These early ‘Lambadas’ as they were collectively called, plus a blend of cumbia, choro, merengue and carimbo called g uitarrada - inspired people from Belém and further south to dance to them in a simple fashion using the influences of their own backgrounds - Maxixe, Carimbo and Lundu from Africa, Cumbia and Merengue from South America, Polka that had come from Europe, and Forró that was already popular in Brazil. A radio broadcaster called Aroldo Caraciolo who was living in Belém in the Brazilian State of Pará in the sixties, claims to have been the first to use the term ‘lambada’ (meaning ‘whip’ or ‘punch’) for music that he thought had a kick to it like a dose of cachaca. The music of Lambada was originally developed in the state of Para in the north east of Brazil, where musicians such as Joaquim de Lima Vieira who recorded ‘Lambadas das Quebradas’ and Aurino Quirino/Master Pinduco began to combine beats and sounds that had arrived in Brazil with African people with those from nearby countries and island nations - especially Guadalupe, Martinique, and South American countries.
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