Artist Profiles: Cidade Negra

Cidade Negra

Cidade Negra (Black City), is one of Brazil’s most popular reggae groups, with great sold out shows at the legendary Maracana football arena. In Brazil their work was honored with several platinum awards. They gained international reputation by collaborations with Reggae and Dancehall superstars like Shabba Ranks and Patra and their appearance as the one of the few non-Jamaican artists at the Sunsplash festival.

Discography

Lute pra Viver (1991)
Negro no Poder (1992)
Sobre Todas as Forças (1994)
O Erê (1996)
Quanto Mais Curtido Melhor (1998)
Hits & Dubs (1999)
Enquanto o Mundo Gira (2000)
cústico MTV (2002)
Perto de Deus (2004)
Direto Ao Vivo (2006)
Diversão Ao Vivo (2007)
Perfil (2008)
Que Assim Seja (2010)

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.

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