Guerra Peixe E Orquestra RGE - Nação Nagô from Sedução Do Norte - Premier (1978) original release (1955)

Guerra Peixe (1914 - 1993) was a classically trained expert on Brazilian rhythms and even wrote a book on Maracatu. He was not a forró artist, but certainly embraced and respected the northeast. He was responsible for the arrangements on one of my favorite Brazilian albums, Os Afro Sambas by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell. 

The arrangement of Nação Nagô, featured this week on Forró LP Gringo, would not sound out of place on the Tropicalia LP. The arrangement has some of the feel of Rogério Duprat's production. I was uncertain if this was a newer album recorded in the 1970s or a reissue. The catalog numbers next to the songs seem to indicate the latter.

Guerra Peixe E Orquestra RGE - Nação Nagô from Sedução Do Norte - Premier (1978) original release (1955)

Guerra Peixe E Orquestra RGE - Sedução Do Norte - Premier (1978)

Genival Lacerda - Cajueiro Abalou from Viva São João No. 5 - Mocambo LP (late 1960s) and 78rpm (1963)

It's been a while since I have posted a track from the reigning king of forró, Genival Lacerda. Cajueiro Abalou was originally released on a now extremely rare 78 rpm single in 1963. Luckily, Mocambo released a series of LPs in the late 1960s called Viva São João drawing heavily from their back catalog. Without these compilations and a rare Genival Lacerda LP on Rozenblit Passarela collecting most of his early work called Tomaram Meu Amor, which is almost as rare as his 78s, most of Genival's earliest work would be lost to the world. There are still a few songs on odd 78 rpms that have not surfaced or been reissued in any form.

Genival Lacerda - Cajueiro Abalou from Viva São João No. 5 - Mocambo LP (late 1960s) and 78rpm (1963)

Viva São João No. 5 - Mocambo (1960s)

Ary Soares - Gemedeira from compacto - RCA Victor (1967)

Gemedeira is a classic rare forró single from Ary Soares on RCA Victor from 1967. The label must have thought highly of Soares, because there are still a number of these out there, indicating a somewhat generous pressing. Of course, these were only pressed in Brazil, so a common compacto is almost a total contradiction. Compactos are typically the rarest forró records next to 78s. The picture sleeve is much scarcer than the vinyl. 

Ary Soares - Gemedeira from compacto - RCA Victor (1967)

Ary Soares - Gemedeira from compacto - RCA Victor (1967)

Pinduca - Mato Cheiroso from Carimbó e Sirimbó Embalo do Pinduca Volume 2 - AMC Beverly (1974)

Carimbó is a dance and also a musical genre with a unique, and often horn-driven, sound. Like forró, carimbó was also born in northeastern Brazil. The sounds of forró and carimbó mixed on record quite a bit in the early to mid-1970s, especially on albums by CBS stars. This may have been the last melding of northeastern Brazilian genres before North American funk and disco started to creep into the forró mix. Pinduca has multiple albums in the carimbó style. Some regard Volume 2 as his best.

Pinduca - Mato Cheiroso from Carimbó e Sirimbó Embalo do Pinduca Volume 2 - AMC Beverly (1974)

Pinduca - Carimbó e Sirimbó Embalo do Pinduca Volume 2 - AMC Beverly (1974)