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Brazilian Girls Do it Better by Ari Bendersky
Brazilian Girls are turning the dance music world on its head.
Fronted by the sultry Sabina Scuibba, Brazilian Girls sounds like Shirley Bassey, Grace Jones and Los Amigos Invisibles at an outdoor reggae fest. While their name suggests Rio, the group actually hails from Brooklyn. Scuibba, born in Italy and raised in Nice and Munich, moved to New York, met the three guys in Brazilian Girls and the foursome took the downtown scene at Nublu by storm.
Their self-titled debut on Verve Records hit streets on Feb. 1 and theyre on tour now.
Check out samples of all their tracks.
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