Saturday, March 31, 2007

Sivuca & Rosinha de Valenca - Gravado ao Vivo (1977)

I miss the time when we had in Rio de Janeiro a weekly show sponsored by the government called Projeto Seis e Meia, performed at Teatro Joao Caetano. I'm not sure about that, but there were weekly shows and the day of the week was Thursday and the time 6:30pm as the name indicates. This projects lasts for years and was tailored for those who worked downtown, however, a crowd was formed around noon and probably workers had to ask someone to save a place in the big line until 6:30. It was a wonderful time. I had the chance to watch many concerts. I cannot remember this one and I'm happy make it available to Loronixers.

This is Sivuca & Rosinha de Valenca - Gravado Ao Vivo (1977), for RCA. Two wonderful artists performing together on a popular show, this is in fact the best of both worlds. The atmosphere is very relaxed with Sivuca and Rosinha telling stories and getting audience feedback. Projeto Seis e Meia was lauched in 1976 by Joao Bosco and several renowed artists engaged during years, such as: Elizeth Cardoso, Ze Ramalho, Gonzaguinha, among others. Sivuca and Rosinha de Valenca had the accompaniment of Luis Carlos (drums), Jamil Joanes (bass), Darci (percussion) and Raul Mascarenhas (sax, flute). Tracks include:

01 - Homenagem à Velha Guarda (Sivuca)
02 - Quando Me Lembro (Luperce Miranda) -- Vassourinha (Mathias da Rocha / Joana Batista Ramos)
03 - Reunião de Tristeza (Sivuca)
04 - Feira de Mangaio (Sivuca / Glória Gadelha)
05 - Asa Branca (Luis Gonzaga / Humberto Teixeira)
06 - Adeus Maria Fulô (Humberto Teixeira / Sivuca)
07 - Lamento (Pixinguinha / Vinicius de Moraes)
08 - Tema do Boneco de Palha (Vera Brasil / Sivan Castelo Neto)