Abdias - Forró em Petrolina from Botão Variado - CBS 1975
Abdias - Botão Variado from Botão Variado - CBS 1975
Click on the video above to play the song.
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Abdias - Botão Variado from Botão Variado - CBS 1975
Click on the video above to play the song.
iOS? click here: http://youtu.be/X0fcAkSl010
Abdias blew the doors off on Botão Variado. Forró em Petrolina
had it all: a catchy riff, gutsy delivery and great production. The
song was written by the illustrious performer / songwriter team Dominguinhos and Anastácia. They recorded at least one version of it, but Abdias's casual, off-the-cuff, rip-roaring take is definitive. There is nothing like a tight band in a good room. The audible clicking and clacking sounds are the buttons on Abdias's oito baixos accordion, which was usually buried in the mix. The 'noise' adds
a bit of intimacy. In an era of overly clean recordings (which started
in the 80s with forró), Forró em Petrolina
is proof that ambient noise, or noise in general, can add a lot of life
to a record. The
song references the city of Petrolina, nestled in western Pernambuco off
of the São Francisco river. For some reason, the riff reminded me of a
sea chanty. I would have sworn that the song was about the ocean when I
first heard it. Botão Variado (Bau – Ivan Bulhões) is a driving instrumental from the same LP.
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| Abdias dos Oito Baixos & CBS direção artística |
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