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Monday, June 22, 2020

Abdias - Forró De Chico Gato instrumental from Columbia 78rpm & Festa com 8 Baixos (1962)

Today, we have a sunny forró instrumental from the mighty Abdias. Abdias may have the most extensive catalog of any accordion player in the history of forró. Forró De Chico Gato was recorded at the tail end of his career at Columbia Records before he became a producer and one of the main members of the house band at CBS. The instrumentation will be familiar to folks who love CBS forró from the mid-1960s through the 1970s: The bass line is played by violão de sete cordas. There is a mellow, dark and boxy-sounding cavaquinho (I mean that in the best sense) and a zabumba. You can also hear a chattery wood block throughout. Getting all of these rhythm instruments to sound balanced and pleasant is not always easy, but the musicianship and recording quality is often stellar on Abdias recordings. He truly was one of the genuses of the genre. 


Abdias - Forró De Chico Gato instrumental from Columbia 78rpm & Festa com 8 Baixos (1962)

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Renato Moreno - Baião do Enxurrada (baião) - O Trovador Do Baião - from California compacto (1960s - year unknown)

Renato Moreno's recorded output was minimal, with only a single compacto, featured here, and an LP. Both were released in the 1960s. Renato Moreno is credited as a songwriter on releases by Anastácia and Dió de Araújo, although it is unclear if this is the same artist. While the LP appears fairly frequently, O Trovador Do Baião is far scarcer. 


Renato Moreno - Baião do Enxurrada (baião) - O Trovador Do Baião - from California compacto

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Luiz Wanderley - Pápa Goiaba (baião) from Chantecler 78rpm (1961)

Pápa Goiaba (baião), by Luiz Wanderley, is one of his numerous 78rpm singles and appeared on several LP reissues, including  the Rosicler compilation E Seus Grandes Sucessos (1960) and O Forró Do Wanderley in 1961. This transfer was taken from the original 78rpm.


Luiz Wanderley - Pápa Goiaba (baião) from Chantecler 78rpm (1961)