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Skank (band)
Skank is a Brazilian band from Belo Horizonte. Having begun in 1991, they sold approximately 5,200,000 copies of their albums as of 2004. Initially intending to mix dancehall with traditional Brazilian styles, later the band changed its sonority to music closer to Britpop and local movement Clube da Esquina. Biography In 1983, Samuel Rosa (guitars, vocals) and Henrique Portugal (keyboards) started to play in a reggae band called "Pouso Alto", along with Dinho Mourão (drums) and his brother Alexandre (bass). In 1991, Pouso Alto arranged for a performance in São Paulo, but due to the Mourão brothers not being in Belo Horizonte, bassist Lelo Zaneti and drummer Haroldo Ferretti were called for the gig. The band premiered on June 5, 1991, and due to the performance competing with the Campeonato Paulista final match, the audience was 37 people. After the show, the group changed its name to Skank, inspired by Bob Marley's song "Easy skanking", and began to perform regularly at "Mister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the third-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the 17th-most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's second-most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil. The region was first settled in the early 18th century, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s, to replace Ouro Preto as the capital of Minas Gerais. The city features a mixture of contemporary and classical buildings, and is home to several modern Brazilian architectural icons, most notably the Pampulha Complex. In planning the city, Aarão Reis and Francisco Bicalho sought inspiration in the urban p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estado De Minas
''Estado de Minas'' (abbreviated ''EM'') is a Brazilian newspaper published in the capital of Minas Gerais state, Belo Horizonte. Its foundation dates as late as 1928, and one year later it was bought by Assis Chateaubriand's Diários Associados. ''EM'' is the most traditional and respected publication of Minas, and the highest-selling broadsheet A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long Vertical and horizontal, vertical pages, typically of . Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner (format), Berliner and Tabloid (newspaper format), ta ... of the state, with a daily average of 83,787 copies through 2012. It is only surpassed in Minas by tabloid ''Super Notícia'', and ranks 14th among all publications of Brazil. It is also considered one of the most important and respected Brazilian newspapers. References External links * Daily newspapers published in Brazil Mass media in Belo Horizonte Diários Associados Publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process. It was the second time that France staged the competition (the first was in 1938) and the ninth time that it was held in Europe. Spanning 32 days, it is the longest World Cup tournament ever held. Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997. For the first time in the competition, the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32, with eight groups of four. 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums in 10 host cities, with the opening match and final staged at the newly built Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis. The tournament was won by host country France, who beat defending champions Brazil 3–0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America). FIFA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statutes, including growing association football internationally, providing efforts to ensure it is accessible to everyone, and advocating for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Samba Poconé
''O Samba Poconé'' is the third studio album by Skank, released in 1996. It includes the hits "Garota Nacional" (which was also released in a Spanish-language version, "Chica Nacional") plus "Tão Seu", "Poconé" and "É Uma Partida de Futebol." ''O Samba Poconé'' sold 1.8 million copies, with 800,000 in two months. Track listing #"É Uma Partida de Futebol" ( Nando Reis/ Samuel Rosa) - 3:56 #"Eu Disse a Ela" (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 4:14 #"Zé Trindade" (featuring Manu Chao) (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 4:07 #"Garota Nacional" (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 5:17 #"Tão Seu" (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 4:03 #"Sem Terra" (featuring Manu Chao) (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 4:39 #"Os Exilados" (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 4:05 #"Um Dia Qualquer" (Chico Amaral) - 4:52 #"Los Pretos" (featuring Manu Chao) (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 3:59 #"Sul da América" (Chico Amaral/Samuel Rosa) - 4:14 #"Poconé" (Chico Amaral) - 5:18 Personnel ;Skank * Samuel Rosa - vocals, gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calango
''Calango'' (Portuguese: tropidurus lizard) is the second studio album by Brazilian band Skank, released in 1994. It contains the hits "Esmola", "É Proibido Fumar" (a Roberto Carlos cover), and "Pacato Cidadão". ''Calango'' sold approximately 1.2 million copies. Track listing # "Amolação" ( Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral Chico () means ''small'', ''boy'' or ''child'' in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language (). Chico may refer to: Places *Chico, California, a city *Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community *Chic ...) – 2:35 # "Jackie Tequila" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 4:10 # "Esmola" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 2:38 # "O Beijo e a Reza" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 4:59 # "A Cerca" (Samuel Rosa/ Fernando Furtado/Chico Amaral) – 3:28 # "É Proibido Fumar" ( Roberto Carlos/ Erasmo Carlos) – 3:11 # "Te Ver" (Samuel Rosa/Lelo Zaneti/Chico Amaral) – 4:36 # "Chega Disso!" (Samuel Rosa/Chico Amaral) – 4:04 # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want You (Bob Dylan Song)
"I Want You" is a song recorded by Bob Dylan in 1966. Recorded in the early morning hours of March 10, 1966, the song was the last one recorded for Dylan's double-album ''Blonde on Blonde''. It was issued as a single that June, shortly before the release of the album. There were three complete takes of "I Want You", with the final take and a guitar overdub comprising the master. The recording session was released in its entirety on the 18-disc Collector's Edition of '' The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966'' in 2015, with the penultimate take of the song also appearing on the 6-disc and 2-disc versions of that album. Dylan performed "I Want You" as a slow ballad during his 1978 world tour, as heard on ''Bob Dylan at Budokan'', released in 1979. Dylan also revisited the song in 1987 on a co-tour with the Grateful Dead; their version was released in 1989 on the '' Dylan and the Dead'' album. The single's B-side was a live version of "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning more than 60 years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and " The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and antiwar movements. His lyrics during this period incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture. Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which comprised mainly traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' the following year. The album features "Blowin' in the Wind" and the thematically complex " A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall". Many of his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SonyBMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout of the remaining 50% held by Bertelsmann. BMG was instead rebuilt as BMG Rights Management on the basis of 200 remaining artists. History Sony BMG Music Entertainment began as the result of a merger between Sony Music (part of Sony) and Bertelsmann Music Group (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 6, 2004. It was one of the Big Four music companies and includes ownership and distribution of recording labels such as Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, Mchenry Records, Jive Records, RCA Victor Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sonic Wave America and others. The merger affected all Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group companies worldwide except for Japan, where it was felt that it would reduce competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skank (album)
''Skank'' is the self-titled debut album by Brazilian rock band Skank. Released independently in 1992 with 3,000 copies, the album sold 1,200 in 45 days and drew the attention of Sony BMG, who re-released the album on its new Chaos label. The album sold approximately 250,000 copies. ''Skank'' had the hits "Tanto" (a Portuguese-language version of Bob Dylan's "I Want You"), "O Homem Que Sabia Demais", and "In(dig)nação". Track listing #"Gentil Loucura" (Affonso Jr., Chico Amaral) #"In (dig) nação" (Samuel Rosa, Chico Amaral) #"Salto no Asfalto" (Samuel Rosa, Fernando Furtado) #"Macaco Prego" (Samuel Rosa, Chico Amaral) #"Tanto ( I Want You)" ( Bob Dylan, Portuguese version by Chico Amaral) #"O Homem Q Sabia Demais" (Samuel Rosa, Tavinho Paes, Fernando Furtado) #"Let Me Try Again Let or LET may refer to: Sports * Let serve, when the served object in certain racket sports hits the net and lands in the correct service court, such as; ** Let (badminton) ** Let (pickleball) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churrascaria
A ''churrascaria'' () is a place where meat is cooked in ''churrasco'' style, which translates roughly from the Portuguese word for "barbecue". ''Churrascaria'' cuisine is typically (but not always) served ''rodízio'' style, where roving waiters serve the barbecued meats from large skewers directly onto the seated diners' plates. Terminology Related terminology comes from the Portuguese language. A ''churrasqueiro'' is somebody who cooks ''churrasco'' style food in a ''churrascaria'' restaurant or at home. A ''churrasqueira'' is a barbecue grill used for this style of cooking. History Distinctly a South American style rotisserie, it owes its origins to the fireside roasts of the gaúchos of southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, traditionally from the Pampa region, centuries ago. Contemporary ''churrascarias'' In modern restaurants ''rodízio'' service is typically offered. (meat waiters) come to the table with knives and a skewer, on which are speared various kinds o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
