Valsa Binária

Valsa Binária formed in São Paulo around 2005, with singer-songwriter Ana Cândida at the center alongside guitarist João Paulo Simões and bassist Gustavo Arruda. They worked with waltz rhythms but pulled from other places too, creating something that didn't fit neatly into one category. Their first album, 'Seu Corpo É o Meu Oceano,' came out in 2008.

Some of their songs, like 'Dona de Si' and 'A Mais Bonita,' became talking points for how they handled personal themes. The band put out more records after that, including 'O Segundo Corpo' and 'Filho do Homem,' and kept going despite changes in the lineup and the usual rough patches that come with making music outside the mainstream.