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| Chiclete com Banana | |
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| Name | Chiclete com Banana |
| Origin | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Genre | Axé, MPB, Samba, Frevo |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Sony Music, EMI, Universal Music Brasil |
| Associated acts | Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Ivete Sangalo, Chico Buarque, Djavan |
Chiclete com Banana is a Brazilian axé music band formed in Salvador, Bahia in 1983. The group became a prominent act in Brazilian Carnival culture and the Bahia music scene, blending regional genres and popular music influences. Over decades the band performed at major venues, collaborated with leading Brazilian artists, and contributed to the national spread of axé and related styles.
Formed in the early 1980s in Salvador, Bahia, the band emerged amid the rise of axé music and the vibrant Carnival circuit of Pelourinho, Circuito Dodô (Barra-Ondina), and Circuito Osmar (Campo Grande). Early personnel changes and management by local promoters linked the group to producers who worked with Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia, and Tim Maia. Breakthrough appearances at Carnival stages in Avenida parades and television performances on Rede Globo and Programa do Jô increased their visibility. The band navigated shifts in the Brazilian music industry involving labels like Sony Music, EMI, and Universal Music Brasil, while sharing festival bills with acts such as Ivete Sangalo, Péricles (singer), Claudia Leitte, and Seu Jorge.
Chiclete com Banana's sound synthesizes elements of axé, samba-reggae, frevo, forró, and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), reflecting influences from musicians like Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, and Djavan. Their arrangements often feature percussion traditions from Candomblé and Capoeira rhythms as practiced in Salvador street ensembles and blocos. Melodic and harmonic approaches echo the work of Tom Jobim and João Gilberto, while energetic stagecraft and call-and-response patterns recall Chico Science and Olodum collective dynamics. Collaborations with songwriters associated with MPB and rock brasileiro inform their repertoire alongside popular Carnival anthems used in trios elétricos and micaretas.
The band's lineup evolved across decades, featuring vocalists, instrumentalists, and percussionists connected to the Bahia music circuit. Notable members and collaborators include lead singers and musicians who have worked with Ivete Sangalo, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, and session players from studios linked to Cordel do Fogo Encantado and Carlinhos Brown. Touring personnel often included arrangers and producers with credits on recordings alongside Djavan, Maria Bethânia, and Gal Costa. The ensemble maintained relationships with choreographers and sound engineers from companies that served Rock in Rio, Festival de Verão Salvador, and major Carnival productions.
Studio albums, live recordings, and compilation releases span the band's career with distribution through labels such as Sony Music, EMI, and Universal Music Brasil. Releases were promoted in conjunction with appearances on Rede Globo variety shows, live festivals like Rock in Rio and Festival de Verão Salvador, and Carnival circuits including Circuito Dodô (Barra-Ondina). Albums contained songs penned by writers associated with MPB, samba-reggae composers, and collaborators from Bahia songwriting traditions; several tracks were featured on Brazilian radio formats alongside hits by Ivete Sangalo, Claudia Leitte, and Gilberto Gil. The band's catalog includes studio productions, live Carnaval albums, and greatest-hits collections marketed in national compilations and box sets.
The group headlined major Carnival events in Salvador, Bahia, performed at national festivals such as Rock in Rio and Festival de Verão Salvador, and toured throughout Brazil with appearances that shared bills with Ivete Sangalo, Claudia Leitte, Chico Buarque, and Caetano Veloso. Internationally, the ensemble played in Portuguese-speaking communities in Portugal and at cultural events tied to embassies and diasporic festivals in United States, France, and Japan, often appearing alongside acts from the global Lusophone scene such as Mariza and Cesária Évora at world music showcases. Key televised performances took place on Rede Globo programs and regional broadcasters in Bahia.
Chiclete com Banana contributed to the commercialization and national dissemination of axé music, influencing a generation of performers including Ivete Sangalo, Claudia Leitte, Bell Marques, and artists from the Bahia Carnival tradition like Olodum and Carlinhos Brown. Their role in shaping Carnaval repertoire and popularizing trio elétrico shows impacted festival production standards adopted in Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian capitals. The band's recordings and live model informed producers and songwriters associated with MPB, samba-reggae, and forró revivals, and their career intersected with cultural policies, municipal initiatives in Salvador, and nationwide media circuits run by broadcasters such as Rede Globo and record companies like Sony Music. Their influence persists in contemporary Brazilian popular music and Carnival culture.
Category:Brazilian musical groups Category:Axé music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1983