Donga - A Musica de Donga (1974)

Hello, good evening! Carnaval has just started in Brazil. We have a big weekend ahead, a 5-day long holiday. Everyone that has the opportunity to travel, do so, leaving their homes today and returning only on the night of Wednesday. I'll be in Rio de Janeiro, as I use to do. Carnival makes Rio a quiet and empty city, believe it or not. I will follow the example of most music blogs friends of Loronix, showing something with Carnaval flavor. Let's see.

This is Donga - A Musica de Donga (1974), for the legendary label Marcus Pereira. By definition, this is not a Carnaval album, but a very important document featuring Donga, a musician who is part of Brazilian popular music history. Donga is credited to be the first to record a Samba tune in the year of 1916, a very important song that we know in Brazil by heart, Pelo Telefone, which is the track 10 of this album. Anyway, the whole album is delicious to hear with renowned musicians performing Donga compositions, including Elizeth Cardoso, Almirante, Paulo Tapajos, Dino, Meyra, Altamiro Carrilho, Canhoto and many others.

In a couple of hours I will be updating Loronix with a new interface. If you are reading this text with the interface already updated, I really hope you like it. This new look has many new features that should be implemented in the forthcoming days. It is also faster than the previous one. That's all friends. I hope you have a nice Carnaval party with your families. Tracks include:

Special Guests

Elizeth Cardoso
Leci Brandao
Almirante
Paulo Tapajos
Cisa Nogueira

Personnel

Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas, arrangements)
Meira
(violao)
Waldiro Frederico Tramontino (Canhoto)
(cavaquinho)
Joel Nascimento
(bandolim)
Altamiro Carrilho
(flute, arrangements)
Abel Ferreira
(clarinet, sax)
Luiz Paulo da Silva
(bombardino)
Marcal, Elizeu
(percussion)
Jorginho
(pandeiro)

Track List

01 - Amigo do Povo (Donga)
02 - Canção dos Infelizes (Donga / Luis Peixoto) with ELIZETH CARDOSO
03 - Benedito no Choro (Donga)
04 - Patrão Prenda Seu Gado (Pixinguinha / Donga / João da Bahiana) with ALMIRANTE
05 - Vertigem (Donga)
06 - Seu Mané (Donga / Baiano) with LECI BRANDAO, MARCAL
07 - Cinco de Julho (Donga)
08 - Ranchinho Desfeito (Donga / De Castro e Souza) with PAULO TAPAJOS
09 - Ligia Teus Olhos Dizem Tudo (Donga)
10 - Pelo Telefone (Donga / Mauro de Almeida) with ALMIRANTE
11 - Quando Uma Estrela Sorri (Donga / Villa-Lobos / David Nasser) with GISA NOGUEIRA, DONGA
12 - Depoimento de Donga ao Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro

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Lucio Alves - Balancamba (1963)

Hello, good evening! I was looking for something at Amazon.com this weekend when by coincidence, I found this album labeled "This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer." I believe that Balancamba was the last Lucio Alves album commercially available. This is sad. We know these reissues are forged by the hard work of people who Love Brazilian music as we do. I'm speaking specifically about Caetano Rodrigues and Charles Gavin, two great friends of our community, to whom I dedicate this record, which will continue his public career -- on very modest basis by the way -- here at Loronix. Let's see.

This is Lucio Alves - Balancamba (1963) for Elenco as ME-2, the second album released by the anthological and very important Brazilian label. Balancamba blends the words "balanco" and "samba" and makes justice to this title. Lucio Alves's unique voice and sophisticated timing delivers a repertoire with compositions by Ronaldo Boscoli and Roberto Menescal, which is also here (probably with a Conjunto...). I was wondering about the duo excitement when working with the great master in a whole record... And to close the golden pot, Maestro Carlos Monteiro de Souza takes care of arrangements and conduction. I think it is time to stop. Lucio Alves does not need to be introduced. Tracks include:

01 - Balançamba
02 - Rio
03 - Tetê
04 - Dan-cha-cha-cha
05 - Branca Paz
06 - Negro
07 - Ah Seu Eu Pudesse
08 - Nós e o Mar
09 - O Barquinho
10 - Além da Imaginação
11 - Errinho à Toa
12 - Lágrima Primeira

(*) all tunes by Roberto Menescal and Ronaldo Boscoli.

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Paulinho Nogueira - Sambas e Marchas da Nova Geracao (1967)

Hello, good evening! I am very proud to be in charge of the technology side of Musicos do Brasil: Uma Enciclopedia Instrumental, the first Brazilian music Encyclopedia devoted to instrumental music. The website was recently updated with new features and left the Beta stage. When I have an album to share with the community, the Encyclopedia is very useful, being a solid reference source. Follow this link to reach Paulinho Nogueira's entry and read about this great master of Brazilian guitar.

The Encyclopedia says that Paulinho Nogueira was more active as a teacher than as a studio musician. I also learned that Paulinho Nogueira was a designer, an essential skill to forge his invention, the craviola, an instrument that was adopted by Luiz Bonfa on his anthological Jacaranda album. Anyway, it is better leave the discovery pleasure for you; in the meantime, Loronix delivers another great Paulinho Nogueira record never released in CD. Let's see.

This is Paulinho Nogueira - Sambas e Marchas da Nova Geracao (1967), for RGE, with the participation of Luiz Loy Quinteto and Os 3 Moraes. Sorry, for talking about different things at this post, but I just received from our friend Warren a YouTube video that really worth to be shared with you. It is about a guy that made a not authorized commercial movie about a store using a mobile phone camera, here. You will understand why it is so great when you take a look. Anyway, Paulinho Nogueira has the accompaniment of not credit musicians, singing on a few tracks. Track 01 - Roda (Gilberto Gil / Joao Augusto) a perfect example of one of Paulinho Nogueira's strengths, which is the way he creates a completely different version of well-known compositions of other musicians. Tracks include:

01 - Roda (Gilberto Gil / João Augusto)
02 - Menina da Agulha (Sidney Miller)
03 - O Que a Gente Quer (Paulinho Nogueira)
04 - João e Maria (Hilton Accioli / Geraldo Vandré)
05 - Sem Mais Adeus (Francis Hime / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - Quem Te Viu Quem Te Vê (Chico Buarque)
07 - Para Contribuir à Confusão Geral (Paulinho Nogueira)
08 - Canção de Não Cantar (Sergio Bittencourt)
09 - Noite dos Mascarados (Chico Buarque)
10 - Procissão (Gilberto Gil)
11 - Benza Deus (Paulinho Nogueira)
12 - Máscara Negra (Zé Keti / Pereira Matos)

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Johnny Alf - Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira 43 (1972)

Hello, good evening! Yet another tiny record from Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira collection made available at Loronix, once again, another really worth checking release. For those who do not know this collection, Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira was published in 48 issues by Editora Abril Cultural between the years 1970 and 1972. Each issue includes a magazine with the size of a 10" record and a 10" record with a summary of the featured artist. It is perfect if you want get along with an artist on a single hearing. Let's see.

This is Johnny Alf - Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira - 43 (1972), for Abril Cultural, featuring the Bossa Nova giant Johnny Alf performing his compositions and other artists performing Johnny Alf music. I said the collection is great, but the thing I like most is the magazine featuring pictures that are not easy to find, such as the one I'm making available below. I don't have muscles to transfer the magazine to digital format. My apologies. Perhaps one day I can have someone else working at Loronix. Tracks include:

The Performers

Johnny Alf
Doris Monteiro
Zimbo Trio
Sansa Trio

Track List

01 - Eu e a Brisa (Johnny Alf) with Doris Monteiro
02 - Seu Chopin Desculpe (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
03 - Ilusão a Toa (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
04 - Kaô-xangô (Johnny Alf) with Zimbo Trio
05 - Céu e Mar (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
06 - Disa (Johnny Alf / Maurício Einhorn) with Sansa Trio
07 - Fim de Semana Em Eldorado (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
08 - Rapaz de Bem (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf

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Tamba Trio - Tamba Trio (1966)

Hello, good evening! Here we have an album that does not need to be explained in details. Tamba Trio was one of the nicest vocal / instrumental Bossa Nova combos from the 1960's and it is very hard to find someone that doesn't have good feelings about these guys. This album was released in the middle of two classic and well-known Tamba Trio records, which is Tamba Trio - Tempo (1964) and Tamba 4 - We and the Sea (1967), for A&M records in the US. Thanks Jorge Mello for another nice contribution. Let's see.

This is Tamba Trio - Tamba Trio (1966), for Philips, featuring Luiz Eca, Bebeto, Ohana and the participation of Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Municipal. I have been digging Google's results for additional information about this album, but my searches were unsuccessful. I cannot explain why this album is a missing piece even in some important discographies. Anyway, there is a bad thing about this post. I forgot to transfer and include the back cover at the zl ball, which is a very important back cover written by Edu Lobo with detailed information about Tamba Trio and the new composers Caetano Veloso (05 - Quem me Dera, 11 - No Carnaval), Gilberto Gil (03 - Iemanja, 07 - Procissao) and Francis Hime (02 - Minha, 06 - Sem Mais Adeus). The back cover update will come tomorrow night. Stay tuned! Tracks include:

Personnel

Luiz Eca
(piano, arrangements, music direction)
Bebeto
(bass, flute)
Ohana
(drums)

Track list

01 - Canto de Ossanha (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Minha (Francis Hime / Ruy Guerra)
03 - Iemanjá (Gilberto Gil / Othon Bastos)
04 - Canção do Nosso Amor (Silveira / Dalto)
05 - Quem Me Dera (Caetano Veloso)
06 - Sem Mais Adeus (Francis Hime / Vinicius de Moraes)
07 - Procissão (Gilberto Gil)
08 - Imagem (Luis Eça / Aloysio de Oliveira)
09 - Pra Dizer Adeus (Edu Lobo / Torquato Neto)
10 - Tristeza (Haroldo Lobo / Niltinho Tristeza)
11 - No Carnaval (Caetano Veloso / Jota)
12 - Veleiro (Edu Lobo)

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If you need the back cover, please follow this link: BACK.

Doces Barbaros - Doces Barbaros (1976)

I have a nice connection with this album and I'm glad it is back to Loronix again. The first time it was made available, it lasts less than 24 hours. I made it by mistake, a few copies were already being sold by an on-line store and now it has gone definitively out of print, which is a shame, this is a classic. As I said, this album was important for my background as an amateur musician and also to drag my attention to Brazilian music and the four giants that share the role of main performer, the tropicalia legends Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa and Caetano's sister Maria Bethania. Let's see.

This is Doces Barbaros - Doces Barbaros (1976), for Philips, according with many reviews I read today, this is one of the nicest Brazilian popular music albums recorded in the 70's. The group and the concert were assembled to celebrate 10 years of their artistic career. I also learn something that I did not know today, a DVD was released with original footage of these concerts as a documentary featuring backstage scenes and live performances. Meanwhile, let's stay with this double album, in the spirit of Carmen Miranda Centennial. Tracks include:

DOCES BARBAROS
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa & Maria Bethania


Personnel

Arnaldo Brandao
(bass)
Chiquinho Azevedo
(drums)
Djalma Correa
(percussion)
Mauro Senise
(flute)
Perinho Santana
(guitar)
Tomas Improta
(piano)
Tuze de Abreu
(flute)

Track List

01 - Os Mais Doces Bárbaros (Caetano Veloso)
02 - Fé Cega Faca Amolada (Milton Nascimento / Ronaldo Bastos)
03 - Atiraste Uma Pedra (Herivelto Martins / David Nasser)
04 - Pássaro Proibido (Caetano Veloso / Maria Bethânia)
05 - Chuckberry Fields Forever (Gilberto Gil)
06 - Genesis (Caetano Veloso)
07 - Tarasca Guidon (Waly Salomão)
08 - Eu e Ela Estávamos Ali Encostados na Parede (Gilberto Gil)
09 - Esotérico (Gilberto Gil)
10 - Eu Te Amo (Caetano Veloso)
11 - O Seu Amor (Gilberto Gil)
12 - Quando (Gal Costa / Caetano Veloso / Gilberto Gil)
13 - Pé Quente Cabeça Fria (Gilberto Gil)
14 - Peixe (Caetano Veloso)
15 - Um Índio (Caetano Veloso)
16 - São João Xangô Menino (Gilberto Gil / Caetano Veloso)
17 - Nós Por Exemplo (Gilberto Gil)
18 - Os Mais Doces Bárbaros (Caetano Veloso)

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Carmen Miranda | 100 Anos

Hello, good evening! Brazil celebrates Carmen Miranda 100th Centennial today. She was born in 9 February 1909. I'm disappointed for not having any album with her unique music to make a tribute. However, it is essential that Loronix makes this tribute.

I like this picture with Carmen Miranda without all that tropical clothes and I hope you also like it. In addition, I'm making available two videos that are really worth checking out. The first video features Carmen Miranda hosted by Ed Wynn in 1949, United States. She has the accompaniment of the legendary O Bando da Lua, and you can notice the presence of Aloysio de Oliveira among O Bando da Lua members. Thanks to Doni Sacramento for this important document. The second features the last known Carmen Miranda images and impressive scenes of her funeral in Rio de Janeiro, 1955. Thanks to In Memorian website for sharing this film.

I hope our tribute to Carmen Miranda is respectful and appropriate to the importance of this great artist.

Hope uEnjoy!

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Dilermando Reis - Gotas de Lagrimas (1963)

Hello, good evening! When I started this transfer tonight, I realized that I could not get away from the turntable hearing the opening track 01 - Gotas de Lagrimas, which is also the title track, a beautiful waltz, and perhaps a complex and challenging piece to any guitar player, absolutely unknown to me. Later, a few Google searches were enough to understand that Mozart Bicalho (Gotas de Lagrimas composer) is another Brazilian guitar master, compared to big names such like Joao Pernambuco and Canhoto. I will tell you a little bit more about this piece. Let's see.

This is Dilermando Reis - Gotas de Lagrimas (1963), for Continental, another worth checking Dilermando Reis LP, featuring his own compositions and renditions of well-known instrumental tunes. Gotas de Lagrimas was recorded for the first time by Mozart Bicalho in 1930, having its first transcription in the early 1960's by Dilermando Reis, who made a very important work of publishing in written music many tunes that are considered today a very important part of Brazilian guitar tradition. As a whole, Gotas de Lagrimas is a delicious album, tailored for musicians and people who just want to appreciate beautiful tunes played by a really gifted musician. Tracks include:

01 - Gotas de Lágrimas (Mozart Bicalho)
02 - Brejeiro (Ernesto Nazareth)
03 - Volve Volve (Carola)
04 - La Cumparsita (Matos Rodrigues)
05 - Rapsódia Infantil (Dilermando Reis)
06 - Nossa Ternura (Dilermando Reis)
07 - Cateretê Mineiro (Levino Conceição)
08 - Cisne Branco (Antônio Manoel do Espírito Santo / Benedito Xavier de Macedo)
09 - Eterna Saudade (Dilermando Reis)
10 - Interrogando (João Pernambuco)
11 - Gauchinha (Dilermando Reis)
12 - Suspiro da Nega (Nelson Piló)

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Guilherme Vergueiro - Guilherme Vergueiro Ao Vivo (1982)

Hello, good evening! I was dedicated on this writing during the last 3 hours. I made different versions using some ideas and approaches and I could not reach the results I was looking for. Now my eyes hurt, and if you have diabetes, you cannot play with your eyes. However, I cannot wait another 24 hours. I decided to write it from scratch, it is a very important post. This fantastic musician is being introduced to Loronix's community for the first time tonight. And he is also, how can I say... a "true" Loronixer, a challenge winner that you already known using the gorgeous nickname of Pianista Sambista. Guilherme Vergueiro. Let's see.

This is Guilherme Vergueiro - Guilherme Vergueiro Ao Vivo (1982), for Estudio Eldorado, recorded live at "International Jazz Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark. It is hard to believe that I had the chance to hear this album for the first time only this week. This is really fantastic music played with passion by this quartet. I urge Loronix's community to take Ao Vivo for a hearing and also visit Guilherme Vergueiro official website at www.guilhermevergueiro.com.br and the Pianista Sambista's blog at http://pianeiro.blogspot.com. This album never had a CD reissue and I put a lot of energy on this transfer. Thanks Guilherme Vergueiro for the music, the respect you have to your public, the happiness and the energy. I'm making available Guilherme Vergueiro's own biography taken from his official website. Tracks include:

"I am a Brazilian who sees music as a work of art. I had all the classical training, but decided to get into the popular genre, because I have always been a deluded by Samba, Samba Canção (Brazilian ballad), Choro, Seresta and Bossa Nova. And I always been that way and behave this way since the beginning of my career in the late 60s.

Each song that I play, each performance, each recording has to be definitive. As an art we have in the living room wall throughout our lives. I like to interpret in my way and style, Brazilian music, translating the melodies, harmonies and Brazilian rhythms into the human feelings, the feelings of the Brazilian people, and for being like this I am very demanding with myself. I feel a huge responsibility every time I play the piano. Also I do not like to ever repeat myself. If I have to play the same song a myriad of times, each time has to be different, according to the day, time, era, the audience and especially my state of mind. Each day is a day, every hour is an hour. I have always to be open to what I'm feeling at the moment, open to new ideas that emerge in the middle of an interpretation, of an improvisation. I have no restrictions when I play the piano. I relate to it, we became one. My heart is the boss. Sends what I am feeling to my brain which in return sends the messages to my fingers. All of this in milliseconds. You should be very concentrated, otherwise the boat sinks. I just love the challenge, the emotion, the freedom that comes playing like that. Some pianists play with the fingers, I play with the heart.

I have infinite respect for the audience that is listening to me. My wish is to perpetuate in their hearts feelings, feelings that never will leave them. Sadness, joy, tension, density, lightness, rebellion, always truthful and sincere feelings, identifiable with the feelings and life of each. After all, every human being is equal, we all have our tragedies, struggles, loves, passions, adventures and misadventures, problems, joys, sorrows, happiness, certainty and uncertainty, insecurity and security and when we go to a concert, show, or listen to some music at home, in the car, we are actually looking for some form of relief and/or comfort to our souls, and sometimes I am the one who take responsibility for bring this relief and/or comfort to people. I feel a huge responsibility. I dive into the bottom of my soul to find the most pure and sincere sentiments so the public can leave a little of the harsh reality of life behind, and go to other dimensions, other spheres, more calm and benevolent, where love prevails, where the union really is the force, where there is peace, tranquility and serenity. I always hope for that all my appearances and/or recordings stay for ever in the heart and soul of the people. I am very careful with this, but I confess that I feel I'm still learning. That music is infinite and that learning ends only when God calls us for other missions.

But since I'm still here, (and hopefully stay for a long time), I still am always eager for the improvement of my mission here, which is to be a musician. A Brazilian musician. A Pianist. Be more patient, dedicated, conscientious and increasingly concentrated.

I pray to God to never forget me, (as He never forgot), that my inspiration and my love for others are increasingly in accordance with His teachings and that I can accomplish the task that was given to me always with more balance, wisdom, concentration, strength, responsibility, joy and much love, whether playing, composing, arranging, producing or making a documentary. (My new passion.)

In my life I already, experienced much love, joy, excitement, difficulties, betrayal, losses ... but I survived. I did much good, I made many friends, (Maybe I have some enemies, but either I do not know them or I do not know that is an enemy) but I also sinned. A whole lot of sins. I had many false friends. Many women left me. But the music and the piano never. Neither the real friends. Thank God!" (Guilherme Vergueiro)

Personnel

Guilherme Vergueiro
(piano, arrangements)
Chuim
(drums)
Mads Vinding
(bass)
Nicolai Gromin
(guitar)

Track List

01 - Choro Bop (Guilherme Vergueiro)
02 - Cabeca Dura (Guilherme Vergueiro)
03 - Saudades de Voce (Guilherme Vergueiro)
04 - Viva (Guilherme Vergueiro)

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Music Video | Elizeth Cardoso & Luiz Bonfa - Manha de Carnaval

Hello! This is an extraordinary mid afternoon post that really worth checking out featuring Luiz Bonfa and Elizeth Cardoso performing Manha de Carnaval. Additionally, Luiz Bonfa makes a statement at the end explaining how Manha de Carnaval was created as the beginning of his partnership with Antonio Maria.

Hope uEnjoy!

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