New band of the day – No 1,209: Gaby Amarantos

Dubbed the Amazonian Beyoncé, this Brazilian singer is making tacky 'technobrega' sound like out-there electro-popHometown: Jurunas, Brazil.The lineup: Gaby Amarantos (vocals).The background: It may be winter outside, to paraphrase Barry White, but in Brazil it's carnival. And the new queen of carnival, of music that is brassy and brash, colourful, gaudy and whatever are the Brazilian equivalent of chavvy and bling, is Gaby Amarantos. You need a pair of sunglasses just to look at her website. T...

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