Madayati (Brazil)

Madayati is the artistic name of Gabriel de Araujo Mathias, a singer and songwriter from Curitiba, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná. His name was given to him by a spiritual teacher, and his music reflects a broad range of influences including bossa nova, reggae, and devotional, African, and Eastern sounds, alongside Brazilian artists such as Lenine and Hermeto Pascoal. He released his debut album Amor Sinceroin 2013 and has since accumulated over ten million plays on streaming platforms, received support from DJ Alok on the album Vida Real, and had a music video aired on the TV network Multishow.

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“De Boa” (Just Chilling) is a laid-back, percussion-driven track built around the Brazilian slang expression de boa, meaning relaxed and at ease, and the unifying power of good music. The song captures the feeling of a crowd coming together around a shared groove, with the spark of a single beat spreading through everyone present. “In the groove, the drumbeat / Sing along, take a taste / Everyone knows what’s up / In the movement, in the same boat / We came from nothing with everything / To mix it all together.”

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