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Falamansa
Falamansa is a Brazilian forró band created in 1998 in São Paulo. With the success of forró on the nights of the city of São Paulo, a movement emerged in the city to meet the demand of the nightclubs and the adolescent public, who identified immediately with the dance and the contagious rhythm of the style. The members: Josivaldo, Dezinho, Tato, Alemão, and Valdir performed the songs of Luiz Gonzaga and Jackson do Pandeiro, mixing the so-called "forró universitário" or "forró pé-de-serra" with the roots of Northeastern music. By 2001, the group had more than 1 million copies sold in Brazil. History Falamansa's history begins in 1998, the last day of registration for the 3rd Mackenzie Music Festival. Tato, now the band's author and vocalist, was a forró DJ and already had some compositions of his own. Decided to inscribe one of them ("Asas") at the festival. However, he did not have a band. Four days later Falamansa, which had not existed before, was among the 20 summo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deckdisc
Deckdisc is a Brazilian record company that was founded in 1998. History The Deckdisc officially began his career as a record label in 1998, with distribution from Universal Music Group, Universal Music. The first success was the series "O Som do Barzinho", which reached more than two million copies sold in its five volumes. It was founded by João Augusto, a journalist and producer who was A&R at PolyGram and A&R, VP of EMI. At EMI, João Augusto worked with Mamonas Assassinas, Marisa Monte, Legião Urbana, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Exaltasamba and many others. In 1999 Deckdisc brought back to the music scene the band Ultraje a Rigor with the launch of the album ''18 Anos Sem Tirar!'' and in 2000 came the biggest hit of all, the launch of the debut album of Falamansa. In November 2001, Deckdisc became the first Brazilian independent label to launch its own distribution in Rio de Janeiro. It is also owned by Deckdisc, Editora Musical Deck that has about 6000 songs and released mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |