Bonde do Rolê

Bonde do Rolê
Bonde do Rolê
Background information
Origin	Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Genres	Baile funk Dance music Electronic music
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Domino Records, Mad Decent
Associated acts	Cansei de Ser Sexy, Diplo
Website	Official Website
Members	DJ Gorky Pedro D'Eyrot Laura Taylor
Past members	Marina Ribatski Ana Bernardino

Bonde do Rolê (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbõndᶾi du ʁoˈle]) is a funk carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, and consists of MC's Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the group as "Brazilian Party Starters" and one of the "Top 10 Bands to Watch".

Bonde do Rolê started in Curitiba in the south of Brazil, mixing riffs (ranging from the Scorpions' “Rock You Like a Hurricane” to Alice in Chains' “Man in the Box”) with funk carioca (also known as Brazilian funk). The trio did its first major tour in 2006, with CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy) and in 2007 released their debut album, With Lasers. Bonde do Rolê released their third album "Tropical/Bacanal" on July 31, 2012.

Originally, the band was signed to Domino in 2006. "We just started making music out of fun—we didn't have any intentions to work professionally with music", said Rodrigo Gorky. Producer Diplo first found out about the band through their MySpace account and pushed them using his label, Mad Decent. In March 2006, Rolling Stone picked the band as one of the "10 Bands to Watch", where they were described as "Brazilian party starters”. The following month the New York Times praised the band's work as well.

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