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Sunday, August 22, 2010

BIRIBA BOYS

Biriba Alegra O Brasil (1960)


Sérgio Weiss, the leader of the group, once being interviewed, told the story of the Biriba Boys:
"Between the years of 1950’s and 1960’s, every club had a monthly ball that usually started around 11:00 PM and went through the night, ending not before 4:00 AM on the next day.
During the other weekends, there were balls animated by the bands on what we called "Domingueiras" that started around 5:00 PM up to 8:00 PM, sometimes going as far as 11:00 PM".
"Then, those balls were very important, for there were no TV’s and bars, like today, so the youth waited for them anxiously, and dressed carefully".
"The event was fundamental because that’s where they met and scheduled dates. It was during the dancing that you could find out if your partner was interesting or not".
The group started in the ballroom of the Tênis Clube de São José dos Campos and Sérgio told how it was:
"There was an old piano which I usually played, and eventually would arrive another musician with a tambourine, another with a guitar, and so on. One day, the management of the club told us that we were supposed to play on the main ball. That was craziness. It was 1949".
"Then, I went to the radio station to announce the ball. That time in São José dos Campos, there was only the ZYE-5, and then the DJ asked me the name of the band. The first thing that came into my mind was "Biriba". And he asked: "Biriba what?", to which I answered Boys, Biriba Boys".
"And what does that mean?", "he asked. Then I told him that Biriba was the name of Botafogo’s pet from Rio de Janeiro, and also was the name of an entity of the Brazilian folklore responsible for the 'theft' of objects that mysteriously disappeared. When we couldn’t find something, we would say that the Biriba had taken it".
The Biriba Boys soon became a reference for all the clubs in that region and if a ball wasn’t animated by them, it was a certainty of failure.
With such an irreverent name, the Biriba Boys could only be oriented to innovation. Colorful shirts with tropical motifs, not conventional instruments like the other bands and a refined international repertory based on hits and film hits. They became a symbol of a time that won’t be back and certainly many of those who have been there miss them.

Biriba Alegra O Brasil
 
01. Prece Ao Sol (Jorge de Castro/Wilson Baptista) • 2:29
02. In The Mood (Andy Razaff/Joe Garland) • 2:53
03. Wake The Town And Tell The People (Jerry Livingston/Sammy Gallop) • 2:40
04. Quem É (Osmar Navarro/Oldemar Magalhães) • 3:27
05. Ô-Ba-La-Lá (João Gilberto) • 3:26
06. Seleção De Cha Cha Cha • 3:59
    Ya Ya Cha Cha Cha (Billy May)
    Undecided (Charles Shavers/Sid Robin)
    Ahora Seremos Felices (Rafael Hernandez)
    Chachazinho (Sylvio Mazzuca)
07. Menina Moça (Luís Antonio) • 2:29
08. Não Tive Tempo (Haroldo Barbosa/Nanaí) • 2:57
09. Leva-me Contigo (Dolores Duran) • 3:18
10. Não Sei Dizer (Sérgio Weiss) • 3:19
11. Marcianita (J. Imperatore/Galvarino Villota Alderete) • 3:17
12. Nugats De Cugat (Xavier Cugat/H. Angullo) • 2:33

10 comments:

  1. Olá! Parabéns por esse espaço! Eu pesquiso aqui na França sobre mpb e gostaria de ter um pouco mais de informações sobre os integrantes do Biriba Boy porque vejo na lista das musicas, uma canção do Luis Antônio, que é certamente aquele que cantava na França. Você pode me confirmar por favor? O disco é de 1960? Valeu!

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    1. Eu toquei nesta banda em 1993, mas conheço muitas pessoas que tocaram antes e ainda estão vivas!
      hoje 31/01/2016 fiquei sabendo que o Fundador Dos Biriba Boys morreu aos 88 anos.

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    2. Hoje 31/01/2016 fiquei sabendo que o Fundador da banda Biriba Boys Faleceu aos 88 anos de idade.Eu posso ajudar com mais informações sobre a banda. Me procure no Facebook Jean Ikeda(Lordninjapa) Confirmando para você Luis Antônio é sim o Cantor que foi embora para a França e era o Cantor do Biriba Boys na época. meu email para contato ninjapa2006@hotmail.com

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    3. Obrigado por suas informações e disposição de ajudar.
      Desculpe-me o atraso em publicar suas mensagens.
      Abraços

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  2. Merci mon ami.
    Infelizmente, encontrei poucas informações a respeito desta banda, e é mais ou menos o que está resumida no post.
    Mas consultando o Dicionário Cravo Albin, encontrei algo que parece confirmar o que você quer saber. É só seguir este link: http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/luiz-antonio.
    Acho que lá poderá encontrar mais material tanto sobre a banda como sobre o Luiz Antonio - que cantou na França.
    E sim, esse disco foi lançado em 1960.
    Seguem abaixo, mais alguns links que talvez possam ajudar. Boa sorte.
    http://loronix.blogspot.com/2007/04/os-biriba-boys-biribalanco-1965.html
    http://jornal.valeparaibano.com.br/2007/06/19/viv01/memo1.html
    http://toque-musicall.blogspot.com/2009/07/biriba-boys-1969.html
    http://www.bossa.net/chantecler/000385.html
    http://www.antoniocafe.com/luizantoniopo.htm

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  3. sei que o domingos(machado) era o guitarrista e estava vivo ainda há uns tres anos, com 81 anos e morando na cracolandia.
    luis antonio cantou no biriba sim.

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  4. Como faço para baixar esse Disco??
    levigleal@hotmail.com

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  5. Clique em "Biriba Alegra O Brasil (1960)", logo abaixo do nome da banda (BIRIBA BOYS).

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