salvador with Alexandre "Xandão" Guedes on vocals, they put out 'A Menina' in 2001. The band kept releasing albums like 'Axé, Axé' in 2003, 'Nação Negona' in 2006, and 'Celebrar' in 2016, with a lineup that included guitarist Edílson "Cavalo" Moreno and others.
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