O Rappa

O Rappa (Pronounced "U Hah-pah") is a Brazilian reggae/rock ^{rock music} band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They combine many styles such as Rock ^{Rock music} , Reggae, Funk, Hip hop and Samba. O Rappa's songs contain sharp protests against the social problems occurring in Brazil and the members of the band themselves are supporters of numerous social projects.

  In 1993, the reggae artist Papa Winnie came to Brazil but he had no band to play shows with him. He immediately picked four people: Nelson Meirelles, Marcelo Lobato, Alexandre Menezes and Marcelo Yuka as the band. After Papa Winnie's shows, the four decided to stay together picking Falcão as the 5th member and vocalist.

In 1994, they released their first album, on Warner ^{Warner Music} , O Rappa ^{O Rappa (album)} . It was initially only known to small groups within the working class suburbs or Rio de Janeiro. In 1996 the album Rappa Mundi was released. Most of the music was a success, especially the cover of "Hey Joe", a song made famous by Jimi Hendrix.

However it wasn't until the third album Lado B Lado A in 1999, that O Rappa gained widespread fame selling over 150 000 copies of that album. Their film clip for their song Minha Alma was also held in high regard winning many MTV Brasil's Vídeo Music Awards.

In November 2000, drummer Marcelo Yuka was shot during a robbery. He tried to avoid the assault by slamming his car against the bandits. The incident left him as a paraplegic and he was forced to leave the band. He was replaced by Marcelo Lobato.

In August 2001, the group released its first live album, Instinto Coletivo. It featured a couple of tracks recorded in the studio with the participation of Sepultura and Asian Dub Foundation.

On 7 July 2007, O Rappa performed at the Brazilian leg ^{Live Earth concert, Rio de Janeiro} of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2008 they released their latest album, 7 Vezes.
Studio

* 1994 - O Rappa ^{O Rappa (album)}
* 1996 - Rappa Mundi
* 1999 - Lado B Lado A ( )
* 2003 - O Silêncio Q Precede O Esporro ( )
* 2008 - 7 Vezes ( )


Live

* 2001 - Instinto Coletivo Ao Vivo ( )
* 2005 - Acústico MTV ^{Acústico MTV (O Rappa)} ( )*Marcelo Falcão - vocalist
*Xandão (Alexandre Menezes) - guitars
*Lauro Farias - bass
*Marcelo Lobato - drums

In November 2000, drummer Marcelo Yuka was forced to quit the band after he was shot during a robbery which left him as a paraplegic.








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