Bonde do Forró

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Years Active

2003

Genres

electronic forró, forró

Biography

Bonde do Forró is a Brazilian electronic forró band founded in 2003 in the city of São Paulo by DJ Maluco, a musical producer and businessman. The group gained national notoriety by adopting an innovative approach inspired by the comedian Shaolin: recruiting lead vocalists whose vocal timbres were extremely similar to those of great icons of sertanejo music, such as Bruno & Marrone and Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano, performing their hits in a forró rhythm.

After a modest debut album with the Gal record label in 2003, the band found resounding success with the release of "Volume II" through MD Music, which sold over 200 thousand copies. With lineups marked by singers with voices similar to established sertanejo duos, the group quickly transformed into a CD sales and box office phenomenon, performing hundreds of monthly shows and international tours through the United States.

Throughout its trajectory, Bonde do Forró has consolidated its discography with dozens of albums and DVDs released by major record labels such as Som Livre and Radar Records. The band has performed on emblematic stages of popular Brazilian festivals, including the Barretos Cowboy Festival and traditional northeastern June festivals, remaining a reference in the electronic forró segment with a strong influence from the sertanejo aesthetic.

Discography

• É Amor Demais, Vol. 3 (2006)
• Agarra Agarra, Vol. 4 (2007)
• Elétrico (Ao Vivo) (2007)
• Ao Vivo na Bahia, Caminho das Indias (2009)
• A Melhor do Brasil, Vol. 10 (Ao Vivo) (2010)
• Sou Foda, Vol. 12 (2011)
• As 20 Mais (Ao Vivo) (2011)
• O Forró Mais Sertanejo do Brasil (2012)
• Ao Vivo em Vitória, Vol. 6 (2012)
• A Melhor do Brasil, Vol. 13 (2012)
• Homenagem a B & M (2013)
• Vol. 16 (2013)
• Don't Say Goodbye (2014)
• A Nova Onda do Brasil, Vol. 17 (2015)
• De Volta às Origens (2017)
• Milk Shake (2018)
• Meu Paredão (2018)
• As Top do Bonde do Forró, Vol. 2 (2018)
• As Top do Bonde do Forró (2018)
• Ao Vivo em Tangará (2018)
• Festa Junina (2021)
• Forróck (2022)
• Bonde Canta Zezé (2024)
• Em Ritmo de São Joao (2024)
• Bonde do Forró das Antigas (2026)
• Arrebenta Coração Vol 2