Skank is a Brazilian pop/reggae/ska band. The band was born in 1991, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The band's formation is, since the beginning of the success and without alterations:

• Samuel Rosa , vocalist, composer and guitars
• Lelo Zanetti , bass, vocals
• Henrique Portugal , keyboards, vocals
• Lelo Zanetti , drums

The band made a relatively huge success with its first album, Skank, in 1993, in the underground circuit. Some months later, with a contract with Sony in their hands, they finally oficially released the album, which sold 150.000 records.

So far, the band released other 6 albums:

• Calango (1994, 1.200.000 copies sold)
• Samba Poconé (1997, 1.800.000 copies sold)
• Siderado (1998, 750.000 copies sold)
• Maquinarama (2000, 250.000 copies sold)
• Ao Vivo MTV (2001, 500.000 copies sold)
• Cosmotron (2003, 180.000 copies sold)

Skank is one of the most famous bands in Brazil. As of 2004, they have sold aproximately 5.000.000 copies of their albums.

See Also

• Jota Quest
• Pato Fu
• Sepultura

External Links

• Official site