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Zeca Bahia
Zeca Bahia came up in Bahia, Brazil, where he grew up hearing samba, reggae, and traditional African music. He started writing songs on a borrowed guitar as a...
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Zeca Bahia came up in Bahia, Brazil, where he grew up hearing samba, reggae, and traditional African music. He started writing songs on a borrowed guitar as a young man. His self-titled debut album arrived in 2004, mixing those regional rhythms with more personal lyrics.
His song 'Aura' became particularly well-known, reaching listeners well beyond Brazil. The track has a haunting quality that stuck with people. He followed it with albums like 'Alma' in 2010 and 'Raízes' in 2014, continuing to work with a regular band of musicians.
Some critics felt he was commercializing traditional sounds, but he kept making music his way. Other songs like 'Ave Coração' and 'Porto Solidão' show his style, melodic, rhythmic, and grounded in where he's from.
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