Lambada the late 1980s, the fusion between the metallic and electronic music from Caribbean brought again a new face to the Carimbó. This style started to be played throughout north-eastern Brazil (a place well known for its tourist approach), although this new Carimbó went with the name of "Lambada".. The Lambada spread along the coast until it reached Bahia (the elder Brazilian state) where it was influenced by the Forró, an old Brazilian style of dance which also had a strong beat. It became a four-beat dancing style, which was distinctive from the original Carimbó. This form of Lambada was danced
Lambada regular basis, and which were believed to be only summer hits. Although it was recognized as a summer hit, the Lambada was not yet a true worldwide success. Many of the first "lambaterias" (a place to dance Lambada) which opened in 1988 couldn't survive the low tourism of the winter season, and closed a few months later. Prior to Kaoma's 1989 cover of the Los Kjarkas song "Llorando se fue", dozens of groups and several singers had already performed the song using a dance rhythm, such as in 1984. Cuarteto Continental, Sexteto Internacional, and Puerto Rican singer Wilkins. Argentine singer