Point Of No Return (1996-2006) was a vegan straightedge political band that started in 1996 as a side project of Self-Conviction members, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Their sound was describe as a mix of Earth Crisis metal mosh with death metal elements.
Since then, they were focused on the Third World struggles and on the animal liberation fight. The band always existed as a means to go against a system that enslaves, oppresses, tortures and destroys individual lives as well as the entire planet.
Point Of No Return first CD, "Centelha" (Sparks), was released by Liberation Records in Brazil and Catalyst Records in US and was released in 2000. Point of No Return played its last show in 2006.
Born in Porto Alegre-RS, grandson of a multi-instrumentalist from Rio Grande do Sul, since he was a little boy, he used to listen to his grandfather play the saxophone when he stayed at his grandparents' house.
At the age of 12 he returned to Porto Alegre, in his adolescence he listened to a lot of reggae and rap and in 2000 at the age of 15 he began to compose, and in 2003 he began his career as vocalist and rhythm guitar for the band Rasta Ghetto, in 2006 he began his career.
He got to know Rastafarians through reggae music, in 2004 he participated in some meetings of the Rastafarian foundation of British Guiana Congo Nya when they were in Porto Alegre learning more about Rastafarian culture, then continued to deepen his studies, researching and studying the life of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, sacred books such as the bible, Kebra Nagast, testimonials and stories of all rastafarian orders and their founders where they found their roots and their culture.
Hipnosis was released in 2008.
He started his musical activity in high school where he studied, mixing influences from punk and electronics. He replaced rapper Skunk-founder of Planet Hemp-on several shows. When he died, he was definitely in the band on the occasion of the album "Usuário".
His career took off as lead singer and lyricist for Planet Hemp, a band that continues to play shows throughout Brazil.
In 2003, his band BNegão & Seletores de Frequência released the CD Enxugando o Gelo. The album was released by BNegão himself to be downloaded via the internet, through the band's website, becoming one of the first Brazilian artists to embrace the concepts of Copyleft and Creative Commons.
The band was formed in 2005 by friends Tales de Polli (vocals), Felipe Sousa (guitar), Fernando Gato (bass), Fabinho Araújo (drum kit) and Diego Andrade (percussion). They claim their name comes from an African word meaning "pleasure".
"Teu chão" was released in 2012.
Electronic and organic music based on dub and its aspects, this is Dub Majestic. Started a few years ago by musician/producer Caio C. Bernardes, the project became a duo with the inclusion of Carlos Costa. Both develop strong and textured sounds, in addition to the participation of great names in national dub/reggae on vocals such as Dom Lampa (Julgados/Dubalizer) and Louiz Medeiros (ex D'ucasco). Mixing electronic beats with live guitars and bass was the starting point for Dub Majestic, which translates the entire urban context of their music into the fusion between direct and live.
Jessie J is an English singer. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11. After signing with Republic Records, Jessie J came to prominence following the release of her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude". Her following single, "Price Tag", topped the charts in nineteen countries including the UK.
Her second album, Alive (2013), peaked within the top five on the UK Albums Chart and also included the top-five singles "Wild" and "It's My Party".
Robert Nesta Marley was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.
Burnin' was recorded in 1974.
Born in Curitiba PR, Virtude Rasta has experienced musicians influenced by the purest Reggae Music, born and raised in Jamaica that soon spread to the four corners of the world!
All aspects of the rhythm, such as Dub, Earl, Dancehall, Ragga, Original Roots and the original Ska, form our musical influences, as well as several other musical styles!
The band works as support for musicians / vocalists of the Reggae scene of Curitiba Paraná.
Currently accompanies the band Realize with its vocalist Rachel Autran in with the Marley Night project of the Vocalist Nisio Jr and also in the project Tribute to Dennis Brown, with the vocalist Rodolfo Xaba current vocalist of the band Djambi.
The album "Intru mental Dub" was released in 2012.
Luis Henrique, dj, keyboardist and pioneer reggae activist in the south. A reggae professional for 25 years, he has already worked in several projects, bands, concerts and ideas for greater dissemination of the rhythm in the country. He played in bands from Curitiba, Florianópolis, São Paulo, Rio and BrasÃlia.
He participated in the productions of major national and international shows throughout Brazil. Today he plays keyboards with the band Namastê and promotes INSTRUREGGAEMENTAL, a solo electronic dub project, creating arrangements and mixing his own dub songs and live roots covers.
With this he intends to further spread Jamaican music/culture.