Coroné (Coronel) Narcizinho e Sua Gente - Os Cabelos De Maria - Hora Sertaneja - Discobrás (1970)

Os Cabelos De Maria by Coroné (Coronel) Narcizinho e Sua Gente is one of the major classics of forró. Unusually, Hora Sertaneja has been reissued multiple times. The LP is still popular, arguably on the strength of this track and the way it celebrates the diverse styles of northeastern Brazilian music, including música sertaneja / sertanejo. Sertaneja / sertanejo also called gaucho (cowboy music) is reminiscent of Mexican folk music. The big difference between música sertaneja / sertanejo and forró is rhythm. Forró incorporates multiple rhythms that trace back to African roots, while música sertaneja / sertanejo doesn't. Both genres feel rootsy, but música sertaneja / sertanejo reminds me of great grandparents singing on the porch.

Coroné (Coronel) Narcizinho e Sua Gente -Hora Sertaneja - Discobrás (1970)

Coroné Narcisinho / Narcizinho e Sua Gente - O Canto De Iemanjá from Self Titled - RVM (1960s)

Coroné Narcisinho / Narcizinho e Sua Gente - O Canto De Iemanjá from Self Titled - RVM (1960s)

There is no information about this particular record on the Interwebs, so I am taking a guess as to when this was published. My sweetheart noted that the woman on the cover has a hairstyle (beehive) and dress more similar to 1950s / early 1960s styles, so it is likely that this LP was released before 1967. I'd guess 1963 - 1965. I have never seen records published on RVM before. RVM seemed to publish records from the early 1960s into the mid 1970s, although I have not found a discography to confirm this, only an odd compilation here and there in that time frame.

O Canto De Iemanjá is a cool track with heaps of haunting reverb. Coroné Narcisinho, sometimes spelled Narcizinho, released a fairly sizable stack of classic records in what I call the silver and bronze ages of forró, ranging from 1960 through the mid 1970s. This particular album is one of his more obscure releases. Hoja Sertaneja, an album that I will feature later in this blog, was a collaboration with multiple artists and was reissued with at least 3 different covers on vinyl. Reissues are very rare for forró records. It is likely that that Hoja Sertaneja was a big hit. This record, called simply Coroné Narcisinho E Sua Gente, was released once and never again.

Coroné Narcisinho e Sua Gente - O Canto De Iemanjá from Self Titled - RVM (1960s)