As a teenager, Sangalo started to sing and play acoustic guitar at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Her debut show happened in the Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahian music.
In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped the Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies in 1997. In 1999, she decided to start a solo career and released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.
In 2001 she released the album Festa. The title teack was very popular and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. In 2002, she released the compilation album Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, titled after one of her biggest number-one hits. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much , but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.
Her first solo live album MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo released in 2004, included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004.
Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after it's release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70's touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco Por Ti America", a Gilberto Gil song. "Quando a Chuva Passar" recently reached number two on the Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.
On December 16, 2006, she performed in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Police, and Madonna have also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.
Ivete has sold more than 7 million CD copies and more than 2.5 million DVD copies.
Toque de Timbaleiro
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Sacudindo o mundo inteiro
Foi criado na Bahia
Saudando os orixás
Com a força ijexá
Candomblé, reggae, magia
Embalalalá
Vem com tranças negras lindas
Toque de timbau ê ô
Timbalada revitaliza
Um brugundum bragadá
Brugundum bragadá
Embalalalá
Embalalala Timbalalá
“Toque de Timbaleiro” is a song by Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo. The song is a celebration of Bahian culture and pays homage to the orixás, the deities of the Candomblé religion. The lyrics describe the power of the timbal, a type of drum, and its ability to shake the world. The timbal is a key instrument in the music of Timbalada, a group Sangalo was a member of before starting her solo career.
The song is an energetic mix of candomblé rhythms, reggae and magic. The lyrics mention the “força ijexá”, which is a type of candomblé rhythm originating from the Ijexá people of Bahia. The song also mentions the “brugundum bragadá”, which is a phrase commonly used in candomblé ceremonies to evoke the spirit of the orixás.
The chorus of the song is “Embalalalá, embalalala Timbalalá”, which is a reference to the name of the group founded by Carlinhos Brown, another prominent Bahian musician. Timbalada, as the name suggests, is known for their use of the timbal and other percussion instruments in their music. “Toque de Timbaleiro” is an ode to the power of the timbal and the rich cultural heritage of Bahia.
Line by Line Meaning
Toque de timbaleiro
Rhythm of the timbale player
Sacudindo o mundo inteiro
Shaking the entire world
Foi criado na Bahia
It was created in Bahia
Saudando os orixás
Saluting the orixás
Com a força ijexá
With the strength of ijexá
Candomblé, reggae, magia
Candomblé, reggae, magic
Embalalalá
Untranslatable, possibly just a vocalization
Embalalala Timbalalá
Untranslatable, possibly just a vocalization
Vem com tranças negras lindas
Comes with beautiful black braids
Toque de timbau ê ô
Rhythm of the timbau
Timbalada revitaliza
Timbalada revitalizes
Um brugundum bragadá
Untranslatable
Brugundum bragadá
Untranslatable
Embalalalá
Untranslatable, possibly just a vocalization
Embalalala Timbalalá
Untranslatable, possibly just a vocalization
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HELIOMAR CARDOSO DOS SANTOS
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