Festival No. 0000591 · Est. 1985
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About the artists
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Above & Beyond formed in 2000. Plays ambient, ambient trance, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, downtempo. -
Afrika Bambaataa was born in South Bronx, United States, on 19 April 1957, and died on 9 April 2026, aged 68. Plays afro-funk, breakbeat, electro-funk, hip hop.
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Angra formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1991. Plays neoclassical metal, power metal, progressive metal, speed metal.
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Arnaldo Antunes was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 2 September 1960.
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Bebel Gilberto was born on 12 May 1966. Plays bossa nova, jazz, latin pop, pop, samba.
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Boss In Drama was born in Paraná, Brazil, on 16 November 1987, and died on 1 February 2025, aged 37. Plays electropop.
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Boys Noize was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 22 August 1982. Plays acid techno, ebm, electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, french electro, midtempo bass.
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Capital Inicial formed in Brasilia, Brazil, in 1982.
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Cibelle was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 2 January 1978.
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Cidade Negra formed in Belford Roxo, Brazil, in 1986.
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Cidadão Instigado formed in 1996.
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Cláudia Leitte was born in São Gonçalo, Brazil, on 10 July 1980.
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Coheed and Cambria formed in Nyack, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Curumin was born on 3 July 1976.
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Céu was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 17 April 1980. Plays bossa nova, chillout, downtempo, electronic, mpb.
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Danny Krivit was born in New York, United States, on 10 April 1957.
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Danny Tenaglia was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 7 March 1961. Plays progressive house, techno, tribal house.
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David Fonseca was born in Leiria, Portugal, on 14 June 1973. Plays alternative rock.
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Detonautas formed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 1997. Plays rock, rock and roll.
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Dimitri from Paris was born in Istanbul, France, on 1 October 1963. Plays downtempo, electronica, house, lounge, shibuya-kei.
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Diogo Nogueira was born in 1982.
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DJ Harvey was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Ed Motta was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 17 August 1971. Plays jazz, soul.
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Elton John was born in Pinner, United Kingdom, on 25 March 1947. Plays classic rock, country, dance, hip hop, house, piano rock, pop, pop rock.
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Emicida was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 17 August 1985. Plays hip hop.
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Erasmo Carlos was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 5 June 1941, and died on 22 November 2022, aged 81. Plays jovem guarda, mpb, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Esperanza Spalding was born in Portland, United States, on 18 October 1984. Plays contemporary jazz, experimental, jazz, jazz fusion, soul, vocal jazz.
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Evanescence formed in Little Rock, United States, in 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, gothic metal, hard rock, heavy metal, industrial rock, metal, piano rock.
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Ferry Corsten was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 4 December 1973. Plays edm, electronic, progressive trance, trance.
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Flow & Zeo formed in 2000.
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Francois K. was born on 1 October 1954.
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Frejat was born on 21 May 1962.
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Gloria formed in 2002.
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Gui Boratto was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 3 January 1974. Plays house, tech house.
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Guns N' Roses formed in Los Angeles, United States, in March 1985. Plays aor, arena rock, art rock, folk rock, glam, glam metal, glam punk, hard rock.
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Guy Gerber was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, in 1974. Plays house, techno.
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Hercules & Love Affair formed in New York, United States, in 2004.
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In-grid was born in Guastalla, Italy, on 11 September 1973.
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Ivete Sangalo was born in Juazeiro, Brazil, on 27 May 1972. Plays axé, latin pop, pop rock, samba-reggae, singer-songwriter.
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Jamiroquai formed in Ealing, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays acid jazz, alternative dance, dance-pop, dance-rock, disco, electro-disco, electronic, funk.
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Janelle Monáe was born in Kansas City, United States, on 1 December 1985. Plays art pop, contemporary r&b, funk, pop, pop rap, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Joao Donato was born in Rio Branco, Brazil, on 17 August 1934, and died on 17 July 2023, aged 88. Plays bossa nova, jazz, mpb.
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Joe Claussell was born in Brooklyn, United States, in 1961.
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Jorge Drexler was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 21 September 1964. Plays latin ballad.
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Joss Stone was born in Dover, United Kingdom, on 11 April 1987. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues, contemporary r&b, jazz, neo soul, r&b, soul.
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Jota Quest formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, funk rock, pop rock, power pop, soul.
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Júpiter Maçã was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on 26 January 1968, and died on 21 December 2015, aged 47. Plays rock.
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Karina Buhr was born in Salvador, Brazil, on 20 May 1974. Plays mpb.
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Katy Perry was born in Santa Barbara, United States, on 25 October 1984. Plays bubblegum pop, dance-pop, disco, electropop, pop, pop rock, synth-pop, teen pop.
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Ke$ha was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 March 1987. Plays crunkcore, dance-pop, electronic, europop, indie pop, pop rock.
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Lenny Kravitz was born in Manhattan, United States, on 26 May 1964. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk rock, hard rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
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Leo Gandelman was born on 10 August 1956. Plays jazz, smooth jazz.
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Les Tambours du Bronx formed in 1987.
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Lokua Kanza was born in Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in April 1958.
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Luciano was born in Manchester, Jamaica, on 20 October 1964.
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Mana formed in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1986. Plays latin, latin pop, latin rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Marcelo Camelo was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 4 February 1978.
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Marcelo D2 was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 5 November 1967.
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Marcelo Jeneci was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 7 April 1982. Plays mpb.
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Maria Gadú was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 4 December 1986.
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Mariana Aydar was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 8 May 1980.
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Maroon 5 formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 24 May 2001. Plays alternative rock, dance, dance-pop, electropop, funk rock, grunge, indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
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Martinho da Vila was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 12 February 1938.
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Masters At Work formed in New York, United States, in 1990.
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Metallica formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 28 October 1981. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, blues rock, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Milton Nascimento was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 26 October 1942. Plays contemporary folk, latin, mpb, singer-songwriter, sophisti-pop, sunshine pop, vocal jazz.
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Motörhead formed in London, United Kingdom, in June 1975, and split up on 28 December 2015, after 40 years. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock, rock and roll, speed metal.
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Móveis Coloniais de Acaju formed in 1998.
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Nação Zumbi formed in 1991. Plays mangue beat.
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NX Zero formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2001. Plays emo pop, melodic hardcore, pop punk.
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Os Paralamas do Sucesso formed in 1977. Plays new wave, rock, ska.
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Paula Lima was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1970. Plays soul.
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Pepeu Gomes was born in Salvador, Brazil, on 7 February 1952.
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Pitty formed in Salvador, Brazil, in 2003. Plays rock.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, indie rock, pop rock.
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RENATO RATIER was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, United States, on 20 February 1988. Plays contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, dancehall, edm, electro house, electropop, hip hop.
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Rui Veloso was born in Lisboa, Portugal, on 30 July 1957.
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Sandra de Sá was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 27 August 1955. Plays mpb, soul.
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Sepultura formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1984. Plays alternative metal, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on 2 February 1977. Plays dance-pop, latin, latin pop, pop, pop rock.
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Skank formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in March 1991. Plays pop, pop rock, reggae, reggae rock, rock.
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Slipknot formed in Des Moines, United States, in 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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Snow Patrol formed in Dundee, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop, pop rock, post-britpop, power pop.
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Steve Aoki was born in Miami, United States, on 30 November 1977. Plays edm, electronic, house.
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Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, United States, on 13 May 1950. Plays contemporary r&b, funk, pop, pop soul, soul.
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Stone Sour formed in Des Moines, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2020, after 28 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal, post-grunge.
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System of a Down formed in Glendale, United States, on 1 February 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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Tarja was born in Kitee, Finland, on 17 August 1977. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, symphonic metal, symphonic rock.
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2007. Plays acid jazz, indie pop.
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The Growlers formed in 2006. Plays garage rock, psychedelic rock, surf rock.
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The Twelves formed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 2005.
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Titãs formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1981. Plays punk rock.
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Tiê was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 17 March 1980.
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Tulipa Ruiz was born in Santos, Brazil, on 19 October 1978. Plays mpb.
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Zeca Baleiro was born on 11 April 1966.