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Although Rio is the
traditional capital of Brazilian music, for some years now it has
been overtaken, in vitality and originality, by Salvador, the
capital of Bahia. Bahia in general, and Salvador in particular, have
always produced a disproportionate number of Brazil's leading
musicians including Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, the
Caymmi family and João Gilberto, but in recent years their status
has progressed from important to dominant.
The main reason is the
extraordinary musical stew provided by deep African roots, Caribbean
and Hispanic influences coming in through the city's port, and a
local record industry that quickly realized the money-making
potential of Bahian music.
They didn't invent lambada, for example,
but it was Salvador record producers who transformed it into a
global hit. Tellingly, all over Brazil (except in Rio, naturally),
it is now more common to hear the Salvador Carnaval hits than samba
during Carnaval.
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The new Bahian sound, an exhilarating blend of Brazilian and
Caribbean rhythms, is exemplified by groups like Reflexus , and
singers like Luis Caldas , Margareth Menezes and Daniela Mercury .
Its guiding light is the percussionist and producer Carlinhos Brown
; a great performer and songwriter in his own right, he is also the
éminence grise behind the rise of other prominent Bahians like
Marisa Monte.
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