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BemBom Rum do Brasil - When they emerged from the north-east of Brazil in the early 90s no-one had heard anything quite like Chico Science e Nação Zumbi. Brazil had got in something of a stalemate musically, with lots of soul-less pop and rock bands imitative of those coming from the US and Europe, filling the charts. CSNZ revolutionised everything. They mixed rap and rock with the pounding drums found in maracatu, a regional style from the north-east. What’s more, they had a frontman in Chico Science who was full of charisma and energy, someone who understood the local culture but also saw that music couldn’t be afraid of change. Their first two albums, Da Lama Ao Caos (1994) and Afrociberdelia (1996), are stonewall Brazilian classics, and were huge hits across Brazil. They were even gaining some fame outside of Brazil - appearing in New York in 1995 - but tragically Chico died in a car crash at the age of 30. Nação Zumbi continue to perform with a new frontman, and some great albums of their own, but those first two CSNZ are hard to resist! Here's one of the album's standouts: Banditismo Por Uma Questão De Classe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmXUQ1-6f9c #Brasil100 #MusicaBrasileira #BrazilianMusic #BrazilianClassics

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When they emerged from the north-east of Brazil in the early 90s no-one had heard anything quite like Chico Science e Nação Zumbi. Brazil had got in...