Saramagua

Saramagua formed in the early 2000s in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, with Waldonys on vocals and guitar, Tarcísio Sardinha on accordion, and Zé Hilton on bass. They play forró, a traditional music from northeastern Brazil, but they've always mixed in other sounds, which didn't sit well with some purists at first. Their first album came out in 2006.

Their song "Rainha do Cruzeiro," from the 2010 album of the same name, became their most recognizable track. It's a love song set in the sertão, the dry backlands of the region. Other songs like "Constância" and "Açude Velho" also draw on that landscape and feeling.

They've kept putting out albums roughly every few years, including "O Som do Nordeste" in 2014 and "Nosso Forró" in 2018. The music stays grounded in forró rhythms, even as it borrows freely from pop and rock.