Karnak

Karnak is a Brazilian band, from São Paulo. It is known for mixing diverse music styles, not only Brazilian but from the whole world, with pop and rock. Many critics consider Karnak's music style being world music, label that they refu

Karnak is a Brazilian band, from São Paulo. It is known for mixing diverse music styles, not only Brazilian but from the whole world, with pop and rock. Many critics consider Karnak's music style being world music, label that they refuse, claiming that their "ethnic" sound results from their intuition, not from researches.

In 1992, lead singer and guitarist André Abujamra, after finishing his musical duo Os Mulheres Negras with his mate Maurício Pereira, went travelling throughout the world with an audio recorder in his hand, collecting all kinds of music he could get, thinking about creating a band with these influences, but mixing also with Brazilian regional music and modern styles like rock, pop and electronic music. One of the destinations of his trip was the ancient tombs of Karnak. Stumbled upon the beauty of that place, he made the temple's name his band's.