Brazuca Sounds

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Every episode is a different song. This is the song today:

"Como Nossos Pais" by Elis Regina from Falso Brilhante (1976)

Written by Belchior, and brilliantly performed by Elis, this is the definitive song about conflicts between generations. The song also encapsulates perfectly the historical and social context of the time and the anguish of youth living through a military dictatorship.

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In this episode, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cartola's debut album released in 1974. Nearly 50 years after beginning his career, Cartola released his first album featuring 12 songs of the more than 100 he wrote during his lifetime. Recorded in February and March 1974, the album was released by the independent label Discos Marcus Pereira.

We talk about Cartola's upbringing as a musician in the 1920s, his struggles with poverty, health, and death in his family, the rediscovery of his work by bossa and samba enthusiasts in the 1960s, and finally the backstory of the album's making. We analyzed much of the Cartola's lyrics, and the music put together by a great ensemble of Dino 7 Cordas (seven-string-guitar), Meira (guitar) and Canhoto (cavaquinho).

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This is the song today: "Acorda, Amor" by Chico Buarque from Sinal Fechado (1974)

Chico Buarque was so targeted by censorship in the mid-1970s that all lyrics he submitted for government approval were denied. He then decided to release an album with songs from his songwriter friends, and a mysterious newcomer among them named Julinho de Adelaide. Later was revealed that it was a Chico's pseudonym used to avoid censorship. It worked!

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"O Sol Nascerá" by Cartola from Cartola (1974)

Cartola released his debut album only at the age of 65, after spending four decades writing songs credited to other singers. Then his work was rediscovered by the bossa-nova circle, followed by samba's biggest names. He co-wrote "O Sol Nascerá" with Elton Medeiros, an uplifting song that defined their career and cannot be omitted from any conversation about samba's history. 

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In this episode, we talk about the record label Continental and their (allegedly) melted albums. After the label ran out of Secos e Molhados LPs to sell in 1973, and the lack of raw material during the global oil crisis (and the Brazilian dictatorship's terrible administration), they decided to melt their back catalog to press them into new Secos e Molhados. 

Whether is factually hard to prove which albums were melted, is well documented that Arthur Verocai's debut and many of the Continental albums were taken out of circulation. So it leads us to speculate which ones, and those are five albums that we picked to talk about: 

Heraton Salvanini and his debut "SP/73"; Walter Franco's "Ou Não"; O Pessoal do Ceará only record registered as a group; Terço self-titled second album; and Paulo Bagunça e a Tropa Maldita. 

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This is the song today: "Na Boca do Sol" by Arthur Verocai (1972)

In this episode, we break down the lyrics, music, production, and everything about the song. "Na Boca do Sol" was released in Arthur Verocai's masterpiece debut album, only to find a big commercial failure. Then his work was rediscovered in the late 90s by Hip-Hop artists, such as MF Doom who sampled " Na Boca do Sol" to greater acclaim. It is now considered one of the best Brazilian songs ever.

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In episode #58, we continue our celebration of albums released 50 years ago in 1973. This year we made specials about the albums released by João Donato, Marcos Valle, Tom Jobim, Gal Costa, Secos e Molhados, and more.

Now is the time to discuss some of the most overlooked albums from 1973, from the brilliant debuts of Luiz Melodia and Gonzaguinha (pictured) to the crazy Northeast psychedelia of Satwa, the rural braziliana of Elomar, samba-rock makers Wando, and Marku, the resurgence of Tom Zé, the almost-forgotten work of Os Tincoãs, and the soul-gospel-psychedelic-funk of Cassiano's second album.

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This is our second bonus episode of Brazuca Sounds!

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"Flor de Lis" by Djavan from A Voz, o Violão, a Música de Djavan (1976)

Djavan had a successful career writing for soap operas before putting out his debut album. He certainly proved that he could do it all, not only as a good songwriter but also singer and guitar player. The biggest hit on the album "Flor de Lis", even today is one of Djavan's favorites.

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"Zumbi" by Jorge Ben from Á Tabua de Esmeralda (1974)

Although it's a concept album on alchemy and astrology, Jorge Ben did not forget his black consciousness and wrote a seminal song about racism. Zumbi is a mythical figure in the history of Brazil, as a fugitive slave who bravely fought against slavery.

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