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Prima Facie
Prima Facie formed in Salvador, Bahia, with members including Luiz Caldas on vocals and guitar, Paulinho Boca de Cantor on vocals and percussion, Armandinho...
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Prima Facie formed in Salvador, Bahia, with members including Luiz Caldas on vocals and guitar, Paulinho Boca de Cantor on vocals and percussion, Armandinho on bass, Zulu on drums, and Ramatis on keyboards. Their music pulled from samba and axé alongside funk, rock, and reggae, with lyrics touching on love, social issues, and Bahian culture.
Their 1985 single "Dos Reis Aos Bobos" broke through nationally, leading to albums like "Prima Facie" (1985), "Axé Bahia" (1987), and "O Canto da Terra" (1990). Other songs like "Fotos de Novela" and "Linda (Vem Voar)" became part of their catalog.
In 1988, the band faced criticism over the explicit lyrics of "Banzeiro," but they didn't back down from their artistic choices. They kept recording into the 2000s with albums such as "Axé Babá" (2000).
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