LYRA DE XOPOTÓ

A Lyra de Xopotó (1955)

The band was created from the Radio Program "Lyra de Xopotó", hosted by the DJ Paulo Roberto, at Rádio Nacional from 1954, and was directed to incentive the music bands in the country.  The program was aired on Saturdays and had the Maestro Lyrio Panicalli as the main arranger.  The program was a dialog between Paulo Roberto and Mestre Filó, a fictitious character represented by the comedian/musician Jararaca.  As the program became a success, the band that played on it started recording.
The first record was releasde by Sinter, in 1954, with the dobrados "Capitão Francisco Senna Sobrinho" and "Sonhador", both composed by Lyrio Panicalli.  In the same year, the band also recorded "Capitão Miranda Pinto" and the quadrilha "Quadrilha", both also by Lyrio Panicalli.  On the next year, 1955, the polka "Julieta" and the waltz "Saudade", both by Lyrio Panically as well were released.

In 1957, the band re-recorded with great success the maxixe "Cristo Nasceu Na Bahia", by Sebastião Cirino and Duque.  On the next record it was included the polka "Mestre Filó", by Radamés Gnattali, inspired on the character represented by Jararaca.  Still in 1957, the band released two more LP's containing Carnival Music from the years 1928 to 1946 - the golden period of the Samba Classics, like "Camisa Amarela", by Assis Valente, "Feitiço Da Vila" and "Com Que Roupa", both by Noel Rosa.

With the arrangements made by Jararaca, the record was a hit on the Carnival that year, being played on several parties in town.  Ary Vasconcelos wrote on the back cover: "The formula to create a great samba like these seems to be lost today - who knows if it can be rediscovered while listening to this Long Playing".

In 1958 the band recorded Christmas songs like "Noite Feliz (Silent Night)" by Franz Gruber and "Jingle Bells", being this last one arranged by Lyrio Panicalli.

In 1960, the band released a last album with the dobrado "São Paulo Quatrocentão", by Garoto and Chiquinho, and the marcha "Me Dá Um Dinheiro Aí", by Ivan Ferreira, Homero Ferreira and Glauco Ferreira.  With the ending of the program at Rádio Nacional, the band quit after recording 10 78rpm's and a few LP's.

Dicionário Cravo Albim da Música Brasileira

A Lyra De Xopotó

01. Mocinho do Circo (Lyrio Panically) • 3:08

02. Arregaça a Saia (Lyrio Panically) • 1:55

03. Saudade De Queluz (Lyrio Panically) • 2:44

04. Capitão Miranda Pinto (Lyrio Panically) • 2:35

05. Sonhador (Lyrio Panically) • 3:25

06. Julieta (Lyrio Panically) • 2:31

07. Quadrilha (Lyrio Panically) • 2:35

08. Capitão Francisco Senna Sobrinho (Lyrio Panically) • 2:28

WATUSI

Por Causa De Você (1993)

The actress and singer Watusi, alias of Maria Alice Conceição, was born in Niterói, RJ, in 1952.

She was discovered by the producer Abrahão Medina, from TV Globo, in 1969, and soon, she was known in the artistic métier. From 1978 to 1982 she was the Moulin Rouge’s principal attraction, in Paris. She was the best paid "vedette" in Europe, receiving US$ 25,000 a month to sing and dance twice a day, seven days a week. She spent 13 years playing and singing on musicals through Europe. She shared the stage with artists like Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers and her performance was appreciated by kings, magnates, sheiks and Hollywood stars, and was several times praised by important critics from European newspapers or magazines like Paris Match. Back to Brazil, she starred the musical Golden Rio, with Grande Otello, directed by Maurício Sherman, at Scala, a disputed show house owned by Chico Recarey. The show was on stage for 13 years and Watusi played for 1,500 days in a row, a record never achieved by any other Brazilian artist.

In 1995, Watusi released two CD’s. Then she stayed home for six months, depressed by a broken romance and an abortion.

The pseudonym Watusi is inspired on an African tribe known by the high stature of its people. Once, Watusi said to the magazine Raça Brasil, that she’s had a very hot affair with Robert DeNiro.

She has a little ranch in Mendes, 120Km from Rio, and an apartment in Copacabana, and she lives alone in both places.

Por Onde Canta/Wikipedia

Por Causa De Você

01. Brigas (Jair Amorim/Evaldo Gouveia) • 3:21
02. Que Será? (Marino Pinto/Mário Rossi) • 2:42
03. Risque (Ary Barroso) • 3:05
04. Por Causa De Você (Tom Jobim/Dolores Duran) • 3:13
05. Privação De Sentidos (Tavito/Aldir Blanc) • 3:45
06. Último Desejo (Noel Rosa) • 3:12
07. Segredo (Marino Pinto/Herivelto Martins) • 3:15
08. Matriz Ou Filial (Lúcio Cardim) • 3:06
09. Questões Mal Resolvidas (Biafra/Cássio Tucunduva) • 3:31
10. Que Queres Tu De Mim (Jair Amorim/Evaldo Gouveia) • 2:30
11. Tete À Tete (Altair Veloso) • 3:24
12. Nem Eu (Dorival Caymmi) • 3:30

CHEGOU A FOLIA!

Chegou A Folia! - Os Sucessos Do Carnaval de 1963 (1963)

Chegou A Folia - Os Sucessos Do Carnaval de 1963

01. Tô Com A Macaca - Jackson do Pandeiro
    (Arnô Provenzano/Otolino Lopes/Jackson do Pandeiro) • 2:19
02. Não Tenho Pressa - Ataulfo Alves
    (Ataulfo Alves) • 2:25
03. Quero Beber - Silvinho
    (Silvinho) • 2:25
04. Sai Dessa Onda - João Mello
    (Manoel Moreira/J. Fonseca/Antonio da Silva) • 2:10
05. Não Sei A Hora - Jackson do Pandeiro
    (Ruben Gerardi/Antonio Gabriel Filho e Mourão) • 2:26
06. Bumba Eh Eh! - Orquestra e Coro Philips
    (Georgiro Abeangel) • 2:36
07. Bebê Chorão - Pequenos Cantores da Guanabara
    (Ralfy Mendes) • 2:12
08. Marcha Da Coroa - Silvinho
    (Silvinho/Jair Maia/Carvalhinho) • 2:00
09. Me Dá Meu Chapéu - Ataulfo Alves
    (Ataulfo Alves) • 2:10
10. Lá Vem Mulher - Jackson do Pandeiro
    (Almira Castilho/Paulo Gracindo) • 2:38
11. Ê Ê Rapaziada - Swing
    (Agenor Lourenço/Flora Matos/Augusto Messias) • 2:41
12. Aladim - Orquestra e Coro Philips
    (Denis Brean/Oswaldo Guilherme) • 3:07
13. Lá Vou Eu - Jackson do Pandeiro
    (Claudionor Santos/Ivo Santos/Almira Castilho) • 2:18
14. O Trombone Do Ferdinando - Pequenos Cantores da Guanabara
    (Ralfy Mendes) • 2:04

ORFEU DA CONCEIÇÃO

Músicas de Orfeu Da Conceição (1956)

Músicas de Orfeu Da Conceição

01. Ouverture - Orquestra Odeon (Conducted by Tom Jobim)
    (Vinícius de Moraes/Tom Jobim) • 6:50
02. Monólogo De Orfeu - Vinícius de Moraes e Luiz Bonfá
    (Vinícius de Moraes/Tom Jobim) • 2:54
03. Um Nome De Mulher - Roberto Paiva e Luiz Bonfá
    (Vinícius de Moraes/Tom Jobim) • 2:07
04. Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce - Roberto Paiva e Luiz Bonfá
    (Vinícius de Moraes/Tom Jobim) • 3:35
05. Mulher, Sempre Mulher - Roberto Paiva e Luiz Bonfá
    (Vinícius de Moraes/Tom Jobim) • 1:59
06. Eu E O Meu Amor - Roberto Paiva e Luiz Bonfá
    (Vinícius de Moraes/Tom Jobim) • 1:44
07. Lamento No Morro - Roberto Paiva e Luiz Bonfá
    (Vinícius de Moraes/Tom Jobim) • 2:09

NOTE: My friends, I'm terribly sorry!  In the haste of finishing the graphics and posting this last album, I didn't pay the necessary attention to the work I was doing, and therefore, one of them - the CD label - was incomplete.  Here is the correct file.  Please forgive me for the inconvenience.

TRIO IRAKITAN

A Volta (1967)

Vocal group created in Natal, RN, by Edinho (Edison Reis de França - 14/03/1930-1965 - acoustic guitar), Paulo Gilvan (Paulo Gilvan Duarte Bezerril - 20/10/1929 - afoxé) and Costa Neto (João da Costa Neto - 06/02/1930) started to perform professionally in 1950 in Recife, PE, at the Rádio Clube and touring through the Northern Estates of Brazil up to Acre. In 1951, they toured through the Guianas and Trinidad Tobago, in 1952 they showed in Caracas, Venezuela and Bogota, Medellín, Baranquilla and Cartagena, in Colombia. In 1953 they toured through Central America and spent a year in Mexico working on clubs, radio and TV shows and also acted on the film "Llevame En Tus Brazos" recording Brazilian songs in Spanish. They returned to Brazil in 1954 and in Rio de Janeiro, they were hired by the Rádio Nacional and the Odeon Recording Company. They produced albums singing boleros, sambas-canções, baiões and had some influence from the mariachis, from the time they spent in Mexico. They also acted and sang in 12 films produced in Brazil.

They started as the Trio Muirakitan, a name chosen by Luís da Câmara Cascudo, and in Tupi-Guarany, means "pedra verde", a type of stone easily found in the Amazonian rivers. But as at that time there was already another group with the same name, Câmara Cascudo decided to create a neologism, and renamed the group as Trio Irakitan, that according to Paulo Gilvan means "green honey", or in a more poetic translation: "sweet hope".

In 1954 they recorded their first record, the bolero "Sina De Cangaceiro" by João da Costa Neto and Paulo Gutemberg. In the same year, they released the first LP, "Vozes E Rítmos Do Trio Irakitan", which gave them a gold record. In 1955, came the album "Três Vozes Que Encantam", and in 1956, "Lendas E Pregões Do Brasil", mostly with Brazilian folklore songs. In 1957 they toured through Europe and participated on the album "Os Brasileiros Na Europa". Since they signed with Odeon, they recorded many singles and in 1965, they recorded with Nat King Cole on his album "Aos Meus Amigos", but later that year, Edinho commited suicide, and that nearly disrupted the group. Two years later, Edinho was replaced by the violinist Antonio Santos Cunha (1936), known as Toni and they released the album "A Volta". They released a few songs but in 1974 they quit.

During the 1980’s they returned with a new formation, with Toni being replaced by Edilson Andrade, and not only toured through Brazil, but participated in several albums of the singer Tânia Alves.

A Volta

01. Não Pensa Em Mim (Non Pensare A Me) (Eros Sclorilli/Alberto Testa/Vers.: Nazareno de Brito) • 2:45
02. Ébrio De Amor (Palmeira/Ramoncito Gomes) • 2:03
03. Malagueña (Elpídio Ramirez/Pedro Galindo/Vers.: João da Costa Neto) • 2:34
04. Eu Chorarei Por Ti (Jair Amorim/Evaldo Gouveia) • 2:07
05. Fim De Semana (In A Little Spanish Town) (Mabel Wayne/Sam Lewis/Joe Young/Vers.: Aloysio de Oliveira) • 2:39
06. Mas Por Quê? (Ma Perchè) (Vian di Crescenzo/Fiore/Vers.: Fred Jorge) • 2:49
07. Enquanto O Verde Reflorir (Somewhere My Love) (Maurice Jarre/Paul Francis Webster/Vers.: Nazareno de Brito) • 2:44
08. Brigas (Jair Amorim/Evaldo Gouveia) • 2:40
09. La Paloma (Yradler/Vers.: Paulo Gilvan Duarte Bezerril) • 2:35
10. Guantanamera (José Martí/D. Joselito Fernández/Vers.: Nazareno de Brito) • 3:20
11. Oh Lá Lá (Micky Keen/Robin Shaw/Vers.: Tony Santos) • 2:48
12. Eu Te Darei Bem Mais (Io Ti Darò Di Più) (Alberto Testa/Mano Remigi/Vers.: Nazareno De Brito) • 3:29

SEXTETO REX

Rítmos Favoritos de Dança N º 1 (1956)

Unfortunately, little is found on the internet about this Sextet.  Simon Boutman, on his blog Unbreakable Microgrooves has written the only text I've found, except, of course, for that available on the back of the records.

Rítmos Favoritos De Dança Nº 1

01. Ruega Por Nosotros (Ruben Fuentes/Alberto Cervantes) • 2:53
02. Maria, Mari (E. Di Cápua) • 2:53
03. Andalucia (Ernesto Lecuona) • 2:35
04. Beguin The Beguine (Cole Porter) • 2:39
05. Dó Ré Mi (Fernando César) • 2:50
06. Temptation (Herb Brown/Arthur Freed) • 2:31
07. Abandono (Nazareno de Brito/P. Barros) • 2:34
08. Tudo Foi Ilusão (Laerte Santos/Arcilino Tavares) • 2:22
09. Amendoim Torradinho (Heitor Beltrão) • 2:31
10. Calla (Pablo Lango) • 2:36
11. Inquietação (Ary Barroso) • 2:35
12. Estou Ficando Sentimental (I'm Getting Sentimental Over You) (Ned Washington/George Bassman) • 2:35

14 MAIORAIS Nº 3

14 Maiorais Nº 3 (1964) or Alternative

14 Maiorais Nº 3

01. O Que Será De Ti (Que Sera De Ti) - Moacyr Franco
    (Demetrio Ortíz/Maria Thereza Marques/Vers.: Hélio Ansaldo) • 2:56
02. O Que Será - Silvana
    (Gomes Cardim) • 3:32
03. Bonfim - Gilberto Alves
    (Paulo Serpa) • 2:44
04. Quase - Carmen Costa
    (Mirabeau/Jorge Gonçalves) • 3:18
05. Quem Foi - Agnaldo Rayol
    (Ribamar/Durando) • 3:12
06. Perseguição - Creusa Cunha
    (Avelino de Souza/Carlos da Maia) • 2:36
07. Ainda Espero Por Ti - Jairo Aguiar e Collid Filho
    (Joluz/Vadinho) • 2:36
08. Pobre Eliza - Moacyr Franco
    (Jorge Smera/Paulo Gesta) • 3:16
09. Muito Além (Al Di La) - Marco Aurélio
    (Carlo Donida/Antonio Mogol/Vers.: Júlio Nagib) • 2:26
10. Carta A Maceió - Trio Nordestino
    (Gordurinha) • 3:10
11. Tortura De Amor - Dora Lopes
    (Waldik Soriano) • 3:01
12. Margarida - Rinaldo Calheiros
    (Francisco di Pietro) • 2:46
13. Ensinando A Bossa (Blame It On The Bossa Nova) - Carmen Costa
    (Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann/Vers.: Almeida Rego) • 2:27
14. Sonhar Contigo - Don Pacheco e Orquestra
    (Adilson Ramos/Armelindo Leandro) • 2:40