Demônios da Garoa | |
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 2020 lineup of the Demônios da Garoa. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | São Paulo,Brazil |
| Genres | Samba |
| Years active | 1943 — present |
| Labels | Continental,Band Music,Radar Records |
| Members | Sérgio Rosa Ricardo Rosa (Ricardinho) Dedé Paraizo Izael Caldeira da Silva Everson Pessoa |
| Website | www |
Demônios da Garoa is a Braziliansamba band. It was formed in São Paulo in 1943, its members drawing influences from a variety of cultural sources to develop their own characteristic style. In 1949, they met Adoniran Barbosa, one of the most important composers ofmúsica popular brasileira or MPB. Together, they personified current socio-cultural trends. In 1994, it was recognized as the oldest performing group in Brazil by Guinness World Records.
The band was founded by Arnaldo Rosa and Antonio Gomes Neto (Toninho), began as the "Grupo do Luar" in São Paulo. In 1943, singing for the first time on radio, he won a talent contest onRádio Bandeirantes entitledA Hora da Bomba. The main prize was a contract for two weekly radio shows.[citation needed] The group changed its name at the initiative of the radio announcerVicente Leporace, an early supporter. He ran a contest to choose the name of the group and an unidentified listener suggested the name "Demônios da Garoa". Leporace, when announcing the band on his program, used to call them "devils from the Moonlight Group".
In 1949, during the recording of the soundtrack for the filmO Cangaceiro, members of Demônios da Garoa met composerAdoniran Barbosa. The resulting partnership yielded the band's main hits as well as national recognition in Brazil.[citation needed] Barbosa's good humor became the trademark of the group.[citation needed] In 1964, after changes in the original lineup, he recorded "Trem das Onze", which became a well-known song, particularly in São Paulo.[citation needed] Other hits included "Iracema", "Saudosa Maloca", "O Samba do Arnesto", "As Mariposas", "Tiro ao Álvaro", "Ói Nóis Aqui Trá Veiz", "Vila Esperança" and "Vai no Bexiga pra Ver".[citation needed]
"Demônios da Garoa" has sold more than ten million records - 69 singles, 34LPs and 13CDs. In 1994, it entered theGuinness Book - Brazilian Record Book as the "Oldest Vocal Ensemble of Brazil in Activity".[citation needed]
The last two original members of the group, Arnaldo Rosa and Toninho Gomes, died in 2000 and 2005 respectively. Rosa succumbed toliver cirrhosis due to spinal treatment, while Gomes died of complications fromdiabetes andAlzheimer's disease. In 2021, Izael Caldeira da Silva died of the COVID-19 virus.[1]
The current[when?] lineup of "Demônios da Garoa" consists of Sérgio Rosa (son of Arnaldo Rosa), Ricardo Rosa (Ricardinho), Dedé Paraizo and Everson Pessoa. The group, which used to perform only with its own members, now has a supporting band consisting ofdrums,6-string guitar,contrabass, percussion,cavaquinho andpiano.[citation needed]
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