Skank

Skank is a pop band which started in Belo Horizonte, where their integrants were born. Energy and harmony were their strong points. Skank is formed by songwriter, guitar player and lead singer Samuel Rosa; drum player Haroldo Ferratti; bass player and second voice Lelo Zaneti; and Keyboard player and second voice Haroldo. They formed one of the most well succeeded Brazilian Pop Bands that come up in the 90' s.
Skank was one of the first band to initially mix traditional musical genres such us calango, forró and bailão into pop music. They also incorporated the jamaican dancehall rythm.
They launched their first album as independent form – but the sucess “Underground” attracted the interest of power Sony Music that inaugurated the Chaps seal in Brazil. Their second disc from 1994 reached up more than one million copies sold an included top hits “Calango” , “Te Ver”.
But the song “Garota Nacional” was a big success in Brazil and lead the Spanish parade during three months. Skank represented Brazil in the album “Allez! Ola! Olé!” the official disc of World Football Cup in 1998. Other great successes were: “Siderado”, “Maquinarama”, “Resposta” e “Pacato Cidadão”, “Tão Seu”.


Project from
Gabriel Fernandes
Progress 2
Teacher Maria Cristina

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch