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Monday, August 20, 2018

Os 3 Do Nordeste - Forró De Tamanco from Os 3 Do Nordeste - CBS (1973)

Os 3 Do Nordeste is one of the great forró acts of the 1970s. Formed by members of Trio Luar Do Sertão, Os 3 Do Nordeste were brought to the attention of CBS division head Abdias by Jackson Do Pandeiro. Although their LPs are somewhat patchy, their albums usually contained 2 or 3 classics each. In some respects, Os 3 Do Nordeste were like a classic singles act in a genre that focused mainly on LPs. Only a few other stars on CBS at the time including Jackson Do Pandeiro and Jacinto Silva, were able to match or surpass them. Forró De Tamanco was written by one of the great composers of 1960s and 1970s forró, Antonio Barros

Os 3 Do Nordeste  - CBS (1973)

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Cabo Tenório - Nasci Para Cantar from Ranchinho Da Alegria - Poema (late 1960s)

Ranchinho Da Alegria is an uncommon LP on a small label called Poema. The incredible Nasci Para Cantar by Cabo Tenôrio is the jewel of the album. Odete Amaral's name name is featured prominently and somewhat confusingly on the cover. Although he seemingly receives top billing, this is various artists compilation. While he is featured on the LP, Amaral did not compose Nasci Para Cantar or tracks for other artists. 


Cabo Tenório from Ranchinho Da Alegria - Poema (late 1960s)

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Coronel Ludru - Sanfoneiro Do Bom from Coronel Ludru - Musicolor (1975)

Coronel Ludru is a forró artist that I basically counted out entirely. He is primarily known for nasally comedy records from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The badly dated material is reminiscent of Genival Lacerda's (thankfully) sparse comedy output from the late 1960s and early 1970s. That said, Sanfoneiro Do Bom is a nice little nugget hiding on his 1975 self-titled LP. Outside of this tune, it is worth the search for Coronel Ludru to take a gander at his ludicrous and often excellent album covers, but don't expect to find many classic forró songs. 

Coronel Ludru - Coronel Ludru - Musicolor (1975)