A Banca (

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for "''The Stand''") was a very short-lived

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ian

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band from Santos, São Paulo, composed mostly by former

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members and described as a "

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" of it.

History

Following the break-up of

, caused by the death of vocalist

Chorão Alexandre Magno Abrão (9 April 1970 – 6 March 2013), known professionally as Chorão, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, skateboarder, filmmaker, screenwriter and businessman. Best known for being a founding member and the vocalist/main lyri ...

due to a

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overdose on March 6, 2013, the remaining members of the band (guitarists

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and Marcão, drummer

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and bassist

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) decided to form a new musical project that would serve as a

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both to Charlie Brown Jr. and Chorão, dubbing it "A Banca" (literally translated to English as "The Stand") in allusion to a Brazilian street slang referring to a gathering of friends – i.e., "Charlie Brown Jr.'s friends". (Coincidentally, "A Banca" is also the name of a song by Charlie Brown Jr. from their 2000 album ''

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''.) The only bandmember not originally from Charlie Brown Jr. was bassist Helena "Lena" Papini. The band's first rehearsal was watched and approved by Chorão's son, and they made their official debut on

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'' on April 11, 2013. In May they announced their nationwide Chorão Eterno Tour in tribute to Chorão, in which they covered Charlie Brown Jr.'s greatest hits and also played new compositions. In August they released the

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O Novo Passo "O Novo Passo" (Portuguese for "''The New Step''") is a single by Brazilian alternative rock band A Banca. It initially debuted on August 24, 2013 through radio station Jovem Pan, but was played live by the band for the first time during a show ...

", chosen by ''

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'' one of the best Brazilian songs of the year. The band played its final show in São Vicente in late August, and in early September vocalist Champignon announced that their first full-length album was scheduled to be released in early 2014. Despite their apparent success, ever since its inception A Banca was overshadowed by controversy; a parcel of Charlie Brown Jr. fans criticized Champignon for "not respecting Chorão's death" and "not mourning it properly", going to the point of dismissing him as a "cash-grabber", a "traitor" and a "

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". Even though Champignon always vehemently denied such claims, constant criticism eventually lead him to sink into a major depression, and on September 9, 2013, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a

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pistol, effectively ending A Banca. By 2014 the remaining members of A Banca (Castanho excepted) formed a new project, D'Chapas, alongside vocalist Ivan Sader, and with André Pinguim (also a former member of Charlie Brown Jr.), Papini and Marcão formed

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. Papini left Bula in late 2019.

Discography

Single

Members

– vocals, beatboxing (2013; died 2013) * Marcão – electric guitar (2013) *

– electric guitar (2013) *

– drums (2013) * Helena "Lena" Papini – bass guitar (2013)

References

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