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Sinistros do Samba
Sinistros do Samba formed in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1990s, with Walmir Serrão on vocals. Their debut single "Menina" came out in 2002 and caught on...
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Sinistros do Samba formed in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1990s, with Walmir Serrão on vocals. Their debut single "Menina" came out in 2002 and caught on quickly, giving the band a national profile. They put out albums regularly through the 2000s and into the 2010s, including Direto da Ilha and O Mundo É Nosso.
Their music pulls from samba rhythms but mixes in funk and hip-hop touches. The lyrics often deal with city life and social issues, which sometimes drew criticism from people who felt they were too provocative. The band defended their approach as reflecting real experiences in Rio's neighborhoods.
Alongside Serrão, the group included musicians like Marcelo Morelo on surdo, Fabiano Oliveira on pandeiro, and Ronaldo Costa on cavaquinho. They kept recording and performing, with later releases like Deixa Rolar and Samba no Pé showing their continued output through the mid-2010s.
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