Bala Desejo – Sim Sim Sim

"Sim Sim Sim" is the Latin Grammy award-winning debut album of Bala Desejo. The band, at the forefront of the artistic renaissance of Rio de Janeiro, the influences of Brazilian 60s Tropicália, psychedelia of the 70s and MPB to create a nostalgic yet joyful avant-garde sound.

The band is made up of four different characters, each an incredible talent in their own right, and each with impressive credentials in the Brazilian independent music scene. At the center of Rio de Janeiro's resurgent music scene. The quartet of Dora Morelenbaum, Julia Mestre, Lucas Nunes and Zé Ibarra Zé Ibarra thrives in a group dynamic. They formed Bala Desejo to play together for a festival for a festival in 2021, but when that show fell victim to a pandemic, the idea for an album project was born. sim Sim Sim," which translates into English as "Yes Yes Yes," weaves through a fusion of genres that keep taking new turns throughout the album. There is tropicália, MPB, rock, samba canção, soul funk and reggae in the mix. It has many of the qualities of a classic album from the golden era of Brazilian music of the golden era of Brazilian music in the 60s and 70s, but also manages to sound very current, which is no easy task. As solo musicians, they have collaborated with Brazilian icons such as Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso and Milton Nascimento, to name a few.

Bala Desejo feels like a natural extension of what came before taking the baton from these luminaries, adding their own touch and moving the sound forward. When we first heard Bala Desejo, we were blown away. Their epic, theatrical live shows let them be the band we had always hoped for. A modern Novos Baianos or Mutantes, but definitely not an imitation. They celebrate their influences, but they are an innovative group, and consequently they have released one of the best albums from Brazil in recent years. A truly sensational debut!