Banda Calypso was assembled in Belém, the state capital of Pará in Brazil, in late 90s by the couple Chimbinha and Joelma. Restricted to Brazil's northern musical circuit in their early days, Calypso today enjoys great success countrywide. Well known for catchy and simplistic lyrics mixed up with highly danceable music, Calypso is the latest fever in Brazil, attracting hundreds of people to their shows, wherever they play (and also attracting the rage of more intellectualized music listeners, who refute their songs as annoying, repetitive, futile and empty).
Download Banda Calypso Mp3 AlbumsThey met in 1999, when he was hired to arrange what was supposed to be Joelma's solo album; however, it ended up as Calypso's first. Before Calypso, Chimbinha (real name Cledivan) was a prominent popular music arranger and musician in Belém, Pará. Paying homage to his poor origins, he refused to sign with an international label so they could keep the production costs low, in order to sell their albums to the most popular levels of society. This helps to reduce piracy, in his opinion, as well as increasing the penetration of the band amongst the audience. As of today, Calypso has recorded 9 albums on CD, and three live DVDs. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL. . . . .
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