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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Zé Gonzaga - O Cheiro Da Carolina from Sua Sanfona Sua Simpatia - Copacabana (mid 1950s - early 1960s)

Zé Gonzaga - O Cheiro Da Carolina from Sua Sanfona Sua Simpatia - Copacabana (late 1950s - early 1960s)

This is a rare compacto / EP from Zé Gonzaga, featuring a Xoté tune originally released only on 78rpm. It seems that a lot of artists had 33 1/3" compactos released in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Brazil with tunes from 78s. It's likely that radio stations were reformatting and record companies wanted to make sure that they had their bases covered. Ivon Curi, Zé Gonzaga, Ary Lobo, Genival Lacerda and Luiz Wanderley all have similar compacto / 78rpm releases.

O Cheiro Da Carolina was also released by Luiz Gonzaga. The song is reminiscent of
Peba Na Pimenta written by João Do Vale and released by Marinês around the same time period.




Zé Gonzaga - Sua Sanfona Sua Simpatia - Copacabana (late 1950s - early 1960s)

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