This is the music of Northeastern Brazil, the hot and dry region extending from the country’s Atlantic seaboard West to the edges of the Amazon rainforest. There is a thin strip of land along the coast that does receive rain; this was the first land colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th Century. Enslaved peoples from Africa were brought here to work on sugar plantations, while native peoples in this area were displaced to the less desirable land to the West. The capital cities of all northeastern states are all on the coast, where there is a mix of European, African, and native cultures; as you pass to the West, however, the population shows more native heritage, along with the descendants of escaped African workers who formed outlaw communities here. This dry region is today known in Brazil as “sertao,” or backlands. And we'll here other regional sounds at the end of the show... carimbo from the Amazonian Northern part of the country.
Playlist
Transamazonia by Coaty de Oliveira on Arion (Arion)
Ingratidao by Trio Mossoro on Tapecar (Tapecar)
Ultimo Pau de Arara by Ary Lobo on RCA Victor (RCA Victor)
Pedido a Padre Cicero by Ary Lobo on RCA Camden (RCA Camden)
Bahia Com B Maiusculo by Trio Nordestino on Som (Som)
Baticuntum by Trio Mossoro on Tapecar (Tapecar)
Praca De Rei by Trio Mossoro on Som (Som)
Camarao No Oriente by Camarao on Analog Africa (Analog Africa)
Igarassu by Guerra Peixe & Orquestra RGE on Discos RGE (Discos RGE)
Vira Moenda by Guerra Peixe & Orquestra RGE on Discos RGE (Discos RGE)
Vozes da Seca by Luiz Gonzaga on Abril Cultural (Abril Cultural)
Evolucao by Ary Lobo on RCA Camden (RCA Camden)
Balaio de Guarima by Ary Lobo on Som (Som)
Mais Uma Ilusao by Trio Mossoro on Som (Som)
Pife Nos 8 Baixos by Bastinho Calixto on Beverly (Beverly)
Porto de Cabedelo by Catia de Franca on Epic (Epic)
Meninazinha by Trio Mossoro on Som (Som)
Piri Piri by Paulo Diniz on Odeon (Odeon)
Ave Maria by Quinteto Violado on Philips (Philips)
Xaxando Com Garibaldi by Camarao on Analog Africa (Analog Africa)
Fim de Festa by Camarao on Analog Africa (Analog Africa)
Suplica Cearense by Ary Lobo on Cantagalo (Cantagalo)
Forrozinho Moderno by Camarao on Analog Africa (Analog Africa)
Coco dos Nortistas by Geraldo Mousinho & Cachimbinho on Continental (Continental)
Joao do Alto by Siba e a Fuloresta on Marafo Records (Marafo Records)
Os Senhores da Terra by Guarabyra on Museu (Museu)
Maria Doida by Luiz Gonzaga Jr. on Museu (Museu)
Romanceiro by Guarabyra e Luiz Gonzaga Jr. on Museu (Museu)
Todos Cantam Sua Terra by Aldair Soares on Som (Som)
As Tardes do Sertao by Teo Azevedo on Berrante (Berrante)
Calango do Vai e Vem by Teo Azevedo on Berrante (Berrante)
Agua de Coco by Papete on Discos Marcus Pereira (Discos Marcus Pereira)
Exu Odara by Kiko Dinucci on Mais Um (Mais Um)
Protesto by Claudia Regina on Mocambo (Mocambo)
Memorias by Guarabyra on Museu (Museu)
Minha Ciranda by Claudionor Germano on Musicolor (Musicolor)
A Volta da Jangada by Aldair Soares on Som (Som)
Caboclinhos by Banda de Pife Princesa do Agreste de Caruaru on Mundo Melhor (Mundo Melhor)
Sereia by Carimbo Beija Flor de Maruda on Mundo Melhor (Mundo Melhor)
Feijoada by Conjunto Folclorico Paramau on Continental (Continental)
Pisando em Praca de Guerra by Siba e a Fuloresta on Marafo Records (Marafo Records)
Tempo II by Siba e a Fuloresta on Marafo Records (Marafo Records)
Maruda by O Conjunto de Orlando Pereira on Analog Africa (Analog Africa)
O Galo Canta, Macaco Assovia by Messias Holanda on Analog Africa (Analog Africa)
Carimbo Para Yemaja by O Conjunto de Orlando Pereira on Analog Africa (Analog Africa)