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Zeca Pagodinho (b. February 4, 1959, birth name Jessé Gomes da Silva Filho) is a Brazilian singer and composer working in the genres of samba and pagode. Born in the neighborhood of Irajá, Rio de Janeiro, Zeca Pagodinho grew up around the most traditional types of samba and started making his own verses while still a kid. In the '70s, Zeca started frequenting the Carnival Block of Cacique de Ramos, which took place in Rio de Janeiro every Wednesday and became a true pagode venu (pagode is a type of samba). At one of these jams, samba singer Beth Carvalho...

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Pagoda is a band from Brooklyn, New York with Michael Pitt as vocalist and guitarist, along with new additions: Reece on drums, Willie on bass, and Chris on cello. Their first self-titled album was released in 2007. The name Pagoda comes from the asian-type building style. As Pitt put it, "It was really just one of the names that didn't suck as much as the others." Until early 2007, Pagoda shared its name with the Washington DC indie rock band now known as Roofwalkers. Pagoda founders Michael Pitt and Ryan Donowho met at a mutual friend’s house one day in...

Foi um grupo brasileiro pagode baiano, e que alcançou grande popularidade na segunda metade da década de 1990. O grupo Gera Samba foi formado em Salvador no início da década de 1990, tendo Zacarias Higino de Jesus Filho, conhecido como Diumbanda, como o primeiro vocalista. O alcance vocal e a forma de cantar de Diumbanda tornaram-se característicos do estilo musical, sendo emulados por outros vocalistas. Diumbanda saiu do Gera Samba pouco tempo depois, dando lugar a Beto Jamaica. Após sair do Gera Samba, Diumbanda entrou para a Companhia do Pagode, grupo também de Salvador e que tocava músicas do mesmo...