Aldair Soares - Alvoroço Do Sertão (baião) from Columbia 78rpm (1954)

Like Luiz Gonzaga and Luiz Vieira, Aldair Soares is one of the great voices of baião. It sounds as if he is being beamed in from a different time. Fortunately, the recording is as powerful as it was when it was cut nearly 70 years ago. 

Aldair Soares - Alvoroço Do Sertão (baião) from Columbia 78rpm (1954)

Abdias E Sua Sanfona - O Mané from Deixa Comigo! - Harmony : CBS (1981)

Thanks to his position as head honcho and artistic director for forró at CBS, Abdias recorded more albums for the label than any other artist. His early albums were almost exclusively instrumental, but eventually he began adding guest vocalists. O Mané is a great vocal track with masterful production reminiscent of the glorious early 1970s CBS forró sound. 

Abdias E Sua Sanfona - Deixa Comigo! - Harmony : CBS (1991)

Juca do Acordeon - Zé Praxedes (baião) from Ouvindo - Sinter (1950s)

The 1950s was a strange time for forró. The 78rpm was slowly being phased out and a few lucky artists got a transitional 10" vinyl compilation of their 78rpm singles. While his work remains fairly obscure, a portion Juca do Acordeon's jaunty work is preserved thanks to this early 10". Zé Praxedes is a fine baião in the style of Luiz Gonzaga.

Juca do Acordeon - Ouvindo - Sinter (1950s)