A Brazilian band whose confrontational sound and explicit lyrics drew both cult following and censorship.
If you want to hear what they were about, start with 'Cavalo Babão' or 'Rock N' Roll Favela'. That's the sound they built their reputation on.
Ultrasomcwb mattered because they made music that felt genuinely dangerous in late-1970s Brazil. Songs like 'Rock N' Roll Favela' and 'Pau D'água' carried a raw, unpolished energy that stood apart from most Brazilian music at the time. Their lyrics dealt with explicit language and social commentary in ways that drew real criticism and occasional censorship.
The band came out of São Paulo in the late 1970s with Leo Jaime on vocals, Gelson Oliveira on guitar, Ronaldo Santos on bass, and Guaraci Guimarães on drums. Their debut album from 1979 was called 'Cavalo Babão', which is also the name of one of their songs. Their story is really about those early, volatile years in São Paulo and the direct, unfiltered music they made during that time.
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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