Sunday, September 23, 2007

Sonia Lemos - Perola de Agonita (1976)

Let's move forward with the Samba Saturday posts showing an artist released in the end of 2006 with her debut LP, Sonia Lemos - Sonia Lemos e Sua Viola Enluarada (1968), the one with Sonia Lemos at Copacabana beach in your left. It is a very nice album with Sonia Lemos performing as a Bossa Nova singer. If you see this cover, it is easy to understand that Sonia Lemos made a shift from Bossa Nova to Samba de Raiz music with Afro-Brazilian religion influence, such like Clara Nunes and Beth Carvalho. Let's see.

This is Sonia Lemos - Perola de Agonita (1976), for Continental, featuring Sonia Lemos 8 years after her successful debut LP. Definitively, she is also a great Samba interpreter, but not in the first tier, such as Clara Nunes. I could not find much information about Sonia Lemos to bring more clarification on her shift, but Pedra de Agonita is solid, like any other recording in the style and counts with a constellation of Brazilian musicians. Tracks include:

Personnel

Luiz Roberto, Oberdan
(arrangements)
Dino 7 Cordas, Waldir
(violao 7 cordas)
Ary, Valter
(violao)
Neco, Carlinhos
(cavaquinho)
Jorginho, Copinha, Jaime Araujo, Altamiro Carrilho, Oberdan
(flute)
Joel
(bandolim)
Cristovao Bastos
(piano)
Netinho
(clarinet)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)
Gordinho, Ilton Vaz, Jorginho, Nene, Elizeu, Marcal, Luna, Alberto das Neves, Zapelli, Doutor
(percussion)
Pareschi
(spalla)
Penteado, Macedo, Pissarenko, Fideles
(viola)
Briola, Watson Clis
(cellos)
As Gatas, Copacabana, Tuti, Raul Moreno, Genival, Amaro
(choir)

Track List

01 - Pérola de Agonitá (Gerson Alves / Mhariazzinha) [2]
02 - Bambeia (Noca / Edinho Biólogo) [2]
03 - A Nelson Cavaquinho (Bira Dias) [2]
04 - Ponto Cem Réis (Jaime Harmonia / J. Aragão) [2]
05 - Contra Tempo na Contra Dança (Sônia Lemos / Gerson Alves) [1]
06 - Voltei (Wilson Bombeiro / Anézio) [2]
07 - Yayá da Ladeira (Jonas / Rodolpho / Ciro Baiano) [1]
08 - Primeiro Botequim (Dedé da Portela / Sergio Fonseca) [2]
09 - Prezado Amigo (Rildo Hora / Sergio Cabral) [1]
10 - Amor Inesquecível (Dona Ivone Lara) [2]
11 - Sonho de Compositor (José Ari / Sandra Olimpio) [1]
12 - Chorinho Meu (Nilton Barros / Kiko Carvalho) [1]

Arrangements
[1] Luiz Roberto
[2] Oberdan

7 comments:

  1. Prezado Zecalouro,
    Para efeitos de pesquisa, será que vc poderia, por gentileza, me informar o no. de catálogo desse LP?
    Lhe fico imensamente agradecido.
    Grande abraço e parabéns sempre

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  2. Marco,

    Essa informação está disponível nos scans das capas do disco, mas adianto aqui que o número é Continental 1.01.404.140.

    Grato, zeca

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  3. Very nice Samba indeed, thanks a lot !

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  4. Este é o terceiro disco da bela Sonia, o segundo sendo o também altamente sambístico "Sete Domingos," do ano anterior e também da Continental......

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  5. Obrigado!
    I am a lurker here but I feel compelled to leave a comment on this album as it is a masterpiece and has quickly become one of my favorite recordings.

    Everyone that hears this is as amazed as I am. It only gets better with more listens. Thanks so much for this life-changing album!

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  6. I'm a little late, but this is a super lovely share Zeca. Thank you.

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  7. um magnifico disco..sonoridade perfeita cara..como sempre o melhor blog..parabeens aezeca..peguei bastante coisa ja..mas começo a postar aqui em forma de respeito ao seu trabalho aqui do blog..novamente PARABENS.

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