Url: http://www.myspace.com/riverdies
Rio de Janeiro - What before was seen like a bias, today is the
reality. Some Brazilian artists of the new generation prefer to use
the English to do their songs. This change at the market can be proved
at the VMB (Video Music Brazil), an awards of the MTV Brazil, that
elects the principal names of music. This year, some categories like
Artist of the Year, Best Video clip and Revelation had musicians
singing in English.
To sing using other language is a reality that reaches Brazilian
artists since some time ago. Carmen Miranda had her career among
Brazil and United States, and Tom Jobim had his "Girl of Ipanema" sung
by important artists like Frank Sinatra and Madonna. Than was the time
of the rock and roll to win the world, Sepultura and Angra were the
first musicians to be part of this, but they have been successful
initially at other countries to later been known at Brazil. The same
thing happened to the group "Cansei de Ser Sexy", that played their
music all over the world, but are not much know at their original
country.
Actually, a new generation of musicians pretends to enter this list,
the difference is that before travel around the world, they want to
attract the Brazilian fans. Mallu Magalhaes, Black Drawing Chalks,
Holger e Mickey Gang sings in English and were indicated to the VMB.
Most of them started at the independent market showing their sound at
YouTube and My Space. The producer of VMH Studio, Eden, believes that
the bands from the 80s until now had a bigger recognition at other
countries, to later be known at Brazil. Today, the process is
different: "The musicians sing in English here, than use alternative
media to be known at their own country".
Another band that is getting prepared to be part of this market is the
Riverdies. The musicians writes their lyrics naturally in English,
they say that is because they already feel familiar with the sound of
the idiom. Besides that, the group has influences of international
artists like Pearl Jam, Silverchair and Stone Temple Pilots. The
decision to choose other language helped them to receive invitations
to play at Europe and at the U.S.A, but the group don't stop to play
at Brazil.
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