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[[File:MuGlobe-d4371fb17a614b76.jpg|thumb|right|320px|alt=Solange Almeida performing with Aviões do Forró at São João in 2014. The photograph shows a lead singer, not the full ensemble.|Solange Almeida performing with Aviões do Forró at São João in 2014. The photograph shows a lead singer, not the full ensemble.<br />Image: Fred Fan / Setur Bahia. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 CC BY-SA 2.0]. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%A3o_Jo%C3%A3o_2014._Avi%C3%B5es_do_Forr%C3%B3._Foto_Fred_Fan_Setur_(14461824742).jpg Source].]] | [[File:MuGlobe-d4371fb17a614b76.jpg|thumb|right|320px|alt=Solange Almeida performing with Aviões do Forró at São João in 2014. The photograph shows a lead singer, not the full ensemble.|[[Solange Almeida]] performing with Aviões do Forró at São João in 2014. The photograph shows a lead singer, not the full ensemble.<br />Image: Fred Fan / Setur Bahia. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 CC BY-SA 2.0]. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%A3o_Jo%C3%A3o_2014._Avi%C3%B5es_do_Forr%C3%B3._Foto_Fred_Fan_Setur_(14461824742).jpg Source].]] | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
The band developed through Northeastern shows, recordings and a growing national audience. Its activities included touring, television and events also attended by sertanejo audiences. The later solo careers of its best-known singers form a subsequent chapter, not a reason to replace the group's historical identity with one person's name.<ref name="fr-avioes" /> | The band developed through Northeastern shows, recordings and a growing national audience. Its activities included touring, television and events also attended by [[Sertanejo|sertanejo]] audiences. The later solo careers of its best-known singers form a subsequent chapter, not a reason to replace the group's historical identity with one person's name.<ref name="fr-avioes" /> | ||
== Music and repertoire == | == Music and repertoire == | ||
Accordion, keyboards, brass, electric rhythm instruments and prominent singing supported romantic and party-oriented material. 'Pode Chorar', 'Chupa que é de Uva' and 'Lei da Vida' offer different routes into the catalogue. The band's place in [[Contemporary Forró]] predates the later piseiro boom.<ref name="fr-avioes" /> | Accordion, keyboards, brass, electric rhythm instruments and prominent singing supported romantic and party-oriented material. 'Pode Chorar', 'Chupa que é de Uva' and 'Lei da Vida' offer different routes into the catalogue. The band's place in [[Contemporary Forró]] predates the later [[Pisadinha / piseiro|piseiro]] boom.<ref name="fr-avioes" /> | ||
== Members and collaborators == | == Members and collaborators == | ||
Xand and Solange were central lead singers, supported by a larger instrumental and vocal ensemble. Dates and project credits matter as personnel and billing changed. Xand's later account of the shared forró and piseiro festival circuit helps connect this history with a younger generation without treating every act as the same band.<ref name="fr-xand">[https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2023/05/23/tmdqa-entrevista-xand-aviao/ Xand Avião interview: roots, piseiro and the shared festival circuit (2023)].</ref> | Xand and Solange were central lead singers, supported by a larger instrumental and vocal ensemble. Dates and project credits matter as personnel and billing changed. Xand's later account of the shared [[Forró|forró]] and [[Pisadinha / piseiro|piseiro]] festival circuit helps connect this history with a younger generation without treating every act as the same band.<ref name="fr-xand">[https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2023/05/23/tmdqa-entrevista-xand-aviao/ Xand Avião interview: roots, piseiro and the shared festival circuit (2023)].</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:21, 24 October 2026

Image: Fred Fan / Setur Bahia. CC BY-SA 2.0. Source.
Summary
Aviões do Forró is a Brazilian band formed in Fortaleza in 2002 and closely identified with singers Xand Avião and Solange Almeida. Its amplified ensemble and contrasting lead voices are important to the history of Forró eletrônico.[1]
History
The band developed through Northeastern shows, recordings and a growing national audience. Its activities included touring, television and events also attended by sertanejo audiences. The later solo careers of its best-known singers form a subsequent chapter, not a reason to replace the group's historical identity with one person's name.[1]
Music and repertoire
Accordion, keyboards, brass, electric rhythm instruments and prominent singing supported romantic and party-oriented material. 'Pode Chorar', 'Chupa que é de Uva' and 'Lei da Vida' offer different routes into the catalogue. The band's place in Contemporary Forró predates the later piseiro boom.[1]
Members and collaborators
Xand and Solange were central lead singers, supported by a larger instrumental and vocal ensemble. Dates and project credits matter as personnel and billing changed. Xand's later account of the shared forró and piseiro festival circuit helps connect this history with a younger generation without treating every act as the same band.[2]
References
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Source: Aviões do Forró — https://wiki.muglobe.com/wiki/Avi%C3%B5es_do_Forr%C3%B3