Molejo | |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
Genre: | Pagode, samba |
Years Active: | 1993–present |
Website: | http://www.molejo.com.br/ |
Current Members: | Marquinhos Pato Robson Calazans Lúcio Nascimento Jimmy Batera |
Past Members: | Anderson Leonardo Wander Pires Vandinho Andrezinho Claumirzinho |
Molejo is a pagode musical group formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1993 by Anderson Leonardo, Andrezinho, Wander Pires, Claumirzinho, Lúcio Nascimento, and Vadinho.
The group had great success in the 90s with the songs "Caçamba", "Brincadeira de Criança", "Dança da Vassoura", "Samba Rock do Molejão", "Paparico", "Cilada", Clínica Geral, "Ah Moleque", "Samba Diferente", "Pensamento Verde", "Assim Oh", etc.[1]
On 26 April 2024, Anderson Leonardo died from cancer at the age of 51. He had been diagnosed in 2022.[2]