Chico Correa is producer, DJ, and musician Esmeraldo Marques of
Paraiba, Brazil. His productions blend traditional Brazilian and new
electronic rhythms. This 2006 album is a result of years experimenting
fusion of the organic and the electronic. The result is a blend of
public domain lyrics using well-known folk melodies from Brazillian
states of Paraíba and Pernambuco, electronic music, and jamming with
singers, saxophone players, an Afro-Brazilian percussion set, and a
rock power trio.
When performing live, Chico Correa and Electronic Band are a six
musician band accompanied by a VJ. The ensemble consists in Chico
Correa (guitar, grooveboxes, synth),
Stephan (sax), Larissa Montenegro
(voice), João Cass (percussion), Vitor (drums), Orlando Freitas (bass
and pifano flute), and VJ Carlos Dowling.
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