Lucas Santtana & The Solar Band

The bahian artist Lucas Santtana’s ninth solo album, O Paraiso, urges us in ten songs to modify our line of thought: paradise exists, right here, right now.

Born 1970 in Salvador de Bahia, son of Roberto Sant’Ana, legendary producer of the Tropicalistas (Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Santtana’s uncle, Tom Zé), Lucas Santtana was called upon by his elders to play on Tropicalia 2 and Gilberto Gil Unplugged, before braving the electro-rock of Chico Science and Naçao Zumbi (Manguetown). In 2000, he released his first album, Eletro Ben Dodô, whilst continuing to write songs for the stars of MPB, from Marisa Monte to Daniela Mercury. In 2011, Lucas Santtana made his mark in Europe with the help of the British label Mais Um Disco, who introduced the artist to DJ Gilles Peterson’s and his BBC radio programme Worldwide. In 2014, Santtana signed to the French label No Format.