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Monday, July 22, 2019

Reginalva - Na Casa Da Lia from Forró Na Pauliceia - DEX (1979)

Joel Stones said that DEX released albums by artists for a fee. I am not certain if this consignment policy applied to every artist. Forró Na Pauliceia is a compilation and not strictly by Reginalva, but Na Casa Da Lia is one of the album's most exceptional tracks. I could not find information about Reginalva's career before or after this one release.


Reginalva - Forró Na Pauliceia - DEX (1979)

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Paulo Tito - Baião Bacaninha from Poeira De Morte - Cantagalo (1970)

Paulo Tito, the ballad singer drafted into forró, released three of the most obscure albums in the history of forró from 1960 to 1970. He must have been friendly with Pedro Sertanejo, the owner of Cantagalo, because it is clear that his records sold in great numbers. Each of the albums have wonderful tracks. Paulo Tito also sung guest vocals on a number of albums by other artists. 


Paulo Tito - Poeira De Morte - Cantagalo (1970)

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Abdias - Sai Do Sereno from Sai Do Sereno - CBS (1966)

Abdias, head of A&R at CBS, led what may be the greatest ever label in forró, both in terms of exceptional artististry and gorgeous recordings. Philips and RCA also released fine recordings in the 60s, but neither label grew like CBS. By the end of the 1960s, forró on Philips was relegated to the Fontana label. Recording quality was not on the same level of Jackson do Pandeiro and Moura Jr. enjoyed on Philips. Albums seemed to be more quickly recorded and were all in mono. RCA had a number of forró artists, including Luiz Gonzaga, but it seems like the label often tried to shift folks away from forró to modern music. Although some artists, like Osvaldo Oliveira and Elino Julião drifted towards ballad singing, most CBS albums seemed to have high quality, raging forró into the 1970s.


Abdias - Sai Do Sereno - CBS (1966)