Bonde do Rolê
Encyclopedia
Bonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca
-influenced electropop group from Curitiba
, Brazil
, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky. The group started in Curitiba
in the south of Brazil, mixing riffs (ranging from Scorpions
' "Rock You Like a Hurricane
" to Alice in Chains
' "Man in the Box
") with funk carioca
(sometimes known as baile funk or Brazilian funk). The trio did their first major tour in 2006, with CSS Cansei de Ser Sexy.
, before Bonde was signed to Domino in 2006. "We just started making music out of fun—we didn't have any intentions to work professionally with music," said Rodrigo Gorky.
In March 2006, Rolling Stone
magazine picked the band as one of the "10 Bands to Watch", where they were described as "Brazilian party starters". The following month The New York Times
praised the band's work as well.
Bonde has been used in various media after being signed to the British label Domino Records: Solta o Frango (which literally means: "release the chicken", a Brazilian slang meaning to enjoy and go crazy) is currently heard in a worldwide campaign for the cellphone company Nokia
, the track was also used in another commercial for the hit series Ugly Betty
on Channel 4
in the UK, it is also featured on the soundtrack of Electronic Arts
game Fifa 2008 and on 2008's movie The Ruins
. GQ magazine used their song "Office Boy" for the behind-the-scenes photo shoot of actress Jessica Alba
by photographer Terry Richardson
.
Other songs by Bonde do Rolê include Bondallica (a homage to metalheads which includes references to Slipknot
, Manowar, and Iron Maiden
frontman Bruce Dickinson
), Quero Te Amar, and Melô do Tabaco (released only as a 12" single). Their first album, With Lasers, is currently available through iTunes
, Napster
, eMusic
and on vinyl and CD.
Their song "Gasolina" is featured on an Australian advertisement for Bonds underwear. The lyrics used in the commercial caused some offense to Portuguese speakers in Australia, causing the ad to be recut with an instrumental version of the song even though "Gasolina" got picked by Domino Records as the single because it did not have bad language.
In December 2007, Bonde Do Role cancelled gigs in Dublin, Ireland, the UK and their Australian tour amidst speculation that the band were experiencing internal difficulties and were on the verge of a lineup change. On December 12, Gorky and Pedro announced on a MySpace bulletin that Marina had left the band.
In February 2008, the two remaining members of the band, in search of a new singer, launched a contest in association with MTV Brazil
, strongly influenced by shows like American Idol
and Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll
, with Ana Bernardino and Laura Taylor succeeding to be new members of the group.
In 2008, the band toured around the world to make up for all the cancelled dates in the past, including the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
2008, We Love Sounds festival in Australia and others.
Also in 2008, the band was nominated in two categories (band of the year and song of the year) at the Brazilian MTV video music awards, and performed a medley live at the show.
At the moment, the band has their own interview television show on MTV Brazil
and is currently working on their second album with a variety of producers, including DJ Chernobyl (who also worked on their first record), Diplo, Switch
, Boys Noize
among others.
In 2011 they will release their third album entitles Olodum, which the band describes as mostly being about transvestites.
Funk carioca
Funk carioca , favela funk and, elsewhere in the world, baile funk, is a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro, derived from Miami bass....
-influenced electropop group from Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky. The group started in Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
in the south of Brazil, mixing riffs (ranging from Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
' "Rock You Like a Hurricane
Rock You Like a Hurricane
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" a song by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. The song was released as the second track of their 1984 album Love at First Sting.-Description:...
" to Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
' "Man in the Box
Man in the Box
"Man in the Box" is a single by the rock group Alice in Chains. It was released as a single in 1991 after being featured on the group's debut full-length album Facelift...
") with funk carioca
Funk carioca
Funk carioca , favela funk and, elsewhere in the world, baile funk, is a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro, derived from Miami bass....
(sometimes known as baile funk or Brazilian funk). The trio did their first major tour in 2006, with CSS Cansei de Ser Sexy.
Career
Producer Diplo first found out about the band through their MySpace account, and pushed them using his label, Mad DecentMad Decent
__FORCETOC__Mad Decent is the name of the Philadelphia via Los Angeles based record label spearheaded by Thomas Wesley Pentz, who's better known as Diplo, the Grammy-nominated producer of M.I.A’s “Paper Planes”, and one half of the collaborative music project Major Lazer...
, before Bonde was signed to Domino in 2006. "We just started making music out of fun—we didn't have any intentions to work professionally with music," said Rodrigo Gorky.
In March 2006, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine picked the band as one of the "10 Bands to Watch", where they were described as "Brazilian party starters". The following month The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
praised the band's work as well.
Bonde has been used in various media after being signed to the British label Domino Records: Solta o Frango (which literally means: "release the chicken", a Brazilian slang meaning to enjoy and go crazy) is currently heard in a worldwide campaign for the cellphone company Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, the track was also used in another commercial for the hit series Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the UK, it is also featured on the soundtrack of Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
game Fifa 2008 and on 2008's movie The Ruins
The Ruins (film)
The Ruins is a 2008 Australian-American horror film directed by Carter Smith and starring Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Laura Ramsey and Joe Anderson. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Scott Smith, who also wrote the screenplay...
. GQ magazine used their song "Office Boy" for the behind-the-scenes photo shoot of actress Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack . Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel...
by photographer Terry Richardson
Terry Richardson
Terrence "Terry" Richardson is an American fashion photographer.-Early life:Richardson was born in New York City, the son of Bob Richardson, a fashion photographer who struggled with schizophrenia and drug abuse...
.
Other songs by Bonde do Rolê include Bondallica (a homage to metalheads which includes references to Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
, Manowar, and Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
frontman Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
), Quero Te Amar, and Melô do Tabaco (released only as a 12" single). Their first album, With Lasers, is currently available through iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, Napster
Napster
Napster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...
, eMusic
EMusic
eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. It is headquartered in New York City with an office in London and owned by Dimensional Associates. As of September 2008 eMusic has over 400,000 subscribers....
and on vinyl and CD.
Their song "Gasolina" is featured on an Australian advertisement for Bonds underwear. The lyrics used in the commercial caused some offense to Portuguese speakers in Australia, causing the ad to be recut with an instrumental version of the song even though "Gasolina" got picked by Domino Records as the single because it did not have bad language.
In December 2007, Bonde Do Role cancelled gigs in Dublin, Ireland, the UK and their Australian tour amidst speculation that the band were experiencing internal difficulties and were on the verge of a lineup change. On December 12, Gorky and Pedro announced on a MySpace bulletin that Marina had left the band.
In February 2008, the two remaining members of the band, in search of a new singer, launched a contest in association with MTV Brazil
MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by Abril Mídia, the nation's largest magazine publisher, under license from Viacom - owned MTV Networks Latin AmericaMTV Brasil is one of two versions of MTV available in free-to-air terrestrial television...
, strongly influenced by shows like American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
and Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll
Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll
Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll is the first season of Pussycat Dolls Present: that premiered on March 6, 2007 on The CW, and took place over the course of eight weeks...
, with Ana Bernardino and Laura Taylor succeeding to be new members of the group.
In 2008, the band toured around the world to make up for all the cancelled dates in the past, including the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
2008, We Love Sounds festival in Australia and others.
Also in 2008, the band was nominated in two categories (band of the year and song of the year) at the Brazilian MTV video music awards, and performed a medley live at the show.
At the moment, the band has their own interview television show on MTV Brazil
MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by Abril Mídia, the nation's largest magazine publisher, under license from Viacom - owned MTV Networks Latin AmericaMTV Brasil is one of two versions of MTV available in free-to-air terrestrial television...
and is currently working on their second album with a variety of producers, including DJ Chernobyl (who also worked on their first record), Diplo, Switch
Switch (DJ)
Switch is a UK-based DJ, songwriter, sound engineer and record producer. He is best known for his work with M.I.A. and Santigold.In the fidget house genre, Switch runs his own music label "Dubsided", as well as the label Counterfeet, established in 2006 with fellow producer Sinden...
, Boys Noize
Boys Noize
Boys Noize is the stage name of Alexander Ridha, a German electronic music producer and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he established in 2005...
among others.
In 2011 they will release their third album entitles Olodum, which the band describes as mostly being about transvestites.
Albums
- 2006 Baterias do Poder (self released)
- 2007 With LasersWith LasersWith Lasers is a 2007 album by the band Bonde Do Rolê. It was released on the Domino Records label. The album title is based on an Internet meme seen in the social network service Orkut, largely used by Communities: there are "with lasers" communities for everything With Lasers is a 2007 album by...
(Domino Records) - 2011 Olodum
Singles
- 2006 "Melô do Tabaco" (Mad DecentMad Decent__FORCETOC__Mad Decent is the name of the Philadelphia via Los Angeles based record label spearheaded by Thomas Wesley Pentz, who's better known as Diplo, the Grammy-nominated producer of M.I.A’s “Paper Planes”, and one half of the collaborative music project Major Lazer...
) - 2007 "Marina Gasolina" (Domino Records)
- 2007 "Solta o Frango"/"James Bonde" (Slag Records/Mad DecentMad Decent__FORCETOC__Mad Decent is the name of the Philadelphia via Los Angeles based record label spearheaded by Thomas Wesley Pentz, who's better known as Diplo, the Grammy-nominated producer of M.I.A’s “Paper Planes”, and one half of the collaborative music project Major Lazer...
) #14 UK indie - 2007 "Office Boy" (Domino Records) #75 UK
- 2008 "Gasolina"
Remixes
- Cansei de Ser Sexy - A la la (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - Edu K - Hot Mama (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - Tony Allen - Awa Na Re (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - Edu K - Sex-O-Matic (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - Architecture In Helsinki - Heart It Races (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - Gameboy/Gamegirl - Fruit Salad (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - MikaMika (singer)Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...
- Big Girl (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - Lenni Cesar - Morris Park (Bonde do RoleBonde do RolêBonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
Remix) - Brodinski - Divine Gosa
Videos
- Solta o Frango official video
- Office Boy official video
- Office Boy Live On UK's Transmission, Channel 4
- Bonde do Role at MTV's VMB 2008
- Bonde Do Role show on MTV Brasil
- Bonde do Role on myspace
- Domino Records
- Bonde do Role's Converse shoes
- Bonde do Role give Smirnoff a tour of Rio
Featured Articles and Interviews
- Cover issue of the fader magazine
- Article in Rolling Stone
- BBC.co.uk, Collective magazine
- Guardian Unlimited, "Bonde Do Role, Bonde Do Role With Lasers"
- Guardian Unlimited, New Band of the Day: No 60: Bonde Do Role
- - Caught In The Crossfire - Interview
- Radio Nowhere Ola's Kool Kitchen http://www.archive.org/details/OlasKoolKitchenOnRadioNowhereWithSweetRecipeOfTheWeekBondeDoRole