Saturday, August 12, 2006

Tuca - Eu, Tuca (1968)

This is the debut LP of an almost unknown Brazilian singer from the late 60's to 70's, Also a composer, Tuca's first relevant appearence on Brazilian media was with Airto Moreira in 1966 at the Festival Nacional de Musica Popular - TV excelsior, they won the first price with the song Porta Estandarte.

At this same year, Tuca released this first LP - Tuca - Eu, Tuca (1968), with some of her compositions. Tuca left Brazil for a six-year hiatus in Paris, returnig in 1975 to release her second and last LP. Tuca passed very young at the age of 34 with a stroke in 1977. Track list includes:

01 - Atire a Primeira Pedra (Ataulfo Alves - Mario Lago)
02 - Cuidado, Malandro (Velha - Matias de Freitas)
03 - O Cavaleiro e a Virgem (Tuca)
04 - Frevo (Tuca)
05 - Seresta (Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho - Roberto Quartin)
06 - Nao Fale Alto, Fale Baixo (Eli Halfoum)
07 - Verde (Antonio Carlos Duncan - Mario de Castro)
08 - O Cavaleiro Das Maos Tao Frias (Tuca - Consuelo de Castro)
09 - Curare (Bororo)
10 - Passarinho da Lagoa (Fernando Lobo - Evaldo Ruy)
11 - Ate Quarta - Feira / Carnaval Pra Valer (H. Silva - Paulo Satte / Miguel Gustavo)
12 - Abstrato N. 1 (Tuca - Zeka)