Friday, October 06, 2006

Oswaldo Nunes & The Pops - Ta Tudo Ai! (1969)

A friend of Loronix that does not want to be identified sent me this LP as one of the "best Samba Rock" album ever. Everybody knows that zecalouro does not have Samba Rock authority to make a serious evaluation of this friend statement. I will tell you honestly what I think: this is a crazy record that mix several things together such as: samba, baiao, forro and sometimes ROCK on a dancing set. If you are looking for something to make you kick around the house, this is the LP for you. Oswaldo is teamed with another Brazilian band called The Pop at this LP.

Oswaldo Nunes died early, murdered at his apartment in Rio. The reason of his death is still a mystery. If you live in Brazil, you certainly know a song called Oba! performed by Bafo da Onca (carnaval group) that became this group anthem.

Let's see what Loronixers have to say about this wonderful piece of madness from Oswaldo Nunes, tracks include:

01 - Tá Tudo Aí (Oswaldo Nunes)
02 - Cateretê (Arnoldo Silva / Odair José de Araújo)
03 - Outro Amor de Carnaval (Raul Borges / Oswaldo Nunes / Humberto de Carvalho)
04 - Você Deixa (Oswaldo Nunes)
05 - Guerra Santa (Ciro de Souza / Mário Rossi)
06 - Tamanqueiro (Oswaldo Nunes)
07 - Dendeca (Oswaldo Nunes)
08 - Doce Canção (Oswaldo Nunes)
09 - Cascata (Oswaldo Nunes / A. Marcilac)
10 - Mulher de Malandro (Celso Castro / Oswaldo Nunes)
11 - Chorei Chorei (Oswaldo Nunes)
12 - Canto da Sereia (Oswaldo Nunes)