Alcione was introduced to the traditional Brazilian music by her father. He was a military musician who worked as the conductor of the corps marching band. At the age of thirteen, she was already able to give vocal performance in college parties. At this same age, she began to study clarinet, and then learnt to play the trumpet.
At age 20 Alcione moved to Rio de Janeiro. There she worked at the city's TV Excelsior, and later went on tour in Argentina and Chile for four months. On returning to Brazil, she settled in São Paulo, working in nightclub and making appearances on television. In 1970, she started her two-year tour in Europe, performing as a vocalist and a trumpet artist.
In 1972, when back to Brazil, Alcione recorded her first single. The following year, she traveled to sing in Mexico and, in 1974, Portugal, where she recorded her first full-length album. In 1975 Alcione released her LP, A Voz do Samba, which achieved gold sales status and featured several hit tracks. The most successful songs were Não Deixe o Samba Morrer, written by Edson and Aloiso, and O Surdo, written by Totonho/Paulinho Resende.
In the late 1970s, Nazaré became well-known as a samba artist and achieved international recognition. She recorded Alerta Geral for Philips Records and, in 1978, released this album, the title of which was taken from a television show that Alcione had hosted on TV Globo for two years. Following its success, Alcione continued to release several other full-length albums in late 1970s and early 1980s, including her self-titled album.
In 1997, Alcione signed with Universal Records, subsequently releasing a label debut named Valeu, through Polygram the next year. This was followed by Celebração that same year, and Claridade---Uma Homenagem A Clara Nunes in 1999. In December 2002 Alcione was recognized for playing an important part in founding the Paraíso School of Samba in London, England. She also helped organizing and preparing the stage for a British version of the Carnival Brasil, Paraíso dos Orixás (Brazil, Paradise of the Gods). In 2003, her 2002 album, Ao Vivo, received the Best Samba/Pagode Album Award at fourth Latin Grammy Award ceremony.
She has interpreted several hits such as Não deixe o samba morrer, Lá vem você, Gostoso veneno and Ilha da maré.
On July 7, 2007 she performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.
Forró Do Xenhenhem
Alcione Lyrics
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Tô ficando arriado com você meu bem
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
O coração da gente chega lateja
A gente só deseja passar bem
Com você meu bem
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Fez a morena levantar pó
Ele é um artista
Trabalhou bem
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Forró Do Xenhenhem by Alcione is a song that celebrates the beauty of a woman who loves to dance the forró. The song begins with the singer admiring the woman's sweat-soaked neck and how he is feeling weak and exhausted by her sensual moves. Her body sways seductively in sync with the music, as her hips move elegantly back and forth. The singer is completely smitten with her.
The chorus of "No xenhenhém" is a celebratory call for the music to continue, and for the good times to keep rolling. The verse "Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró" translates to "Who was the intelligent person who invented forró", and is a rhetorical question, praising the creator who brought joy and energy to the people through this style of music. The lyrics then go on to detail the process of winning over the forrozeira in the xenhenhém, which is a type of forró dance.
Line by Line Meaning
Morena forrozeira do cangote suado
A sweaty, dancing woman is making me weak and tired
Tô ficando arriado com você meu bem
I'm getting worn out by you, my love
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
Your dancing makes your body so loose and flexible
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
In this twisting and turning, back-and-forth dance
O coração da gente chega lateja
Our hearts start pounding
A gente só deseja passar bem
We just want to have a good time
Com você meu bem
With you, my love
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
In this lively and energetic dance
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Who was the clever person who invented forró?
Fez a morena levantar pó
Made the brown-skinned woman create dust
Ele é um artista
He's an artist
Trabalhou bem
He did a good job
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
And the forrozeira belongs to whoever
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Is willing to win in the energetic xenhenhém dance
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
I'll do everything to win in the xenhenhém dance
Contributed by Carter C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@gabriellaferreira585
Letra
Morena forrozeira do cangote suado
'To ficando arriado com você, meu bem
Com esse rebolado teu corpinho fica mole
E nesse bole-bole, nesse vai-e-vem
O coração da gente chega a latejar
A gente só deseja passar bem
Com você meu bem
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
Com você meu bem
No xenhenhém, no xenhenhém, no xenhenhém
Quem foi esse inteligente que inventou o forró
Fez a morena levantar pó
Ele é um artista, trabalhou bem
E a morena forrozeira é de quem
Estiver disposto pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Xenhenhém, xenhenhém, xenhenhém
Vou fazer tudo pra ganhar no xenhenhém
@sandromesq1974
Que me desculpem os outros lugares do mundo mas não há música melhor que a nossa! Não há um povo mais caloroso como o nosso! Por isso os gringos quando vem ao nosso país, ficam loucos!!
@yt-sx3ye
B, uvo
@diegojorge2992
Então. Estou de acordo com vc. A música brasileira e única. Mas esqueçam ese funky chato por favor
@juaniivazquez
Sin dudas!! 💖
@mariaalicelimapereira7665
AS MUSICAR DO MEU NORDESTE NÃO TEM PRA NINGUÉM , ISSO AI QUE É MUSICA PRA DANÇA A NOITE TODA SÓ PARA QUANDO AS PERNAS N AGUENTAR MAIS QUE SAUDADE MDS de uma quadrilha um forró desse no talo
@gogogogogogogogohooh3268
O mais importantes do Brasil são os brasileiros s2
@brunnobelem-pa5728
Adoro forró raíz, a Marrom é uma artista maravilhosa, grande intérprete do Brasil, direto do Maranhão. Ouvindo em 08/Jan/2021 aqui de Belém-PA.
@ciceraferreiradasilva4919
dar_lhe marrom adorei jan2021
@neusamorais2617
@Cícera Ferreira da Silva essa é a Marom
@klinsmannamorim6568
Nossa marrom 👏❤️