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Mastruz Com Leite
12+ albums
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Mastruz com Leite is a band from the state of Ceará, Brazil in the northeastern part of the country. They play forró eletrônico (electronic forró), a modern style of forró that uses electronic elements such as keyboard, contrabass and electric guitar. They are responsible for a new interpretation of the traditional northeastern rhythm called forró. (forro) Their repertoir includes more than 40 albums including covers of the biggest names in Brazilian music ( mpb or música popular Brasileira/popular music of Brazil). Their music is full of lyrics which portray a true to life saga of the history and emotional experience of the people of the northeast. Love, marriage, the festas (celebrations/parties), and the vaquejadas (cattle roundups that usually take place at the end of winter). They have had a number of hits with songs like: "O Rei do Baralho" (the deck of cards river), "Eu Preciso de Você" (I need you), "Meu Vaqueiro, Meu Peão" (my cowboy, my cow hand), and "Tatuagem" (tattoos). The group was formed in 1990 by Emanuel Gurgel, leader of the band Aquarius who saw the lack of a band in the area that played only forró music. The name comes from the name of Gurgel's handball team in college, the team itself no longer exists. Mastruz is a medicinal herb often taken in Brazil and surrounding countries with milk(leite). Band members initially included: accordionist Zé Wilson drummers Jean and Marcelo , bass player Bel and singers Japinha and Tony Silveira , this last also pl
