Negritude Júnior is a Brazilian
pagode
Pagode () is a Brazilian style of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a subgenre of Samba. Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party. In 1978, singer Beth Carvalho was introduced to this music, like ...
group from
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, founded in 1986 in the suburb of
Carapicuíba
Carapicuíba () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 403,183 (2020 est.) in an area of . It is one of the m ...
. Their biggest period of success came in the 1990s, where six of their albums had various hits on the record charts, with many albums reaching gold, platinum and double platinum status.
The original line-up of the group included
Netinho de Paula, Nenê, Wagninho, Claudinho, Feijão, Chambourcy, Ari, Lino, and Fabinho.
History
Negritude Júnior was started in 1986 by Nenê, Wagninho and Claudinho. They met each other at the Camisa Verde e Branco
samba school
A samba school () is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club. They practice and often perform in a huge square-Compound (enclosure), compounds ("quadras de samba") and are devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an Afro-Brazili ...
, where
Almir Guineto
Almir de Souza Serra (12 July 1946 – 5 May 2017), better known by his stage name Almir Guineto, was a Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter and instrumentalist, working in the genres of samba and pagode.
Biography
Guineto was director of t ...
was also a member.
At that time, the members of the group were adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15. After winning a contest within the samba school, the group was invited to participate in a compilation album with two
samba
Samba () is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilians, Afro Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, It is a name or ...
songs, "Triste Andança" and "Algo De Valor".
Soon afterwards they independently released their first LP in 1992, ''Jeito de Seduzir'' (Zimbabwe). The LP caught the attention of
EMI Odeon
Odeon Records is a record label founded in 1903 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of the International Talking Machine Company in Berlin, Germany. The label's name and logo come from the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe in Paris.
History
Straus a ...
, which helped to release the group's second LP, ''Natural'', which brought a certified gold song with "Conto de Fadas".
In 1994, ''Deixa Acontecer'' was released, with three hit songs: "Olhos Vermelhos", "Indiferença" and "Beijo Geladinho".
The latter song, “Beijo Geladinho”, was featured on the soundtrack of the telenovela ''
A Dona do Pedaço''.
On the fourth album, ''Gente da Gente'', released in 1995, they had more hits such as "Absoluta", "Gente da Gente", "Cohab City" e "É Demais". ''Nosso Ninho'', their fifth album, was made as a romantic tribute to women, with such songs as "Tanajura", "Você faz falta", and "Coração Cigano".
The sixth album, ''Sedução Na Pele'', released as a CD, was one of their most successful productions commercially, having reached double platinum status. Songs from the album, such as "Que Dure Para Sempre", "Sedução Na Pele" and "Bom Dia", reached the top of the Brazilian radio and TV charts.
In 2001, Netinho left the group to focus on his career as a TV presenter.
In 2013, Netinho tried to return to the group and bring back the original line-up, but was unsuccessful.
The following year, he formed the group Negritudeando, with Fabinho, Wagninho and Lino.
However, due to a lawsuit made by the current members of Negritude Júnior, whom alleged that the name of the new group would harm the sales of their group, the name was changed to Família Cohab City.
In 2019, Ari temporarily stepped back from the group to treat complications from an autoimmune disorder.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
* 1999: Ao Vivo
* 2003: Ao Vivo II
* 2005: É Tudo Nosso
* 2016: Ao Vivo no Studio Showlivre
References
External links
Official website*
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People from Carapicuíba
Musical groups from São Paulo
Musical groups established in 1986
Musical groups from São Paulo (state)
Pagode musical groups
Samba ensembles
1986 establishments in Brazil