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  2. Olodum - Wikipedia

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    Olodum percussionist Neguinho do Samba died of heart failure on October 31, 2009, at the age of 54. [1] On June 13, 2011, Olodum's ex-vocalist and songwriter Germano Meneghel , author of hits like "Avisa lá," "Vem, Meu Amor," "Alegria Geral," and the posthumous "Várias Queixas," was found dead in his home at age 49; the cause of death is ...

  3. Ọlọrun - Wikipedia

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    From the Yoruba language, Olorun's name is a contraction of the words oní (which denotes ownership or rulership) and ọ̀run (which means the Heavens, abode of the spirits). Another name, Olodumare, comes from the phrase "O ní odù mà rè" meaning "the owner of the source of creation that does not become empty," "or the All Sufficient".

  4. Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is) - Wikipedia

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    "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 12 August 1996 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Bilingual (1996). The song is based on "Estrada Da Paixão" by African-Brazilian band Olodum, [1] which Pet Shop Boys heard during the South American leg of their Discovery tour ...

  5. The Obvious Child - Wikipedia

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    Simon performed the song, accompanied by Olodum and Neguinho do Samba, on Saturday Night Live on November 17, 1990. [1] The song is the namesake for the 2014 film Obvious Child; it appears in a scene in which two characters drunkenly dance together. [20] Director Gillian Robespierre titled the film with hope that its meaning would be ambiguous ...

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  7. We Are One (Ole Ola) - Wikipedia

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    To change that, another version was also released and the music changed slightly to fit Afro Brazilian group Olodum's style of drumming – that version being the one that was used in the music video for the song. "We Are One" has experienced commercial success, reaching the top 20 in countries including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain ...

  8. Axé - Wikipedia

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    Groups such as Timbalada, Olodum and Filhos de Gandhi also shared the heavy beats and rhythms with Ilê Aiyê, as well as utilizing African symbols such as typical outfits and instruments that all these bands use to perform. Olodum's rehearsals soon became a starting point for up and coming artists, composers, and music. In these rehearsals ...

  9. Ọbatala - Wikipedia

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    Obatala is an orisha in the Yoruba religion that is believed to have been given the task to create the Earth but failed the task by being drunk on palm wine and was outperformed by his little brother Oduduwa.