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Bala Desejo Sim Sim Sim

Mr Bongo

Brazilian, Latin

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Bala Desejo – Embala pra Viagem
Bala Desejo – Baile De Máscaras (Recarnaval)
Bala Desejo – Lua Comanche
Bala Desejo – Clama Floresta
Bala Desejo – Dourado Dourado
Bala Desejo – Nesse Sofá
Bala Desejo – Nana Del Caballo Grande
Bala Desejo – Lambe Lambe
Bala Desejo – Passarinha
Bala Desejo – Sim Sim Sim
Bala Desejo – Muito Só
Bala Desejo – Cronografia (O Peixe)

1. Embala pra Viagem
2. Baile De Máscaras (Recarnaval)
3. Lua Comanche
4. Clama Floresta
5. Dourado Dourado
6. Nesse Sofá
7. Nana Del Caballo Grande
8. Chupeta
9. Lambe Lambe
10. Passarinha
11. Sim Sim Sim
12. Muito Só
13. Cronografia (O Peixe)
14. Faixa Técnica
15. Embala pra Viagem
16. Baile De Máscaras (Recarnaval)
17. Lua Comanche
18. Clama Floresta
19. Dourado Dourado
20. Nesse Sofá
21. Nana Del Caballo Grande
22. Lambe Lambe
23. Passarinha
24. Sim Sim Sim
25. Muito Só
26. Cronografia (O Peixe)

The band is comprised of four distinct characters, each one an incredible talent in their own right and each with impressive credentials in the Brazilian Independent music scene. Central to the resurgent Rio de Janeiro musical community, the quartet of Dora Morelenbaum, Julia Mestre, Lucas Nunes and Zé Ibarra thrive in a group dynamic. They formed Bala Desejo to play collaboratively for a festival date in 2021, but when that show became a victim of pandemic shutdowns the idea for an album project materialised.

'Sim Sim Sim', which translates into English as 'Yes Yes Yes', weaves through a fusion of genres, taking twists and turns as it progresses. There is Tropicália, MPB, rock, samba-canção soul-funk and reggae in the mix. It possesses many of the qualities of a classic album from Brazilian music's golden era of the 60s and 70s, but also manages to sound very now, which is not an easy task to pull off. As solo musicians, they have worked and collaborated with Brazilian icons Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso and Milton Nascimento to name but a few. Bala Desejo feels like a natural extension of what came before, taking the baton from these luminaries, adding their unique spin and moving the sound forward.

Latin Grammy award-winning debut album from Bala Desejo.
A Brazilian band who are at the forefront of Rio de Janeiro's artistic renaissance.

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