Skank (band)
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| Skank | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Genre(s) | Reggae, Pop, Rock | |
| Years active | 1991–present | |
| Label(s) | Epic | |
| Members | ||
| Samuel Rosa Henrique Portugal Lelo Zaneti Haroldo Ferreti |
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Skank is a Brazilian pop/rock/reggae band. The band was born in 1991, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
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[edit] Members
- Samuel Rosa - singer and guitar
- Lelo Zaneti - bass
- Henrique Portugal - keyboard
- Haroldo Ferretti - drums
[edit] Biography
Skank is a band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in Brazil. Some of their hits are "É Proibido Fumar", "Te Ver", "É uma Partida de Futebol" and "Garota Nacional".
[edit] Discography
The band made a relatively huge success with its first album, Skank, in 1993, in the underground circuit. Some months later, with a contract with Sony in their hands, they finally officially released the album, which sold 150,000 records.
So far, the band released six other albums:
- Skank (1992, 200,000 copies sold) GOLD
- Calango (1994, 1,200,000 copies sold) DIAMOND
- Samba Poconé (1996, 1,800,000 copies sold)DIAMOND
- Siderado (1998, 750,000 copies sold) 3X PLATINUM
- Maquinarama (2000, 250,000 copies sold) PLATINUM
- Ao Vivo MTV (2001, 600,000 copies sold) 2X PLATINUM
- Cosmotron (2003, 320,000 copies sold) 2X PLATINUM
- Radiola (2004, 180,000 copies sold) PLATINUM
- Carrossel (2006), 125,000 copies sold) PLATINUM
Skank is one of the most famous bands in Brazil. As of 2004, they have sold approximately 5,000,000 copies of their albums.
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