Grupo Manifesto - Grupo Manifesto Nr. 2 (1968)

This is something that we never spoke before at Loronix and it is the time to introduce friends to Grupo Manifesto, created in 1965 by a group of friends with no identified leader. Much more than a musical group, Grupo Manifesto was a group of friends who got together in a botequim(*) at Rua Gustavo Sampaio, Leme. I'm not sure if Grupo Manifesto took the name of the bar or the bar got this name from the group. I live close to this street and never heard about this Manifesto botequim. Perhaps they close it before making the move to here. This is the second and last LP released by Grupo Manifesto, let's see what we have here.

This is Grupo Manifesto - Grupo Manifesto Nr. 2 (1968), for Elenco, featuring several friends that became later recognized Brazilian artists, as follow: Amauri Tristão, Fernando Leporace, Guto Graça Melo, Mariozinho Rocha, Augusto César Pinheiro, José Renato Filho, Junaldo, Lucelena, Gracinha Leporace and Guarabyra. Lucelena is also known as Lucina from the duo Luhli e Lucina. It is a really different record with everybody alternating vocals on tracks making a really nice outcome. Tracks include:

01 - Maria Redentora (Mariozinho Rocha) - Lucina / Grupo Manifesto / Lunaldo
02 - Diferença (Amaury Tristão / Mariozinho Rocha) - Tristão / Grupo Manifesto / Gracinha Leporace
03 - Pra Que Brigar (Wolmar Carneiro / Mariozinho Rocha) - Grupo Manifesto / Junaldo
04 - Hoje É Domingo (Fernando Leporace / Mariozinho Rocha)
05 - Quem Vem Lá (Amaury Tristão / João Medeiros Filho)
06 - Bloco da Vida (Guarabyra / Capinan) - Grupo Manifesto / Lucina
07 - Só (Amaury Tristão / Mário Telles) - Lucina / Grupo Manifesto
08 - Garoto Paissandu (Mariozinho Rocha) - Grupo Manifesto / Junaldo
09 - Sem Dor (Fernando Leporace) - Grupo Manifesto / Lucina
10 - Minha Decisão (Amaury Tristão / João Medeiros Filho) - Grupo Manifesto / Junaldo
11 - Marianinha (Fernando Leporace) - Grupo Manifesto / Gracinha Leporace

(*) Botequim (and its variation boteco) is a place where Brazilians often go to drink, eat and chat. A good translation could be pub but this is not so simple. A good botequim has its peculiarities, mainly the simplicity of the decoration (usually related to soccer teams) and the "high-fat" food but the most important is the friendly environment.