Ataulfo Alves - O Requebrado Da Mulata from compacto - Polydor (1968)

I got into forró after discovering the sound via Gilberto Gil weaved throughout Tropicalia. Jackson do Pandeiro, the king of forró along with Luiz Gonzaga, was one of Gil's touted heroes. However, direct links to the artists that influenced Jackson do Pandeiro is cloudy and indirect. The man was incredibly original. Ataulfo Alves, a friend of Jackson's, recorded O Requebrado Da Mulata in 1968 and, although samba, sounds uncannily like Jackson do Pandeiro's O Dono Do Forró from 1971. This may be one of the missing links to Jackson do Pandeiro's later sound.

Ataulfo Alves Eternamente Polydor 1968

Ataulfo Alves Tradição LP 1968