Active from 1983 | ||
Members Luiz Carlos, Fernando Alves de Lima, Fabinho César Record labels Som Livre, Universal Music Group Albums Vem Pra Ficar, Rei do Baile, Raça Negra 23 ‑ Vol 14, Nossa História, Raça Negra (1992) Profiles | ||
Raça Negra ([ˈʁasɐ ˈneɡɾɐ]); Portuguese for "The Black Race", is a Brazilian pagode group from São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo.
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The ensemble formed in 1983, but did not release their first album until 1991, after a demo tape got them signed to RGE. The album spawned numerous hits in Brazil, and over the next decade the group went on to sell millions of albums. They have made many appearances on Brazilian television. Among their hits are "Caroline", "Quero Ver Você Chorar," "Somente Você," "Chega", "Cigana," "Quando Te Encontrei," "Cheia de Manias," "Doce Paixão," and "Me Leva Junto com Você".
The group's music is perhaps best known to the English-speaking world as a result of a slipup at a Brazilian CD pressing plant in 1999. Several hundred copies of AOL CD-ROMs were accidentally pressed with a Raça Negra album instead of the company software.
It is noticeable that the ensemble does not present a cavaquinho or banjo, traditional instruments in the genre of pagode.
Members
Gabú (1991–1997) - percussion
Discography
Songs
CHEIA DE MANIASRaça Negra 23 - Vol 14 · 1995
Deus Me LivreRaça Negra 23 - Vol 14 · 1995
É Tarde DemaisRaça Negra 23 - Vol 14 · 1995