Carrapicho was a Brazilian music group, created in the 80's in Manaus, Brazil.
Members are natives of the state of Amazonas. Its lead singer has been Zezinho Corrêa. The group has sold a total of more than 15 million records around the world. (Retrieved 17/01/2012)

History

Carrapicho was created in 1980 in

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. Earlier works were released in the Brazilian style known as

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, and they were known throughout the North of Brazil for it. At the end of 1980s, the

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were commonly in their work, but not leaving forró behind. The group worked regionally for sixteen years, until a French singer,

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, heard their song "

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" in 1996 and decided to launch it in his country,

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, where it reached the number one spot. It also charted in several European countries, including the top 10 in

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. In Brazil itself, the song was at #34 of the 100 most played songs of that year, and in

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the song reached its peak of #14 (

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(Retrieved September 26, 2008) The band performed their song on national television in Brazil, at the

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, thanks to

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, a television host of a big show called '' Domingo Legal''. He discovered them on holiday in the summer of 1996 and decided to invite the group to participate on his program in the same year. The group's performance, set to the beat of the Boi music, received good reviews by the audience. The song was re-recorded with girl group Chilli and produced by German musician and producer

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: this remix was released in May 1997. A cover of the song has also been made in

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singer

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. Carrapicho claims to be spreading the Amazonian culture in the world through their music. Currently, as said above, the band plays Forró, a Brazilian music genre and dance, despite not focusing only on folklore themes. The band goes on hiatus from 2002 to 2007. Lead singer Zezinho Corrêa died on February 6, 2021, aged 69, due to

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Members

* Zezinho Corrêa –

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* Raimundo Nonato do Nascimento –

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and

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* Roberto Bezerra de Oliveira (Bopp) - acoustic and

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* Robertinho Chaves - (

and

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) * Rosilvado Cordeiro - (

and

) * Ailton Arruda - (

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) * Mauro Drummond (

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) * Otavio Rodrigues da Silva –

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* Edson Ferreira do Vale –

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* Carlinhos Bandeira – keyboards * Ronalto Jesus (Chinna) and Luciano Canindé –

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and

Dancers

* Ianael Santos * Tatiana Oliveira * Hira Mesquita * Hudson Praia

Discography

* 1983 – ''Carrapicho'' –

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* 1985 – ''Grupo Carrapicho'' – Gravasom * 1987 – ''Forró Gingado'' –

* 1988 – ''Êita! Chegou A Hora!'' – GEL Chantecler * 1989 – ''Com Jeitinho Doce'' – Chantecler /

* 1992 – ''Sacolejo'' –

* 1994 – ''13 anos de sucesso'' –

* 1994 – ''Baticundum'' – Independent * 1995 – ''Bumbalanço'' – Independent * 1996 – ''Grandes Sucessos'' – Independent * 1996 – '' Festa de Boi Bumba'' – BMG, #9 OR https://books.google.com.vc/books?hl=pt-PT&id=vgcEAAAAMBAJ* 1997 – ''Rebola'' – BMG * 1998 – ''Quero Amor'' – BMG * 2000 – ''Trem de Marrakesh'' –

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* 2001 – ''Gente da Floresta'' –

* 2002 – ''Carrapicho no Forró'' –

* 2004 – ''Ritmo Quente'' – Sound Brazil/ Free Sound

References

{{Authority control Manaus Brazilian musical groups Musical groups established in 1980 1980 establishments in Brazil