Thursday, December 07, 2006

Sonia Lemos - Sonia Lemos e Sua Viola Enluarada (1968)

I read today at CBox a message by The Emperor Klessius Leao asking for a LP. Just below, Arara Azul wrote that Klessius, The Emperor, was absolutely right. Well, with two legends saying that this record is essential to Loronix, let’s see why.

Meet Sonia Lemos - Sonia Lemos e Sua Viola Enluarada (1968), for Philips. Sonia Lemos started her career in 1967, releasing a EP with Geraldo Vandre songs recording this release one year later. For reasons that I could not search, Sonia made a seven years recording hiatus, releasing 7 Domingos for Chantecler in 1975, with a cover showing her full face, really beautiful such like this one. I'm asking for additional help to The Emperor and Arara Azul, they should come later to share more details about Sonia Lemos. Tracks include:

01 - Maria da Favela (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
02 - Zero à Esquerda (José Orlando)
03 - Manias (Flávio Cavalcanti / Celso Cavalcanti)
04 - Pelas Ruas do Recife (Novelli / Paulo Sergio Valle / Martinho da Vila)
05 - Saia do Caminho (Custódio Mesquita / Evaldo Ruy)
06 - Pequeno Samba Para Uma Saudade Grande (Nonato Buzar)
07 - O Samba Que Eu Gosto (Silveira / Dalton Medeiros)
08 - Ao Voltar do Samba (Sinval Silva)
09 - Faço o Amor Não Faço a Festa (Taiguara)
10 - Onde Andou Você (Rildo Hora / Gracindo Jr.)
11 - Viola Enluarada (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
12 - Cidade Pequenina (Roberto Martins / Caetano Veloso)