Death of Chico Science
Yannis Papadakis
Dear amigos da lista:
Here is what I just read in Folha de Sao Paolo.
Chico Science died in a car accident last night, February the 2nd
going from Recife to Olinda.
Agencia Folha/AJB 03/02/97 10h35
De Recife e de Sao Paulo
O corpo do cantor e compositor Chico
Science (Francisco
França), morto na noite
de domingo (2) em
acidente de carro no
Complexo de Salgadinho
(divisa entre Olinda e
Recife-PE), foi velado
durante a madrugada no
Centro de Convenções
de Olinda. Segundo informações de familiares, o
enterro
do líder do movimento mangue beat será realizado na
tarde desta segunda-feira no cemitério Santo Amaro.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>here is an interview I found on the net
CHICO SCIENCE
FROM THE MANGUE TO THE WORLD
Brazilian music is undoubtedly passing through a moment of
renovation and doubling of strengths within its ranks. But among
the few that are doing something really modern and daring, such
as Daúde, Carlihnos Brown, Chico César, Skank or Arnaldo
Antunes, we find the name of Chico Science & Nação Zumbi in a
very privileged place.
Chico Science hails from up there in Northeastern Brazil, Recife
(the capital city of Pernambuco), and its mix of Northeastern
sounds works as one of the best sonic cocktails of the latest
years. Its recipe takes the rhythmic basis of maracatu, embolada,
coco-de-roda and ciranda. Various drums set the tempo under a
non-stop pop-rock electric guitar not unlike wave signals from a
satellite. Fronting it all is the prophet-like voice of Chico
Science,
serving up poetic images typical of "cordel" literature blended
to
urban and technological themes. It places Northeastern Brazil
within a less folklorical and more transgressive context, as well
as
including the excellent and enthralling musical manifestations of
Pernambuco in world music's daily menu.
Since the so-called mangue-beat movement appeared in 1991
and took Brazil by storm, Chico Science & Nação Zumbi made two
records, Da Lama Ao Caos (1994) and now Afrociberdelia (1996),
and became one of the fastest-rising bands in Brazil. They played
with Gilberto Gil in New York's Central Park (1995), participated
in
the Montreux Jazz Festival (1995), at the Miles Davis Hall,
played
in Germany, Holland and Belgium. And this year they are
repeating the same route USA—Europe, bar Montreux.
Chico Science's audience are growing fast in Brazil and abroad.
Its sound is modern and enthralling. And, even for the Brazilians
most on-the-prowl for the most creative sound from all over the
world, Chico's music goes well beyond much of what has been
considered innovating in the USA, Europe and other regions.
Chico Science is tearing down some frontiers of age and musical
spaces as well. Even groups that usually don't mix their tastes
are
Chico's fans, such as heavy metallers, rappers, rockers, MPB
fans.
In this exclusive interview with Chico Science without Nação
Zumbi, we talked about the group's present, the new disc
(Afrociberdelia), Brazilian music, the international career,
musical
influences, Internet, perspectives, the record company, gigs,
rehearsals, arrangements and everything that concerns to the
music itself. Thus we hope to help everybody to know a little
more
about this talented group of young Pernambucan Brazilian
musicians. We also invite our readers to send their questions to
Chico Science, so we can help our chat last much longer. May
things go the way they should go.
Walter de Silva
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Interview with Chico Science :
http://www.brmusic.com/uptodate
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