Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide. Daniela has a degree in dance from the Federal University of Bahia, having started her studies in this art since she was four years old, later becoming a teacher of jazz, modern and classical ballet, besides having specialized and performed in other genres, such as Afro Dance and contemporary dance. She began singing professionally at the age of fifteen, the same age at which she rode a trio elétrico for the first time, integrating her career as singer and dancer.
She released her eponymous album in 1991, followed by O Canto da Cidade in the following year, leveraging her career as a national artist and bringing the axé music genre to the forefront. Over the years, she released several albums, generating great hits like "Swing da Cor", "O Canto da Cidade", "À Primeira Vista", "Rapunzel", "Nobre Vagabundo", "Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro)", "Mutante", "Maimbê Dandá", "Levada Brasileira", "Oyá Por Nós", among others. She recorded a DVD commemorating 25 years of Cirque du Soleil and was part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival. In addition, she participated in Alejandro Sanz's album and sang with Paul McCartney in Norway during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Winner of a Latin Grammy for her album Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo, she also received six Brazilian Music Awards, an APCA award, three Multishow awards, and two VMB awards, for best music video and photography. On television she was a judge and mentor for the talent shows Popstars, Superstar, and The Voice Kids Portugal.
In 2013, Daniela released in partnership with her wife Malu Verçosa, whom she married in Portugal the same year, her first book, Daniela e Malu: Uma História de Amor.
Attentive to the Brazilian social reality and with a great desire to contribute to the preservation of our cultural matrices, Daniela created her Institute "Sol da Liberdade" in 2008. Today, in partnership with UNICEF and ESPN Brasil, the ISL carries out the Caravana da Música project. The Caravana da Música is an itinerant project that has been touring Brazil since 2007, visiting one city every month. The cities to be visited are indicated by UNICEF, according to the HDI (Human Development Index) and the IDI (Child Development Index). In each of the cities visited, the "Music Caravan" sets up a large infrastructure where it offers 3,000 children an unprecedented experience with dance, music, theater, instrument building, circus art, and several other artistic experiences. In addition to the children, the Music Caravan also offers training in Art Education for 250 public school teachers from each of the visited cities. The Music Caravan has already directly assisted more than 50 thousand children and 30 thousand teachers. Considering that each public school teacher trained by the Caravan becomes an Art Education multiplier, it is estimated that the Music Caravan has already indirectly reached more than half a million Brazilians. All the activities of the Music Caravan in the countryside of Brazil are recorded by the ESPN Brazil team, which broadcasts a monthly documentary about the project's activities. The documentary is shown in Brazil and in 157 other countries.
Besides presiding the Instituto Sol da Liberdade, Daniela is also UNICEF's National Goodwill Ambassador, a title she received in 1995, when she became the second Brazilian personality to receive such honor. She has also participated in several benefit shows in favor of children, among them the UNICEF/ Rede Globo's Criança Esperança and the AACD/SBT's Teleton. Part of the rights to her 1998 album Elétrica were donated to UNICEF. She is also an ambassador for the Ayrton Senna Institute. Daniela has also participated in other charitable projects, not directly linked to children. On October 7, 2003, she took part in the show Solidariedade Brasil-Noruega in favor of Fome Zero at the National Theater, in Brasilia. She is also connected to the NGO América Latina em Ação Solidária (ALAS), having participated in September 2007 in an advertising campaign promoting aid to the earthquake victims in Peru. In 2013 she was invited to participate in the UN global campaign, Free & Equal, along with Ricky Martin and other international artists.
Baianidade Nagô
Daniela Mercury Lyrics
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Calor no coração
A festa vai começar
Salvador se agita
Numa só alegria
Eternos dodô e osmar
Na avenida sete
Da paz eu sou tiete
Carnaval na bahia
Oitava maravilha
Nunca irei te deixar meu amor
Eu vou
Atrás do trio elétrico vou
Dançar ao negro toque do agogô
Curtindo a minha baianidade nagô
Eu queria
Que essa fantasia fosse eterna quem sabe um dia a paz
Vence a guerra
E viver será só festejar
Êô êô laiá êô êô laiá
The lyrics of “Baianidade Nagô” by Daniela Mercury are an ode to the carnival season in Salvador, Brazil. The song describes the excitement and joy that the arrival of summer and carnival bring to people's hearts. The mention of Dodô and Osmar, two famous Brazilian musicians, emphasizes the importance of music in the celebration of carnival.
The chorus of the song is an invitation for people to follow the trio elétrico, a mobile sound system that plays music and leads the carnival parade. The mention of “negro toque do agogô” refers to the African influence in Brazilian music, particularly in the percussive sounds of the agogô instrument. The repetition of “Êô êô laiá êô êô laiá” is a common way of adding rhythm and energy to Brazilian songs.
Overall, “Baianidade Nagô” celebrates the cultural heritage and traditions of Salvador, while highlighting the importance of music and dance in the city's identity.
Line by Line Meaning
Já pintou verão
Summer already arrived
Calor no coração
Heat in my heart
A festa vai começar
The party is about to start
Salvador se agita
Salvador gets excited
Numa só alegria
In one single joy
Eternos dodô e osmar
Eternal Dodô and Osmar
Na avenida sete
On Seventh Avenue
Da paz eu sou tiete
I am a fan of peace
Na barra o farol a brilhar
In Barra, the lighthouse is shining
Carnaval na bahia
Carnaval in Bahia
Oitava maravilha
Eighth wonder
Nunca irei te deixar meu amor
I will never leave you, my love
Eu vou
I'm going
Atrás do trio elétrico vou
I'm following behind the electric trio
Dançar ao negro toque do agogô
Dancing to the black sound of the agogô
Curtindo a minha baianidade nagô
Enjoying my Nagô Baianidade
Eu queria
I wanted
Que essa fantasia fosse eterna quem sabe um dia a paz
That this fantasy would be eternal, who knows one day peace will prevail
Vence a guerra
Win the war
E viver será só festejar
And living will only be about celebrating
Êô êô laiá êô êô laiá
Hey, hey, laiá, hey, hey, laiá
Contributed by Arianna L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Marcia Meirelles
Baianidade Nagô
Bamdamel
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo (como é que é?) laia
Êo êo (todo mundo juntinho comigo, na manha!)
Já pintou verão
Calor no coração
A festa vai começar
Salvador se agita
Numa só alegria
Eternos Dodô e Osmar
Na avenida Sete
Da paz eu sou Tiete
Na Barra o farol a brilhar
Carnaval na Bahia
Oitava maravilha
Nunca irei te deixar, meu amor
Eu vou
Atrás do trio elétrico vou
Dançar ao negro toque do agogô
Curtindo minha baianidade nagô iô iô iô ô
Eu queria
Que essa fantasia fosse eterna
Quem sabe um dia
A paz vence a guerra
E viver será só festejar
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo
Já pintou verão
Calor no coração
A festa vai começar
Carnaval na Bahia
Oitava maravilha
Nunca irei te deixar, meu amor
Eu vou
Atrás do trio elétrico vou
Dançar ao negro toque do agogô
Curtindo minha baianidade nagô iô iô iô ô
Eu queria
Que essa fantasia fosse eterna
Quem sabe um dia
A paz vence a guerra
E viver será só festejar
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo
Eu vou (aonde galera?)
Atrás do trio elétrico vou
Dançar ao negro toque do agogô
Curtindo minha baianidade nagô iô iô iô ô
Eu queria
Que essa fantasia fosse eterna
Quem sabe um dia
A paz vence a guerra
E viver será só festejar
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo, laia
Êo êo
Compositores: Evandro Elias Souza Rodrigues
Fernanda Santana
Só quem é baiano sabe o que a gente sente quando ouvimos essa música. ♥️✨
tt altino
Simplesmente me sinto por privegiliada de ser baiana
Edryckson Santos
Quando escuto, sinto uma energia que não consigo nem explicar, fico todo arrepiado, imagina vocês 👏🏽😍😍
Gabriel player
Que lindo. Quem sabe um dia a paz vence a guerra? Hino nacional
Felipe Carvalho
Sou do Rj mas me arrepio todo.. sla tenho uma ligação mt grande cm a Bahia msm sem nuca ter pisado
Miguel Velazquez
Yo soy paraguayo y escucho esto y me siento baiano, me encanta Daniela Mercury.
Stefania Torres Caetano
Baianidade Nagô nem é música, é um hino! Deveria ser cantada em toda abertura de carnaval por cada cantor no seu trio! Não enjoo! Sempre que posso ouço! Na voz da Daniela então, outros quinhentos!👌🏽🥰 Viva a musicalidade baiana! Eu amo!❤
Alicia Vasconcellos
Essa música me faz chorar, porque me lembra a infância. Sou carioca, nunca estive na Bahia (um dia, vou!), mas a Bahia sempre esteve em mim por suas músicas e cultura.
Jefferson Gomes
Alice Vasconcelos, vc falou exatamente o que sinto. Também sou carioca e tenho medo de morrer sem ir na Bahia. De vez em quando sinto um pouco de raiva por não ter nascido na Bahia. Não tem um dia sequer que deixo de ouvir horas de música baiana.
Valdir Souza
@Rafaella Madaleno sou Bahiano , tenho vontade de ir para outros locais, mas sei que irei sentir muita saudade desta terra, por isso não vou! Kkkkk