Sunday, June 15, 2008

Jamelão

Jamelao, one of the most important Samba interpreters in Brazil has died today, was 95. Jamelao was the lead singer of the legendary Samba Scholl Estacao Primeira de Mangueira, and also very active on recordings, releasing more than 200 albums, starting in 1949 until his last release in 2002.

This is Loronix tribute to Jamelao - Ela Disse-me Assim (1959), a compilation released by Continental with selected tunes taken from selected 78rpm records. Loronix Preview Center features 09 - Ha Sempre um que Fica (Alcebiades Nogueira / Jamelao), recorded in 1959 with Jamelao backed by Maestro Severino Araujo e Sua Orquestra Tabajara.