Zito Borborema - Coisas Linda Do Pará & Saudade De Meus Pais from Homenagem Ao Mestre - Cantagalo (1969)

My friend Samuel has an autographed copy of Homenagem Ao Mestre dated by Zito in 1969. Otherwise, judging by the cover, it looks as if it could have been released any time from 1967 to 1972. Zito Borborema has one of the great, distinctive voices of forró, beginning his recording career in the silver age in the mid-1950s. The first moments of Coisas Linda Do Pará are pleasant enough, but the moment Borborema starts singing, the spell is cast. Homenagem Ao Mestre is beautifully recorded. The reverb and bass response on this record is unusual, with production that sounds more typical of early 60s 78 rpm records than LPs.

Zito Borborema - Coisas Linda Do Pará from Homenagem Ao Mestre - Cantagalo (1969)

Zito Borborema - Saudade De Meus Pais from Homenagem Ao Mestre - Cantagalo (1969)

Zito Borborema - Homenagem Ao Mestre - Cantagalo (1969)