VELHINHOS TRANSVIADOS

Os Velhinhos Transviados Fabulosos (1963)

Velhinhos Transviados was the group led by Zé Menezes (José Menezes de França 06/09/1921, Jardim, Ceará), a multi-instrumentist and composer.  He played 6 and 7 string acoustic guitar, tenor acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, cavaquinho, 10 string guitar, electric guitar, Portuguese guitar and acoustic bass.  At the age of six he heard the Municipal Band on his town and fell in love with music.  He soon started playing guitar and then cavaquinho, surprising everybody with his hability.  He started being known as Zé do Cavaquinho.  At the age of nine, he played for father Cícero Romão Batista a choro he composed called "Meus Oito Anos".  Around the time he was 12 years old, he moved with a cousin to Fortaleza, where he started working on a "loudspeaker service" for many years.  He is considered one of the greatest cavaquinho players of Brazil.

Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Brasileira

Os Velhinhos Transviados Fabulosos

01. Limbo Rock (B. Strange/J. Sheldon) • 2:12
02. Tem Bôbo Pra Tudo (João Corrêa da Silva/Manoel Brigadeiro) • 1:14
03. Passo Do Elefantinho (Baby Elephant Walk) (Henry Mancini) • 2:21
04. Feitiço Da Vila (Noel Rosa/Vadico) • 2:53
05. Legata A Un Granello Di Sabbia (Nico Fidenco/F. D. Marchetti) • 3:08
06. Garota De Ipanema (Tom Jobim/Vinícius de Moraes) • 2:03
07. Café Bola Branca (Oswaldo Borba/Nancy Wanderley) • 1:37
08. Afrikaan Beat (Bert Kaempfert) • 2:10
09. Et Maintenant (Rítimo de Samba) (Gilbert Bécaud/Pierre DeLanoë) • 2:09
10. Caterina (Earl Shuman/"Bugs" Bower) • 2:10
11. Beleza De Cores (J. Santos/Carlos Santana Lima) • 2:42
12. Urubu Malandro (Tradicional/Adapt.: Lourival de Carvalho "Louro"/João de Barro) • 1:42