Metá Metá sounds like a ritual performed in a concrete bunker. It is a collision of ancient and modern, where the sacred chants of Candomblé meet the jagged, distorted edges of São Paulo's underground rock scene. The music is defined by a tense, lean chemistry between Juçara Marçal’s commanding vocals, Kiko Dinucci’s sharp, percussive guitar work, and Thiago França’s wild, overblown saxophone. It doesn't just play; it erupts.
What makes them truly distinctive is their 'three in one' philosophy, which strips away the lushness of traditional Brazilian MPB in favor of something skeletal and fierce. They treat the saxophone like a lead singer and the guitar like a drum kit, creating a sound that feels both prehistoric and futuristic. It is jazz that has been dragged through a punk show, retaining its improvisational soul while gaining a serrated, defiant edge.
Start with 'MetaL MetaL' to hear the band at their most explosive. It is the perfect entry point for anyone who wants to hear how traditional Afro-Brazilian rhythms can be weaponized into something that feels as urgent as a riot and as profound as a prayer.
Metá Metá is a Brazilian jazz band from São Paulo created in 2008 and formed by the trio Juçara Marçal (vocals), Kiko Dinucci (guitar) and Thiago França (saxophone). It is considered one of the most prestigious and representative groups of the recent Brazilian music scene. The band name means "three in one" in Yoruba and the trio works with the diversity of Brazilian musical genres, fusing jazz, rock, samba and Candomblé rhythms using economic arrangements that emphasize melodic elements and signs of African-influenced music in the world. Their second album, MetaL MetaL, was nominated in 2013 at the Multishow Brazilian Music Awards for Best Album, Version of the Year and Shared Music categories, winning the latter. In 2015, the group was again awarded the Version of the Year award at the 2015 Multishow Brazilian Music Award. In 2015 the show Clube da Encruza, which he presented alongside the band Passo Torto at Sala Funarte Sidney Miller in Rio de Janeiro, was elected by critics from the newspaper O Globo as one of the ten best shows of 2015. In 2016, Rolling Stone Brasil magazine elected the band's third album MM3 as the 7th best album of the year. In 2017 the group developed the soundtrack for the show Gira by Grupo Corpo, honoring the orisha Eshu. Two tracks that were excluded from the show were released in EP format. In 2017, Mm3 was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album.
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