Banda do Mar is a

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band announced in May 2014 by

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(vocals/guitar), his wife

Mallu Magalhães Maria Luiza de Arruda Botelho Pereira de Magalhães (born August 29, 1992), known as Mallu Magalhães (), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician. Mallu first came to prominence through her MySpace page, becoming known for her own songs a ...

(vocals/guitar) and Fred Ferreira (drums). The name of the band is Portuguese for "Band of the Sea". Their debut eponymous album was released in August 2014 and they went on tour since then in support of the record. On August 24, 2015, the band announced they were going on hiatus after the last concert of the tour, held in Lisbon on September 9, 2015. Mallu and Marcelo have been working together in their respective solo careers since they began dating in 2008, when Mallu sang "Janta" on Marcelo's debut solo album, ''Sou''. "Janta" was chosen by

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as the best Brazilian track that year. Later, in 2011, Marcelo Camelo produced Mallu's third album, '' Pitanga''.

Discography

;Studio Albums

Singles

Band members

; Current Members *

– lead vocals, guitar *

– lead vocals, guitar, shaker * Fred Ferreira – drums ; Touring Members * Gabriel Bubu – guitar * Marcos Gerez – bass

References

Musical groups established in 2013 Brazilian bossa nova musicians Musicians from Lisbon 2013 establishments in Brazil Portuguese-language musical groups Multishow Brazilian Music Award winners {{Brazil-band-stub