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 Manaus. Earlier works were released in the Brazilian style known as forró, and they were known throughout the North of Brazil for it. At the end of 1980s, the Parintins Folklore Festival tunes were commonly in their work, but not leaving forró behind. The group worked regionally for sixteen years, until a French singer, Patrick Bruel, heard their song "Tic, Tic Tac" in 1996 and decided to launch it in his country, France, where it reached the number one spot. It also charted in several European countries, including the top 10 in Belgium and Spain.
In Brazil itself, the song was at #34 of the 100 most played songs of that year, and in Canada the song reached its peak of #14 (Nielsen SoundScan).Billboard [ allmusic.com] (Retrieved September 26, 2008)
The band performed their song on national television in Brazil, at the Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, thanks to Gugu Liberato, 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 Frank Farian: this remix was released in May 1997. A cover of the song has also been made in Russian by the Uyghur singer Murat Nasyrov.
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 went on hiatus from 2002 to 2007.
Lead singer Zezinho Corrêa died on February 6, 2021, aged 69, due to COVID-19.
Members Zezinho Corrêa – lead vocals Raimundo Nonato do Nascimento – percussion and backing vocals Roberto Bezerra de Oliveira (Bopp) - acoustic and electric guitar Robertinho Chaves - (electric guitar and charango) Rosilvado Cordeiro - (electric guitar and charango) Ailton Arruda - (electric guitar and charango) Mauro Drummond (electric guitar and charango) Otavio Rodrigues da Silva – bass Edson Ferreira do Vale – accordion Carlinhos Bandeira – keyboards Ronalto Jesus (Chinna) and Luciano Canindé – drums and percussion
Dancers Ianael Santos Tatiana Oliveira Hira Mesquita Hudson Praia
Discography 1983 – Carrapicho – Continental 1985 – Grupo Carrapicho – Gravasom 1987 – Forró Gingado – Continental 1988 – Êita! Chegou A Hora! – GEL Chantecler 1989 – Com Jeitinho Doce – Chantecler / Continental 1992 – Sacolejo – Continental 1994 – 13 anos de sucesso – Continental 1994 – Baticundum – Independent 1995 – Bumbalanço – Independent 1996 – Grandes Sucessos – Independent 1996 – Festa de Boi Bumba – BMG, #9 [POR https://books.google.com.vc/books?hl=pt-PT&id=vgcEAAAAMBAJ] 1997 – Rebola – BMG 1998 – Quero Amor – BMG 2000 – Trem de Marrakesh – Universal Music 2001 – Gente da Floresta – Universal Music 2002 – Carrapicho no Forró – Universal Music 2004 – Ritmo Quente – Sound Brazil/Free Sound
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