Xandú do Samba - Não Penso Em Vocé from O Fino Do Pau Do Sebo - Chantecler (1982)

Não Penso Em Vocé is another rare track from an obscure artist on the fabulous 1982 compilation, O Fino Do Pau Do Sebo. As far as I am aware, this is the only appearance from Xandú Do Samba and he's not playing samba. It is smoking hot forró. Thank You!

O Fino Do Pau Do Sebo - Chantecler (1982)

Marcos Rozilla - Trem Da Saudade from O Fino Do Paul Do Sebo - Chantecler (1982)

Marcos Rozilla is a name that is new to me. Rozilla's appearance on O Fino Do Pau Do Sebo from 1982 is the only recording that I could find from him, but Trem Da Saudade is a real grinder. If you are out there, Marcos, it is time for a new record!

Cajú e Castanha - Pensei Que Não Pensava from Sensação Estranha - Copacabana (1982)

Embolada, or street rap, pre-dates baião and forró as an art form in Brazil. Typically, two performers with pandeiros stake out a spot to busk on the street. They trade humor and good-natured barbs towards each other and the crowd that has gathered around them. Recorded embolada can be acapella (with pandeiros) or with a full band, like Pensei Que Não Pensava. This album has both styles. Cajú e Castanha, who began as street performers when they were children, are one of the most successful duos to cross over into the recording studio. 

This particular LP, and the song featured here, encapsulates EVERYTHING that I hate about vinyl. The quality control at Copacabana for this album clearly wasn't great. They probably overused stampers and didn't check the test pressings. At any rate, I had to buy 3 perfect looking copies of Sensação Estranha before I got one that didn't skip on Pensei Que Não Pensava. Groan. 


Cajú e Castanha - Pensei Que Não Pensava from Sensação Estranha - Copacabana (1982) 

Cajú e Castanha - Sensação Estranha - Copacabana (1982) 

David Cruz - Batendo Poeira from Rádio Quente - Laço (1982)

David Cruz - Batendo Poeira from Rádio Quente - Laço (1982)

This is great sounding forró that crosses the great sound barrier: 1980. Like most music, forró went through a serious identity crisis in the 1980s with the onslaught of drum machines, synthesizers and click tracks. A few artists managed to record great sounding records, including Zenilton, Messias Holanda and David Cruz. It's much harder to find great forró after 1976. Even the greats, like Genival Lacerda, Jackson do Pandeiro and Luiz Gonzaga had trouble finding material that matched what they recorded in the early 70s and before.

David Cruz - Batendo Poeira from Rádio Quente - Laço (1982)

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David Cruz