A Salvador band from the 1990s that mixed percussion-heavy grooves with sharp social lyrics.
If you're new to Sabará, 'Afastará' is the obvious place to start, it's the song that got them noticed. For something a little darker, try 'Hermético' or 'Não pude correr'.
Sabará's sound was built on the percussion of Márcio Bahia and the bass of Robson Nonato, grounding their songs in Afro-Brazilian traditions while reaching for pop hooks. Tracks like 'Afastará' and 'Onde se escondeu?' landed on their 1995 debut and later turned up in film and TV, giving their rhythms a wider audience. They kept writing about social themes, which sometimes got them into trouble, but that edge kept their music from feeling too safe.
They started in Salvador in the early 1990s with a core trio, then grew to include horns and keyboards by the time of 'Passagem Secreta' in 1997. Albums like 'Um Pé no Brasil' and 'Sete Mares' followed, with the lineup shifting as musicians like trombonist Marcos Sena came and went. They were still putting out records like 'Ladeira da Memória' into the 2010s.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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