Banda Calypso

Banda Calypso
Joelma and Chimbinha, leaders of the Band
Background information
Origin	Belém, Pará, Brazil
Genres	Brega pop, calypso, cumbia, lambada, zouk, carimbó
Labels	Free Sound, Radar Records, MD Music

Banda Calypso is a Brazilian cheesy pop, with influences of regional rhythms of the state, formed in Belém do Pará in 1999 by singer Joelma Mendes and guitarist and producer Cledivan Almeida Farias, better known as Chimbinha. Earlier disclosure of the work was restricted to only the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. The band is now enjoying success in Brazil and begins to establish his career abroad with tours to the United States, Europe and Angola.

Even with prejudice for his musical genre and its origins, the band became absolute leader in bandage CDs and DVDs of the 2000s, with approximately 15 million albums and over 5 million DVDs distributed in Brazilian soil, making it one of the record-breaking sales in country bands.

The band presents an engaging and contagious rhythm, known as cheesy pop and calypso. Many confuse the calypso rhythm with the Forró, however the similarities are only in the hallucinatory content and caliente dance because Calypso is a completely different pace of everything that we have seen, is actually a mixture of several Para roots rhythms as well as cumbia, merengue and carimbó.

In 2011, we began development of the feature film 'This is Calypso - The Movie', which should count as Joelma and Chimbinha met , the band's formation in 1999 and recognition in Brazil and abroad. Is being directed by Caco Souza and will be starring Deborah Secco as Joelma, the actor who plays Chimbinha has not yet been revealed.

Biographies

Cledivan Almeida Farias, better known as 'Chimbinha' , was born in Belém in Para. He began playing guitar at age 12 still influenced by artists from their land. Along with them, reinvented the rhythm 'calypso'. At 18 he was already the best known of Belém music producer.

Joelma Mendes da Silva was born in Almeirim in Para. Singing since the age of 19, when he began by bars Almeirim. Became known after attending the Fair Art and Culture of the city. Sang for six years in the band Fazendo Arte, until he decided to record his first solo CD. At a dinner at the home of Pará singer Kim Marques, Joelma met Chimbinha. Known for his arrangements, Chimbinha agreed to produce the solo album of Joelma, the stage name Joelma Lins.

The singer and guitarist began dating and decided to come together to form the Calypso. Initially, expected to sell ten thousand disks, which considered a victory. Thirteen years after the release of the first album, the band has surpassed 14 million records sold.

History of the band

1999-2001: 'Start of the Band'

The band was created in 1999, the transformation of the solo album Joelma in album Banda Calypso, also known as Volume 1. The beginning of the band was difficult because even with many contacts and the influence that Chimbinha exerted on Para music, no producer accepted the invitation to produce the CD of the new band. Anyway, got a partnership that allowed a limited 1000 discs, which were sold out within one week sale. With this result has contracts for concerts and the band was expanding by Para. Even with its limited only to the Northern disclosure and Northeast of Brazil disc surpassed 750,000 copies, and for many fans today is a good article collection, a true relic. The album was re-released, and the only change made was the introduction of three bonus tracks: 'Loirinha', 'Rubi' and 'Brega Fo'. In the song 'Loirinha', is another singer who acts, called Dinho. Nowadays, this is the album version found for more sales, research and download the album. With the success of single Vendaval in Belém, so the band's songs were known throughout the Northeast. When they arrived in the region were very successful, especially with the songs Dois Corações and Disse Adeus.

2001-2002: Live

The single 'Vendaval' along with other songs were published in Northeast. Upon arrival in the region done several shows that besides the Joelma also had the presence of Dinho singer on stage. Among many show a special on Recife gave rise to the second album: Live that was recorded in the Lamb's Exhibition Park in Recife in 2000 and released on 2001. With this record there was an increase in disclosure by the Northeast and other Brazilian regions. The album sold over 1.2 million copies, and established the band on the national scene.

The disc was released without edits the tracks 'Loirinha' and the two Potpourri of carimbó, both songs sung by Dinho. The singer acted on stage in intervals Joelma when his own had just block the show and was going to change costume, thus continuing the show. The band was supported by Gilberto Barros, better known as Lion, where he worked as an animator, and presenter of the program Sabadaço. In this program the band presented their work several times, earning parts of the country where the band had not yet had the opportunity to attend.

2002-2003: The Rhythm That Won the Brazil!

After the release of the album Live, the band entered the studio in 2002 to record their third album, entitled The Rhythm That Won the Brazil!. The songs that were more prominent among collections where they met several bands were the ballads 'Maridos e Esposas' and Desfaz as Malas; But the dancing hits were of great importance, among them 'Temporal', Só Vai Dar Eu e Você 'and' Zouk Love '(songs performed by singer Dinho and composed by singer Beto Barbosa, Príncipe Encantado and 'Chamo Por Você'. In 2003 the band back to Recife to attend the 1ª festa do São João da Capitá, who had on display Rede Globo. With songs from all three albums released, the audience participated in the show from beginning to end, dancing and singing all the songs.

2003-2004: Volume 4 and Live In Sao Paulo

The band entered the studio to record their fourth album: Volume 4, in which was completed in less than a week, with lead single 'Pra Te Esquecer', and the ballads 'imagino' and 'Tic Tac', among others. This album also contains a variety of rhythms that the band always brings, but now with more experience, sound quality and a wider audience. Unlike previous albums, singing along to Joelma is not Dinho but Edu Luppa, a great partner and songwriter who sings tracks Uma Rosa and Maria.

The album would be released in the beginning was plagiarized by a group of Pará, so Joelma and Chimbinha filed a lawsuit, but despite the problems soon released the disc and surpassed the 900 000 more copies.

Also in 2003 was recorded and released the first DVD of the band São Paulo Patativa in the venue, with an audience of more than 30 000 people. In the show the band shows why all the success and best-selling. The show was released on CD and DVD with the title Ao Vivo em São Paulo. The project received considerable attention and generated a lot of attention nationally, and even having been recorded in a single house show the disk had sales of over 700,000 copies and DVD sales of over 600,000 copies.

2004-2005: Volume 6 and The Amazon

In November 2004 the band released the CD Volume 6, the album features a rather sentimental content with much of ballads, was not very danceable rhythms like Cumbia or Merengue, but not lost danceable musicianship that was always brought. The disk is one of the classics of the band until today that is 'A Lua Me Traiu', and some highlights like the songs Ainda Te Amo, Pra Todo Mundo Ver and the song Minha Princesa which was dedicated to Yasmin who was born shortly before the recording of the disc by the way music brings her crying before the last chorus. In promotion of the album at a show in Goiania Joelma took a Spanking and fell unconscious to the ground.

Even with two albums released in upcoming dates, Volume 6 was among the 10 best selling albums for several weeks in various regions of the country, with more than 950 000 copies sold at the end of 2005, thus obtaining gold, platinum, diamond and double diamond.

Continuing the work still arranged in 2004 recording the second DVD now in Manaus to be called Na Amazônia. The show was held on November 14 at the Convention Center of the Amazon, with more than 50 000 spectators public. On show was a tribute to Gilberto Barros help by providing the band, the presenter who saw a preview in his live show and could not contain the tears.

The show also reminded Joelma of his time in the band 'Fazendo Arte' with rewriting Brincou Comigo, a song she sang alongside Kim Marques to. Then the show ended with the song Paquera ', and had a simple but emotional farewell. The DVD became the best selling of the year, before being released nationwide, already owned the DVD Triple Diamond. Its lead single was the relaunch of 'Pra Te Esquecer', the music got its relaunch, much higher than its original release, but success extrondoso the entire disc was a highlight, from dance songs to romantic .

The band began its first international tour in the beginning of 2005, passing through countries like USA, Italy, Portugal and Sweden. When they returned to Brazil are invited to be the first time in Domingão do Faustão of Rede Globo. The band later in the year called attention to have four albums in the top 50 bestseller Brazil, and his two DVDs in the list of top 20.

2005-2006: Volume 8

It launched in October 2005 Volume 8, with 17 new songs. It was the best selling album of the band today with a total of 1,800,000 copies in just Brazil, has many successes, and its impact on media was very strong. Behind a new band, which had the responsibility to keep in disclosure after the success of the previous album Na Amazônia.

Indicated to the Latin Grammy, the production of the CD Volume 8, competing in the category, Best album of Brazilian regional music or roots, in which singer Elba Ramalho won the award. The song Tô Carente attended the film's soundtrack Ó Paí, Ó, starring Lázaro Ramos.

2006-2007: 'From Brazil'

In 2006 the band returns with new projects, beyond the disclosure of the Volume 8 were in production of her third DVD, which would be conducted on a tour of five Brazilian capitals, which were Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Salvador and Bethlehem. The band launched another collection The 20 +, which was a reprint of the previous compilation Greatest Hits, with four more songs, Pra Te Esquecer 'imagino' 'Fala Pra Mim and Paquera.

On August 5, 2006 the band closes the show's fifth and final project 'by Brazil Calypso' which was held in Belém, the next day were the Ibirapuera Gymnasium to the show's Child Hope there acted with the song This is Calypso '. In September 2006 launch Pelo Brazil, the album has sold 1,000,000 copies being the best selling DVD of the history of Brazilian music, with 2 million copies sold. Soon after the release of the DVD were the New York join Brazilian Day, along with great names of Brazilian music like Sandy and Junior, Leonardo and Babado Novo a presentation to more than 1 million 200 thousand people.

2007-2008: Volume 10 and Live in Goiânia

After 6 months of the release of Pelo Brasil, in 2007 the band released their tenth album Volume 10 with the participation of Leonardo and Bell Marques, vocalist Ciclete com Banana, the disc is also a composite by Paulo Ricardo song called Eclipse Total.

The band continued bringing their musical diversity, among them the mixture of Axe and Calipso the song [[Chiclete com Calypso which includes the participation of Bell Marques vocalist Chiclete com Banana, a light mixture of country in the song Mais uma Chance which includes the participation of the singer Leonardo, and one taken from Tecnobrega in the song Nessa Balada.

In less than two weeks in the shop windows the album had already sold 500 000 copies and many times the album was among the top 10 best-selling albums. After a year and a half of the release of Volume 10, by December 2008 the album was among the top sellers in Japan 10 albums, where the band is a success to date, in the same list had names like Nelly Furtado, Madonna, Rihanna and Leona Lewis. In total the album sold over 900 000 copies. The band was invited to participate in the song Pássaros Noturnos on the album Encontro de Viajantes Zé Ramalho.

At the end of 2007 was recorded and released the CD / DVD Ao Vivo em Goiania. The show consisted of 16 new songs and only 4 hits album Volume 10 were placed in the repertory show. The album was highlighted by the most romantic songs stood out among them 'Muito Além do Prazer' and 'Doce Mel' with the participation of the duo of composers, Maraial & Edu (Edu Luppa and Marquinhos Maraial).

In the show the band back a different way than they had done before, a show with 80% of its original content, with only four songs from the album Volume 10 thing the band managed to make a danceable and romantic to show the public Goiás. The first single Arrepiou was not as successful as expected, its most prominent were the ballads, Muito Além do Prazer, Doce Mel who had good repercussion in radios, but their dance songs as Balanço do Norte,Feita Pra Te Amar]] performed well also. The bandage disc was not high as the previous albums, but went great yielding bandages.

In 2007, the Calypso band and the double Zeze di Camargo & Luciano were cited as the most listened artists in the country. In 2008 Calypso Band participated Studio Coke Zero, with the band Paralamas do Sucesso, presenting a show that mixed the styles calypso and rock.

2008-2009: 'Acoustic'

In 2008 is released an acoustic album where the band wanted to explore new audiences and start a new phase, this album was titled Acústico, which featured new songs and re-recordings of hits. This album brings together the biggest hits of the band until 2009 and rewrites them in rhythm ballads, besides having 6 totally unreleased songs: 'Paixão Machucada'; 'Máquina do Tempo'; 'As Horas Teiman'; 'Eu Sonhei'; 'Lembro de Você' and 'Gritar de Amor'. The album also comes with special price with personalized cover and disc. Was certified as a gold record in 2008.

In addition to the projects in the Brazil had international projects, touring the USA the band recorded the song Acelerou in English which was entitled 'Accelerated My Heart'. The band was chosen by the Angolan public to participate in the project of Friendship Day Angola Brazil, in partnership with Rede Globo the band played a show in Luanda, City of Angola for 40 000 people, where Angolans showed performers and had the band headlining the show had social and political intentions of signing the friendship between both countries.

2009-2010: 'One Decade Band and Endless Love'

In February the band was invited to participate in the Pernambuco Carnival, dragging about 2 million people in the largest carnival group in the world, Galo da Madrugada.

In 2009, on Mother's Hipercard becomes the official sponsor of the band. Joelma and Chimbinha received on October 26, 2009, in a ceremony at Legislative Assembly of the State of Pernambuco Title Citizens Pernambucans granted by State Representative Nelson Pereira PCdoB.

In 2009, the band released Amor Sem Fim full of musical influences, and with the participation of Edu & Maraial, David Assayag & Edilson Santana and Yasmin, daughter of Joelma and Chimbinha, the disc back music gospel, 'Jesus Me Abraçou', a song in honor of the Amazon, Chama Guerreira 'with the participation of David Assayag & Edilson Santana, and a song that recounts the dialogue between mother and daughter Luz de Deus 'in which the couple's daughter duets, including their first single' Vida Minha ', which was present in several state, regional and national charts. On this album the band moves away from the beat calypso and going to other rhythms like cumbia, carimbó, Lambada, and also their romantic ballads that are never out your disks.

The bandage debut was 100 000 copies, and soon they released the album's single Vida Minha was present at several stops, including the Hot 100 Brazil. The band continued with their musical diversity, the song 'Sunday to Saturday' that has participation of composers Edu & Maraial have one taken from Sertanejo and Baiao, the song 'Flame Warrior' with the participation of David Assayag & Edilson Santana with an Amazonian and taken to Carimbó, Cumbia subject and Boi Bumba, besides this one also has the Calipso, Lambada and Forró.

2010-2011 === 10 Years, Come Swing! and Volume 15: Live in Recife === Retribution was close at Title Citizens Pernambucans the band recorded their DVD celebrating 10 years on November 6, 2009, in the outer area of the Chevrolet Hall in Recife. The show featured appearances from artists like Maestro Spok, Bruno & Marrone, Fagner and Voz da Verdade. The DVD was launched symbolically on March 14, 2010 in Domingão Faustão. It was released on DVD with all 27 tracks, and two CDs sold separately.

In February 2010, the band participated again the Galo da Madrugada of Recife and in March released the album Vem Balançar that has hits like 'Vem Balançar' and "Perdoa". In August 2010, was releasing live album Live in Recife containing songs from their previous album, but the songs in the Live version and three previously unreleased songs like A Cura, "Só Pra Mim" (which is the Portuguese version of the song 'Stand By Me') and "Tá Mentindo.

Despite the release of this album was soon followed by the CD / DVD 10 years recorded in Recife, this had a great response and acceptance from the public, and is considered one of the best albums of his career today. The album is released and soon the first edition has sold over 100 000 copies. The first single was the song Vem Balançar that played in various Brazilian radio stations and ranked among the 100 most played country. In a short time the CD was already in the mouth of fans, that at every show asked that band to play the new songs, making the same change of improvised repertoire, taking requests from fans.

At the end of 2010 the band toured the Europe.

2011-2012: My Charm

In May 2011, the CD is released Meu Encanto. The album features quite daring in terms of variety of rhythms, mixed by the band quite as African Zouk rhythms, the tracks Isso Não é Amor' and "Sinônimo de Amor", and brought the Calipso arrangements with accordion, an instrument is best known for forró, in the range "Ataque de Um Leão" and also a mixture of backcountry with romantic ballad "Meus Medos" and "Noite Fria Cama Vazia. Highlights for the tracks "Meu Encanto", 'track that gives name to the project, "Se Pedir um Beijo eu Dou,"Doa em Quem Doer", "Entre Tapas e Beijos", rewriting Leandro & Leonardo that opens the miniseries Tapas & Beijos, the Rede Globo and "Não Posso Negar que Te Amo, which features the participation of the king of Brega, Reginaldo Rossi.

The album was officially released on May 16, 2011 in stores. On television, the band released the album on June 5, 2011, in the program Tudo é Possivel, the Rede Record, on the same day, they released the single "Meu Encanto" and there was first performance of the song "Não Posso Negar que Te Amo", with Reginaldo Rossi this in a TV show.

2012- 2013: Live in Angola and Forever Valentine

Live in Angola recorded during the International Music Festival of Sumbe in Angola. Despite the logistical difficulties, the band wanted to record the DVD during presentations at the Festival as a way to pay tribute to the people of that country.

There are 18 songs that show different stages of their career. Among the successes are "Meu Encanto", "Homem Perfeito (El Hombre Perfecto),"Ardendo de Amor","Entre Tapas e Beijos" (one of the most performed songs of the band, rereading the success Leandro & Leonardo, a super version "up" with his guitar Chimbinha punctuating the vocals Joelma Mendes), "Doa em Quem Doer", "Te Encontrei","Pot-pourri: Príncipe Encantado / Me Telefona / Você Me Enganou", a track that honors Angola: "O Som da África", with the participation of the African drum "djembe" and vocals Anselmo Ralph, Angolan idol singing with Joelma, "Meus Medos", "Perdoa","A Cura","Blackout","Imagino","Ataque de Um Leão","De Joelhos" ',Pot-pourri of Carimbó: Pra Dançar Carimbó / Rebola" and "Vai Pegar Fogo".

Eternos Namorados is the eleventh studio album and eighteenth in total the band released on 3 November 2012 The album contains 12 tracks, with two remakes: "O Que é Que Adianta?", which came and remixed "Perdiste El Trono", the Spanish version of the song "Perdeu o Trono". The album features several tracks highlighted as: "Quem Ama Não Deixa de Amar" that contains the participation of the singer Amado Batista and is part of the soundtrack of the novel Balacobaco Rede Record, "Me Beija Agora" which is part of the soundtrack of the novel Guerra dos Sexos Rede Globo, "The End" your letter plays with variations of Portuguese and English and "O Poder de Deus" which is the first composition of Joelma vocalist.

2013: I Surrender and Live in the Distrito Federal

On June 15, 2013 day, they released their thirteenth studio album and the nineteenth career, titled Eu Me Rendo. Most of the songs on this disc are the Bachata rhythm, a rhythm of the Dominican Republic. The album contains such hits as Eu Me Rendo, A Festa Começou, Malhando Com Calypso among others. There are also some remakes abandoned as of Fafa de Belém, Foreboding singer Fagner and Onde Anda Meu Amor Where the backcountry Léo Magalhães. And some other hits of the band.

On August 8, 2013, in Ceilândia during The Greater Saint John of the Cerrado in the city of Brasília, they recorded the 7th DVD band. O show reuniu milhares de fãs da banda e ainda contou com a participação de Amado Batista e Reginaldo Rossi. The songs Eu Me Rendo, Me Beija Agora, The End, Paris, A Festa Começou, Se Joda and Quem Ama Não Deixa de Amar were part of the repertoire that also included other major successes of this band. The </ span> DVD and the </ span> CD. have been launched in December 2013 </ span>

2014 - Presente: Vibrações

On July 31, 2014 is the twenty-first released CD Banda Calypso. The album features ten tracks that will make up the repertoire of the dvd in celebration of 15 years of the band. The album features several different rhythms like Merengue and Reggae in its flagship "Vibrações" in the Tecnobrega "Na Batidinha da Calypso", the Calypso rhythm of origin of the band, Bachata, pace at which the band has been playing recently on their albums and still contained over a gospel band called "O Dobro da Porção".

Discography

Studio albums

• 1999: Volume 1
• 2002: O Ritmo Que Conquistou o Brasil!
• 2003: Volume 4
• 2004: Volume 6
• 2005: Volume 8
• 2007: Volume 10
• 2008: Acústico
• 2009: Amor Sem Fim
• 2010: Vem Balançar!
• 2011: Meu Encanto
• 2012: Eternos Namorados
• 2013: Eu Me Rendo
• 2014: Vibrações

Live albums

• 2001: Ao Vivo
• 2004: Ao Vivo em São Paulo
• 2005: Na Amazônia
• 2006: Pelo Brasil
• 2007: Ao Vivo em Goiânia
• 2009: 10 Anos
• 2010: Ao Vivo em Recife
• 2012: Ao Vivo em Angola
• 2013: Ao Vivo no Distrito Federal

DVDs

• 2004: Ao Vivo em São Paulo
• 2005: Na Amazônia
• 2006: Pelo Brasil
• 2007: Ao Vivo em Goiânia
• 2010: 10 Anos
• 2012: Ao Vivo em Angola
• 2013: Ao Vivo no Distrito Federal

Tours

• 1999: Tour Dançando Calypso
• 2003: Tour Ao Vivo em São Paulo
• 2004: Tour Na Amazônia
• 2005: Tour Isso é Calypso
• 2006: Tour Calypso Pelo Brasil
• 2007: Tour Acelerou
• 2008: Tour Ao Vivo em Goiânia
• 2009: Tour Amor Sem Fim
• 2009: Tour 10 Anos
• 2010: Tour Vem Balançar
• 2011: Tour Meu Encanto
• 2011: Tour Angola
• 2012: Tour 2012
• 2012: Tour Me Beija Agora
• 2013: Tour Eternos Namorados
• 2014: Tour A Festa Começou

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