Sao Paulo
The funeral service for Raimundos bassist Canisso, who died last Monday, took place publicly on Wednesday in Barueri in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. The cause of death of the musician became known this Thursday.
According to the Raimundos production, Canisso had a heart attack, suffered a fall in the kitchen of his home and was taken to the hospital, where he died at 11:30 am. He even had a few surgeries last year, but none of them involved his heart.
José Henrique Campos Pereira, known as Canisso, was 57 years old and since the early 1990s he played bass in Raimundos, one of the great Brazilian rock bands that had several hits including “Puteiro em João Pessoa (Roda Viva)”. “Eu Quero Ver o Oco”, “A Mais Requested” and “Mulher de Fases” the latter with lyrics inspired by the bassist’s relationship with his wife Adriana Vilhena, mother of his four children.
Canisso has worked on all of the group’s albums, including 1995’s bestknown Lavô Tá Novo, 1996’s Cesta Básica, 1999’s bestselling Só no Forevis and 1994’s selftitled Lapadas do Povo, 1997 , and “MTV Ao Vivo”, from 2000.
Besides “Acústico”, he also played on the albums released after the departure of the singer Rodolfo “Éramos 4” from 2001 with covers of the Ramones, “Kavookavala” from 2002 and “Cantigas de Roda” from 2014”, from 2017.
The Raimundos became known for their heavy rock, punk and hardcore sound mixed with elements of Brazilian music, especially forró, and lyrics full of whores and debauchery. The band was one of the most famous and relevant in Brazilian rock in the 1990s.
Canisso left Raimundos in 2002 but later returned to the group in 2007. Between 2002 and 2004 he also played on the albums of Rodox, a band formed by Rodolfo after leaving the quartet with which he became known.
Rodolfo spoke about Canisso’s death on social media. “I was in contact with his wife and just cried with her. Canisso had a very important place in my youth, he was like an older brother. Because he was much older, he gave me a friend’s attention,” he posted.
Digão also spoke about death. “We’ve laughed, fought, scoffed, worried, lost, won and we’re always fighting. Millions of stories and jokes that will remain without their best narrator. It’s very difficult to write and describe,” he published in a post on the networks.