Article: The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Jim Abbott column: The Brazilian Girls have a language all their own.(Column)

Byline: Jim Abbott

Sep. 29--With the group now touring behind its second album, Talk to La Bomb, the members of Brazilian Girls needn't explain that they aren't Brazilian and there's actually only one "girl" in the band. But when the group starts speaking its own language, in the new album's opening track "Jique," some explanation is required. "Jique is a word that we all made up, a word for anything that could tempt you," says lead singer Sabina Sciubba, taking a break from a studio session this week with Brazilian pop star Bebel Gilberto. "We didn't know what would be the word for that, so there it is." The four-piece band -- which also includes ...

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