Ary Lobo - Velho Barqueiro from Quem Vem Lá - Cantagalo (1968)

Like Jackson do Pandeiro, Ary Lobo seemed to be masterful at every Brazilian genre. Lobo had primarily been a forró recording artist before the mid-1960s, but he stretched a bit after that. Velho Barqueiro is listed as a toada canção, which is essentially a traditional Brazilian ballad. The production and Lobo's delivery turns it into something else entirely. It sounds like a sophisticated, mournful cowboy ballad sung on the dusty sertão. The master of this type of ballad may be Aldair Soares, who I will feature next on this blog.

Ary Lobo - Velho Barqueiro from Quem Vem Lá - Cantagalo (1968)

Ary Lobo - Velho Barqueiro from Quem Vem Lá - Cantagalo (1968)

Buzil - Na Puxada Da Sanfona from Lá Vai Forró - Arca (1985)

I have been focusing on a lot of early releases lately, so it was time to feature a squeaky clean new artist from the 1980s. Lá Vai Forró is a popular LP amongst DJs, which manages to update the forró sound (at the time) without falling back on many of the tackier elements that made the 80s contemptible for forró production. Janio Manicel commented on a forroemvinil post featuring this album that Buzil was the artist's nickname. His real name is José de Oliveira and he is from Campina Grande, hopefully living well, in his mid-60s.

Buzil - Na Puxada Da Sanfona from Lá Vai Forró - Arca (1985)

Buzil - Lá Vai Forró - Arca (1985)

Tião Do Noia - Cabra Bom Da Mulesta, Forró Do Chinelão, Mamáe Deixe Eu Brincar & Pinga Nela from Forró Do Chinelão - Crazy Discos (1979)

Forró Do Chinelão seems to be the sole recorded document from Tião Do Noia. Unlike most forró LPs which typically contain 1 or 2 classics, this album is a tour de force of great songs. Perhaps it sold fairly well at the time, or Crazy Discos believed in Tião Do Noia, but the album is fairly common in Brazil. It is also possible that he is more obscure than Jackson do Pandeiro and Jacinto Silva and therefore less sought out. If that is the case, hopefully this blog entry will help to remedy that injustice. This LP should be considered a classic in the genre!

Tião Do Noia - Pinga Nela from Forró Do Chinelão - Crazy Discos (1979) 

Tião Do Noia - Cabra Bom Da Mulesta from Forró Do Chinelão - Crazy Discos (1979) 

Tião Do Noia - Forró Do Chinelão from Forró Do Chinelão - Crazy Discos (1979) 

Tião Do Noia - Mamáe Deixe Eu Brincar from Forró Do Chinelão - Crazy Discos (1979) 

Tião Do Noia - Forró Do Chinelão - Crazy Discos (1979) 

A Pesca Do Sururú (Trio Juazeiro) - A Pesca Do Sururú (côco) from compacto - Arariboia (1970)

This is a rare treat to start the New Year! My source tells me that this is an early release by the singer and triangle player who went on to be in Trio Juazeiro. This compacto likely came out between 1970 and 1972. 

A Pesca Do Sururú - A Pesca Do Sururú (côco) from compacto - Arariboia (1970) 

A Pesca Do Sururú - A Pesca Do Sururú (côco) from compacto - Arariboia (1970)