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Chiclete com Banana released its first album, called Estação Das Cores (1983) and Traz os montes, in 1983, and is regarded as one of the most successful bands of the Axé music genre in Brazil. Chiclete rose to fame in Bahia in the 1980s like other axé bands and artists (among them the famous Ivete Sangalo ).
"Chiclete com banana" is a song written by Gordurinha and Almira Castilho and recorded in 1959 by Jackson do Pandeiro, who popularized the song. The title means "chewing gum and banana," which refers to American and Brazilian music. Since 1959, the song has been covered by Gilberto Gil, [1] Tania Maria, [2] and others.
Though it is not known who created "Sweet Banana", it is known it was created around 1942 during the Second World War.It reportedly came about after Rhodesian African Rifles soldiers were escorting Italian prisoners of war off a boat in Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa. [1]
The company mascot "Miss Chiquita", now Chiquita Banana, was created in 1944 by Dik Browne, who is best known for drawing the popular comic strips Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible. Miss Chiquita started as an animated banana with a woman's dress and legs in the manner of Carmen Miranda.
The Blue Java banana is a triploid [1] hybrid of the seeded banana Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata. [4] Its accepted name is Musa acuminata × balbisiana (ABB Group) 'Blue Java'. Synonyms include: Musa acuminata × balbisiana (ABB Group) 'Ice Cream' In Hawaii it is known as the 'Ice Cream banana' and in Fiji as the 'Hawaiian
Bluggoe is a cold hardy banana, [6] growing in USDA zones 8–10 [7] or 7–10. [8] Tree. 10 feet (3.0 metres) to 16 feet (4.9 metres) tall. Width of leaves same ...
Most banana cultivars which exhibit purely or mostly Musa acuminata genomes are dessert bananas, while hybrids of M. acuminata and M. balbisiana are mostly cooking bananas or plantains. [23] Musa acuminata is one of the earliest plants to be domesticated by humans for agriculture, 7,000 years ago in New Guinea and Wallacea. [24]
The Masak Hijau banana is one of the tallest Cavendish clones, [1] [2] with the pseudostem reaching heights of 12 to 15 ft (3.7 to 4.6 m) tall. [5] It produces bunches consisting of 6 to 12 hands, each with 12 to 20 fingers. The fruits range from 2 to 2.5 cm (0.79 to 0.98 in) in diameter, and 15 to 25 cm (5.9 to 9.8 in) in length.