Editing Chico Science (section)

==Biography==
Francisco de Assis França was born in the [[Rio Doce, Olinda|Rio Doce]] neighbourhood of [[Olinda]], Pernambuco, in Brazil's [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast Region]]. As a little boy he would sell crabs that he caught himself in the city's mangrove swamps.<ref name="renatol">{{cite web|url=http://www.recife.pe.gov.br/chicoscience|title=Biografia|last=L|first=Renato|work=Memorial Chico Science|publisher=Prefeitura da Cidade do Recife|language=Portuguese|accessdate=March 28, 2010}}</ref>

He became the lead singer and major creative driving force of the groundbreaking [[Mangue Bit]] band called [[Chico Science & Nação Zumbi]] (CSNZ). Influenced by such musicians as [[James Brown (musician)|James Brown]], [[Grandmaster Flash]] and [[Kurtis Blow]], their music cleverly fused [[rock and roll|rock]], [[funk]], and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] with [[maracatu]] and other traditional rhythms of Brazil's Northeast. World music critics found his music "original and distinctive of his region."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-chico-science-1278220.html|title=Obituary: Chico Science|last=Sweeney|first=Philip|date=February 12, 1997|work=The Independent}}</ref> Chico had a powerful stage presence that was compared by some to that of [[Jimi Hendrix]].{{who|date=October 2012}}

Around 1991, Chico Science, along with singer [[Fred 04]] of the band [[Mundo Livre S/A]], founded the [[Mangue Bit]] cultural movement in response to dire economic and cultural stagnation in Recife and Olinda. CSNZ made their US debut at New York's Central Park [[Summerstage]] in 1995, opening for [[Gilberto Gil]], with whom he collaborated during the encore.  While in NY, they also performed additional shows at [[CBGB's]], SOB's and at [[Bryant Park]] as part of the JVC Jazz Festival, on a bill with the [[Ohio Players]].{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

Chico Science & Nação Zumbi toured several times in Europe and brought massive attention to the new generation of Brazilian artists in the 1990s. With only two full albums released during his lifetime, 'Da Lama Ao Caos' ('From Mud To Chaos) and 'Afrociberdelia', his influence and vision became the foundation to a whole new generation of musicians in Brazil.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} At the time of his death, ''[[The New York Times]]'' said he was "widely hailed as the future of Brazilian music."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/05/arts/chico-science-30-brazilian-pop-music-star.html|title=Chico Science, 30, Brazilian Pop Music Star|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=February 5, 1997|work=The New York Times}}</ref> The Governor of the Brazilian state of [[Pernambuco]] declared three days of mourning.<ref name=":0" />

In 1996, Chico Science contributed ''Maracatu Atômico'' along with [[Nação Zumbi]] to the AIDS-Benefit Album [[Red Hot + Rio]] produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]]. [[Nação Zumbi]] have continued to record and tour internationally after Chico's death.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}