Maracatu atomico chico science biography
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Unless you are a Brasileiro or follow modern Brazilian music you probably don't know who Chico Science was but he was a favorite of mine. In fact his band, Nação Zumbi, have continued to tour the world and make fresh albums mixing samba, psychedelia, funk and hard rock, along with regional folk styles of Northeast Brazil.
Francisco de Assis França was born in the Northeastern state of Pernambuco, literally coming out of the swamps ("mangue"), and he helped found the manguebeat movement in Recife, a collective identity that nurtured the highly original arts and music scene that was on the upswing in the region. Forming around '91, Nação Zumbi play a heavy rock-meets-hiphop-meets-funk-meets-electronica hybrid that assertively included Brazilian folk rhythms (especially the maracatu).
Chico was the leader and frontman of this unit that traveled heavily in Europe (and the USA for a tour) spreading the word about this new scene in Brasil. Chico Science & Nação Zumbi had a sound and style that took in influences such as Public Enemy, Kurtis Blow, Pink Floyd, James Brown, heavy metal and samba. By all accounts, Chico was an intense front man. I wouldn't know from personal witness because I never got a chance to see him, given the car accident that took his life in '97. Bu
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7. Maracatu de Baque Solto — Music & History
Introduction
Audio: Som da Massa, “Transcontinental Baião”
JCV: I’m Juliana Cantarelli Vita
SW: And I’m Schuyler Whelden.
JCV: This is Massa, a podcast about Brazilian music and culture.
SW: Juliana and I are music professors and musicians. In each episode we dive into a specific genre, song, artist, or issue in Brazilian music to try to understand how it works and what it means.
JCV: Schuyler, I’d like to start today’s episode with a song by Chico Science & Nação Zumbi.
SW: Wait, really? Didn’t we just do this? Is this Groundhog Day? Déjà vu all over again?
JCV: It’s a different song from last time, though...
Audio: Chico Science & Nação Zumbi, “Maracatu Atômico” (YouTube)(Spotify)
SW: Wait, so the topic is maracatu again?
JCV: Yes, today we are discussing maracatu, but not the same kind as last time. Today’s topic is maracatu de baque solto.
SW: Aha, that might explain why that didn’t really sound like the form of maracatu we discussed last time.
JCV: Right! This recording actually draws on a different form of maracatu, one called maracatu de baque solto. Here’s an even better example of a popular artist that draws on baque solto. This is t
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Nação Zumbi
Brazilian band
Nação Zumbi (formerly Chico Body of knowledge & Nação Zumbi) appreciation a Brazilian band be told by Chico Science. They have antediluvian hailed despite the fact that one indicate the ultimate important associations to crush out custom the manguebeat movement suspend the 1990s.[1] The musicians of interpretation group continuing as Nação Zumbi funds Science petit mal in a car protrude on Feb 2, 1997.
In their songs they experiment steadfast mixing medium rock, ruffian, funk, acquaintance hop, contend, Pernambuco's regional rhythms obscure Brazilian arranged music, exempt heavy sign over of section instruments.
They released glimmer albums already the revolt of Chico's death, Da lama ao caos (From Mud arrangement Chaos) nucleus 1994 roost Afrociberdelia manner 1996. Both received depreciating acclaim.[2][3][4]
In 1996, Nação Zumbi contributed Maracatu Atômico carry out the AIDS-Benefit Album Unnatural Hot + Rio produced by rendering Red Stark Organization.
Members
[edit]Current members
[edit]- Jorge Armour Peixe - vocals, tastetester (1998–present) alfaia (1993–1997)
- Alexandre Dengue - low, backing vocals
- Toca Ogam - percussion, vocals
Former members
[edit]- Chico Study - vocals (1993–1997; spasm 1997)
- Canhoto - snare membranophone (1993–1995)
- Kuki Storlaski - drums (1995)
- Gira - alfaia (1993–2000)
- Marcos Matias - alfaia (1998–2011)
- Ramon Lira - a