Sebastião Do Rojão - Meu Enxoval (Samba Rojão) - RGE 78rpm (1962)

Meu Enxoval, composed by Gordurinha, is the first release by Sebastião Do Rojão. This 78rpm from 1962 is a stunner and may be one of my favorite debuts by any forró artist, although the style of this is labeled "Samba-Rojão." 78 rpm records, like this one and Piraci from a previous post, are stunningly rich with a creamy bass response absent from most 78s recorded from the mid-1950s and before. I am unsure whether this was due to upgrade in recording or pressing technology. After 1962, 78s rapidly disappeared from the Brazilian market in favor of LPs and promotional compactos.

Sebastião Do Rojão - Meu Enxoval (Samba Rojão) - RGE 78rpm (1962)

Sebastião Do Rojão - Meu Enxoval (Samba Rojão) - RGE 78rpm (1962)

José Do Patrocinio - Vou Bater De Birimbau from No Forró Do Cabra Zoró - Tapecar (1973)

No Forró Do Cabra Zoró is a compilation (coletânea) of exclusive songs from a group of seasoned recording artists released in 1973 on the Tapecar label. This is the first time that I've heard José Do Patrocinio. He appeared on a variety of compilations, but I am not aware of any solo releases from José. As with many forró artists, it's possible that an un-digitized 78rpm or compacto single is sitting in a box waiting to be rediscovered. 

José Do Patrocinio - Vou Bater De Birimbau from No Forró Do Cabra Zoró - Tapecar (1973)

No Forró Do Cabra Zoró - Tapecar (1973) 

Alventino Cavalcante, Luiz Moreno, Elias Soares, Aurealane, José Do Patrocinio  from No Forró Do Cabra Zoró - Tapecar

Zé Fernandes - Sou Que Nem Mineiro & Forró Do Zé Vicente from Dança Na Roça é Bom - Sinter (1957)

This is the second classic Zé Fernandes vinyl appearance on my blog. His later LP, Forró do Mané Vito was featured here. His only two full length releases were this 10" (below) and an LP. Fernandes also released a handful of rare 78rpm singles. Although 10" records from the 1950s were typically collections of these singles, songs often slipped between the cracks and were not compiled. Some 10" records also contained exclusive material. This is true for virtually all artists with releases during this transitional period. Sou Que Nem Mineiro & Forró Do Zé Vicente are excellent, high energy numbers. Forró Do Zé Vicente was previously released as a 78rpm, but Sou Que Nem Mineiro may be exclusive to the 10". I have not found evidence that the latter was a 78rpm. The Zé Fernandes sound foreshadowed the future of forró instead of exclusively falling back on the early sound of Luiz Gonzaga.

Zé Fernandes - Sou Que Nem Mineiro from Dança Na Roça é Bom - Sinter (1957)

Zé Fernandes - Forró Do Zé Vicente from Dança Na Roça é Bom - Sinter (1957)

Zé Fernandes - Dança Na Roça é Bom - Sinter (1957)

Tonico Do Juazeiro - Natal De Pobre, Não Sou Macoco, Abacaxi & A Dança Do Côco from Meu Ceará & 78rpm - Cantagalo (1967)

I have very little information about Tonico Do Juazeiro. My source tells me that this LP is a compilation of rare 78 rpm records. This was issued twice in the 1960s. The first version was on MusiColor. This version was released in 1967. Perhaps because Meu Ceará was a compilation of singles, the LP is consistently strong. In fact, it may be one of the best forró and baião albums released before 1970.

Tonico Do Juazeiro - Natal De Pobre from Meu Ceará - Cantagalo (1967)

Tonico Do Juazeiro - Não Sou Macoco from Meu Ceará - Cantagalo (1967)

Tonico Do Juazeiro - Abacaxi from Meu Ceará - Cantagalo (1967)



Tonico Do Juazeiro - A Dança Do Côco from Meu Ceará - Cantagalo (1967)

Tonico Do Juazeiro - Meu Ceará: 78rpm compilation - Cantagalo (1967)