Trio Banzú - Meu Boné (samba) from República Rozenblit 78rpm (likely 1950s)

Trio Banzú's Meu Boné is a classic bit of shellac samba from the Rozenblit label, República. Although the Rozenblit label is common, I have not seen República used with vinyl. This label may have been specific to the 78rpm era. For those less familiar with the different styles, which are always rooted in rhythm in Brazilian music, samba is perhaps the broadest. Most popular Brazilian music has primarily come from branches of samba, including Bossa Nova and MPB. Outside of the rhythm, samba instrumentation can be very similar to forró recordings. With a slight change in rhythm, Meu Boné could easily be a forró single.

 

Trio Banzú - Meu Boné (samba) from República Rozenblit 78rpm (likely 1950s)

Os Caçulas Do Baião - Pernambuco Deu (baião) from Chantecler 78rpm (late 1950s early 1960s)

Os Caçulas Do Baião are curious. Many acts that released singles on 78rpm had careers that came to an end in the 1950s or 1960s like Luiz Wanderley, Paulo Tito and Venancio e Corumba. Major acts like Ary Lobo, Jackson Do Pandeiro, Genival Lacerda and the groups known as Trio Nordestino continued. Os Caçulas Do Baião may be the most obscure of the survivors. After two LPs in 1965 and 1969, Os Caçulas Do Baião seemed most prolific in the 1970s.

Os Caçulas Do Baião - Pernambuco Deu (baião) from Chantecler 78rpm (late 1950s early 1960s)

Pinto Do Acordeon - Tarde De Domingo from As Filhas Da Viúva - Passarela (1980)

As Filhas Da Viúva is the second album from Pinto Do Accordeon, who had a prolific career through the 1980s. It is unclear how long Pinto continued to record into the 1990s and beyond. Thousands of Rozenblit Passarela recordings were lost in a flood / fire a number of years ago, so cherish the remaining vinyl copies from that label. 

Pinto Do Acordeon - As Filhas Da Viúva - Passarela (year unknown)