Bonde Do Role - A Biography

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Bonde do Role is a funk-inspired group from Curitiba, Brazil consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky. The group started in their hometown Curitiba in the south of Brazil in 2004, mixing sexual riffs with funk carioca, also known as baile funk - a Brazilian, and particularly Rio-based, party funk sound.

Bonde played their 1st gig 200 kilometres away from property, on a boat and already the music was taking on a life of its own. Prior to lengthy, International producer Diplo, already obsessed with baile funk, heard one of their demos and signed them to his own fledgling label, Mad Decent, prior to signing to Domino in 2006.

The band did their initial key tour in 2006 with CSS and in March of the same year, Rolling Stone magazine picked the band as 1 of the "10 Bands to Watch", where they had been described as "Brazilian party starters". The following month The New York Times praised the band's work as properly.

Bonde's music has been utilized in a selection of media Solta o Frango is currently heard in a worldwide campaign for Nokia, the track was also utilised in an additional 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 "Workplace Boy" for the behind-the-scenes photo shoot of actress Jessica Alba by photographer Terry Richardson.

In 2008, the band toured about the globe, such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, We Adore Sounds festival in Australia and other people. In the exact same year, 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.

Bonde currently have their own interview tv show on MTV Brazil and are working on their second album with a variety of producers, such as DJ Chernobyl (who also worked on their initial record), Diplo, Switch, Boys Noize amongst others. The band will be playing quite a few festivals such as the Secret Garden Party and the Underage Festival, as effectively as a show at Fabric in London. Bonde are currently recording their follow up album to their 2007 critically acclaimed debut 'With Lasers' which is set for a 2010 release.