A band that worked out the mix of rock and axé. This is the definition of A… Read Full Bio ↴A band that worked out the mix of rock and axé. This is the definition of Asa de Águia, which started its history in 1987 and became a kind of "institution" of the Carnival in Bahia and of the main micaretas (a small Carnival) of Brazil. With a solid formation, the band Asa de Águia is composed by five high-qualified musicians.

Durval Lelys, band leader, is the face of Asa de Águia. His irreverence made him a figure quite charismatic, knowing how to rock the public like no one else. Durval is an architect, graduated from UFBA, but he left the drawing board to devote himself to the art career. He is singer, guitarist and composes most of the hits of the group.

Leví Pereira is a very experienced bassist and vocalist, a musician of great personality, and is also a composer. He began his career at age 16, bringing all the knowledge of years of work with Armandinho and the whole family of unforgettable Osmar Macedo.

Leading the heartbeat rhythm of drums of Asa de Águia is Rady Santos. A known musician in Bahia and with a beat full of energy, he commands with strong hands the band marking. He began his career playing in dancing balls at the age 16 in Barrocas (BA), his home town. Besides drums, Rady is also a songwriter and sings in performances of Asa.

A Uruguayan player of keyboard, Ricardo Ferraro came to Brazil in January 1987 to visit the beaches of Bahia. He fell in love with the place and decided to stay in the land, where he met Durval Lelys who invited him to join the group. Currently, the musician is on solo career as DJ Rambo.

Ubajara Carvalho is the drummer of the band. He also came from the school of Dodô and Osmar, and he was invited by Durval and Levi to join Asa de Águia. Bajara is also a composer and has some successful partnerships with Luiz Caldas, Durval Lelys, Carlinhos Brown and David Sersan.

In the Carnival of Salvador, Asa leads the blocks CocoBambu and Me Abraça. In micaretas through the country, the band leads the block Cerveja & Coco, a partnership between Asa de Águia and Ivete Sangalo, since 2005.

In addition to the blocks, differentiated projects of shows such as Trivela, Mica Hall, Carna Hall, FeijoAsa, Cocobambu Folia, Asa Beach, ArraiAsa, Asa Country, Asa Beats and ASA 3D were also developed, adding more innovation to its performances. Always betting in a mix of rhythms, the band has gained increasingly differentiated publics and accumulating hits such as: Bota pra Ferver, Take it Easy, Qual É?, A Gente Pede Festa, Com Amor, Não Tem Lua, Oba Vou Passear, Cocobambu, Dia dos Namorados, Pra Lá de Bragadá, Xô Satanás, A Dança da Tartaruga, Manivela, Dança do Vampiro, Pit Bull, O Rei da Rua, Reino da Folia, Casamento Não, Salvador Dalino, Abalou, O Mago, Amor de Fé, Gênio da Lata, O Lobo, Gladiador, O Que Tem Que Ser Será, Simbora, Dia do Asa and Quebra Aê, which rendered six trophies as the best music in Carnival 2007 and was the most performed song in Carnival 2008 of Bahia.

Noronha
Asa De Águia Lyrics

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Deuses da natureza
Me levem além do mar
Pra ver que o filho da lua
E do sol vem da terra-mar

Atlântida tem um segredo
Milênios a se revelar
Netuno encantou o desejo

E a vida floresce do mar

Vulcão não é mais
Fogo ardido
A selva salgada é de cor
Reflete o passado escondido
Nas juras secretas de amor

Você que só quer
Um xamego na vila
Bailando o teu corpo entre nuvens de mel
Nadar na pocinha
Sacando os peixinhos
Pensando que o sonho não vai acabar
As gaivotas no céu
Os rochedos no mar
Água cristalina
Corpo a corpo a se banhar

Fé, nó
É fé é nó, é fernando de noronha
Fé nó
Cacimba do padre, boldro,
Conceição, ruro e abras
Fé nó
E os deuses bailavam no tubo encantado

Das ondas do mar
Êô êô

Overall Meaning

The song Noronha by Asa de Águia is a tribute to the beautiful Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, which is a popular tourist destination known for its stunning beaches and wildlife. The lyrics evoke a sense of adventure and awe as the singer calls for the gods of nature to take them beyond the sea to witness the beauty of the moon and sun's offspring, which comes from the land-sea. The song then goes on to suggest that the island holds many secrets, including those of the mythical city of Atlantis, which is said to have sunk beneath the waves of the Atlantic. The god Neptune is also mentioned as having enchanted desire, and the resulting life that flourishes in the sea is celebrated.

Line by Line Meaning

Deuses da natureza
Oh mighty deities of nature

Me levem além do mar
Take me beyond the sea

Pra ver que o filho da lua
So I can witness that the offspring of the moon

E do sol vem da terra-mar
And the sun originate from the land-sea

Atlântida tem um segredo
Atlantis has a secret

Milênios a se revelar
Millennia yet to unveil

Netuno encantou o desejo
Neptune enchanted the desire

E a vida floresce do mar
And life flourishes from the sea

Vulcão não é mais
Volcano no longer exists

Fogo ardido
Fire blazing

A selva salgada é de cor
The salty jungle is colorful