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Zé Carlos Lugão
Zé Carlos Lugão came from Petrolina, where he started as a street performer before putting out his first album, 'Nordestino Raiz,' in 1998. His music drew on...
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Zé Carlos Lugão came from Petrolina, where he started as a street performer before putting out his first album, 'Nordestino Raiz,' in 1998. His music drew on Northeastern rhythms and often dealt with social issues, which connected with listeners who felt those themes in their own lives.
His song 'Solta o Grito' became something of an anthem, a raw and direct piece that people took up as their own. He kept recording through the 2000s and into the 2010s, with albums like 'Vozes da Terra' and 'O Canto da Resistência' following that same thread.
Lugão worked with a regular band that included guitarist Luiz Carlos Portela and vocalist Teresa Cristina, among others. The music wasn't polished or aimed at crossover success; it stayed close to its roots and to the concerns he kept writing about.
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