Jacinto Silva - Chega Prá Lá Mané from Quero Ver Rodar - CBS (1968)

Jacinto Silva - Chega Prá Lá Mané from Quero Ver Rodar - CBS (1968)

Jacinto Silva, with his breathless, brilliant phrasing, is one of the all-time greats. "Chega Prá Lá Mané has all of his signature greatness and a great back beat, but is more relaxed than some of the most blistering côco songs from Silva's CBS LPs. This EP / compacto contained 4 songs unavailable in any other format.

Jacinto Silva - Chega Prá Lá Mané from Quero Ver Rodar - CBS (1968)

Jackson do Pandeiro - O Povo Falou from O Sucesso Do Momento - Philips (1960)

Jackson do Pandeiro - O Povo Falou from O Sucesso Do Momento - Philips (1960)

After about 6 years on Columbia and multiple classic records, Jackson do Pandeiro and his wife, Almira Castilho moved to Philips and were poised to take over the world... or at least Brazil. Almira appeared in at least 8 films in the 1950s and 1960s. She was also credited with writing many of Jackson's classic songs, but it was actually Jackson using her as a pseudonym. O Sucesso Do Momento was a promotional only compacto. Why it wasn't available officially, like many compactos from Brazil full of excellent exclusive material, is a mystery unique to the music business of Brazil. Additionally, it's a mystery that Jackson's Philips catalog has never been reissued. Perhaps the resurgence of interest in forró happened well after an exhaustive CD reissue program would have been profitable. 

Jackson do Pandeiro - O Povo Falou from O Sucesso Do Momento - Philips (1960)

Jackson do Pandeiro - O Sucesso Do Momento - Philips (1960)

Isaura Garcia - Zé Do Contra from self titled - RCA (1952)

Isaura Garcia - Zé Do Contra from self titled - RCA (1952)

This is a nice rarity from Isaura Garcia and it's also one of the earliest tunes that I have published on this blog. This song feels like a bridge between the brilliant Carmen Miranda and Marinés, who did not enter the scene until a few years later. The cover of Zé Do Contra is quite funny, with Isaura looking ultra-conservative, because it doesn't seem like a lady this tame looking should be able to cook so much on record... but she does.

Isaura Garcia - Zé Do Contra from self titled - RCA (1952)