Artist description Atribomacaca provides the listener with the latest sounds from Brazil, mixing Brazilian music and European experiences to embark on a new musical adventure. The essence of the band is a fusion of multicoloured, contagious rhythms including Samba, Salsa, Reggae, Funk, Lambada, Bossa Nova, Pagode, Baiao, and many more.

Music Style Brazilian and latin music

Artist History The band Atribomacaca was created in 1997 by Claudio Kron do Brazil with the objective of promoting Brazilian art and culture in the U. K.

Group Members claudio kron do BRAZIL, miguel migueiZ, jonathan david CHAMBERLAIN, richard james macaco WEEDON, david munoz VILLASECA

Instruments Vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, cavaquino, drum kit, brazilian percussion.

Albums Xegando

Press Reviews Album of the Month - Vanguard Magazine (UK) (Nov/1999)New stars are about to arise from the north! That's the prediction following a few listens to AtriboMacaca's new release of Latin influences on their debut album Xegando. Hailing from such countries as Brazil and Portugal but forged in the world renowned rich Latin musical pastures of Dewsbury, Leeds and Sheffield (widely revered as the Latin American capital of Yorkshire) Atribo Macaca's first album release Xegando is certainly something worth taking note of for those with an eye on this kind of music. The album provides tunes from a variety of different genres: Salsa, Bossanova, Funk and Samba to name but a few. Each one composed and performed with aplomb. The opening track, Saudade is a wistful salsa tune laced with a twinkling acoustic guitar riff and coloured by the melancholic lyrics of miguel migueiZ. The second tune, Passito is a pleasant bossanova track which sounds suspiciously ripped off from something else, but doesn't every bossanova tune sound ripped off? Head noddingly congenial nevertheless. Ayo the third track on the album features the kind of funky bass line that could induce a party. migueiZ's English chorus of 'Everybody's Dancing! Everybody's Dancing' reminds one of French rap, but this only adds to the smile that this song forces on your face. The next tune Samba da Macaca is what the title suggests an intoxicating and chaotic samba rhythm, ideal for those many carnivals that are held in and around Sheffield in the November period. This track could have done with a little more production work as it seems to take a break half-way in between, allowing for percussionist claudio kron de BRAZIL to introduce individually the very many members of his percussion family: 'and here's Mr.Twangy thing'. The next tune Mundo is back to the salsa theme, but this is much more of a smoochy, romantically inclined number with migueiZ the seducer lacing his smooth lyrical coquetry all over the track. Again a really laid back and star twinkling number. Sophisticated samba. The last track could never be a commercial success in the UK with a name like Xegarei but from the moment it leaves the starting blocks you're enamoured by the delicate but relentless guitar riffs, the samba beats in the background and migueiZ' languid tones. Sunshine. Xegando is more like a compilation than an album that you could slot into a section at Virgin Records. However as evidence of the bands diversity and skills it serves it's purpose. There's no doubt that this is quality music and for a tenner it's well worth a purchase if you're into this kind of Latin music or you ever wanted something which could give you a flavour of the variety that abounds. ATTAMBUR Internet Music Magazine (Portugal) (Nov/1999)Recentemente AtriboMacacA lancou o seu primeiro trabalho discográfico intitulado XEGANDO, onde através das diversas influências culturais dos seus músicos, exploram uma variedade de sons que fundem ritmos musicais que vão desde o Fado Português, a Salsa Cubana até ao Funk Anglo-Saxónico. A AtriboMacacA pretende revolucionar os novos sons do Brasil e pretende levar novas abordagens da música brasileira até Inglaterra e o resto da Europa, aventurando-se por novas abordagens e propostas. A essência da banda é uma fusão de ritmos multicolores e a mistura de várias sensibilidades. Desde o início, AtriboMacacA comecou a contagiar cada vez mais adeptos com os seus ritmos quentes tropicais, onde os diversos estilos de musicais incluem o Samba, a Salsa, o Reggae, o Funk, o Frevo, a Lambada, a Bossa Nova, o Pagode, o Baiao, entre muitos outros. A música presenciada neste CD é de inspiração original e intervém em várias frentes, através de palavras que revelam a natureza da sociedade actual partindo do passado, presente até um longínquo futuro...Em contraste, a suavidade e emotividade de alguns dos temas reflectem a comunhão, diversidade cultural e temperamento sentimental dos vários musicos.

Location Leeds, Yorkshire - United Kingdom

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