The band Diamba now resides in São Paulo!

The good wind took Diamba south. The guys are living in São Paulo and taking advantage of the Babylon to promote their reggae music. After 15 hectic days, Duda (vocals) recounts what has already happened there and plans for what may happen until December. The boys came back last week to play in the city (Cidade Baixa) and gave the rundown to Dez!. The invitation to hit the road came from Brasília's Natiruts. The guys are opening some shows for the band. The first was a major event: 89 FM Reggae Festival (São Paulo's best-known rock radio) with Peter Tosh's son Andrew Tosh; Natiruts, Planta e Raiz (the reggae band of the moment there) and Maskavo. Stage: Casa Via Funchal. Right place, right time. Duda: "It was our big show in the capital. I even felt a bit pretentious watching Caetano and Jorge Mautner's show afterward on the same stage". With the right to record a track on the radio: "Jonny B. Good" with Andrew Tosh singing and Diamba playing. In Curitiba it was like this: "We played at Moinho São Jorge, five degrees. I was all bundled up. But the audience was the best of all: 6 thousand people calling for Natiruts and us up front. When we started playing, the crowd really got into it. Participated nicely". After that show the guys took a trip through São Paulo's interior with Andrew Tosh. The right scheme left Duda full of ideas: "My plan is to bring the guy here to Salvador". And there are already shows booked, like two performances with O Rappa, November 8 and 9, in São Bernardo do Campo (SP). The united reggae scene: "There that reggae story speaks loud. There's unity among bands. There's no difference between who's selling millions and who isn't selling anything yet". Good for those who left home, right, Duda? "We're there to be discovered. The vibe is to work and make music for the people". The São Paulo sets are well known here: tracks from the first album "Ninguém está a Salvo" and some new songs like "O Hippie" and "Possas Crer" that already have choruses at Bahian shows. Duda tells what's in store for the local audience: the whole band together at home spurs production of new things. "Including some homesick songs". Fans will soon be able to follow – he said soon – an online diary of what's happening in the land of drizzle.

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