Maria
File — CD: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Much of the popular music of Brazil came from poor neighborhoods and carnivals. The music is noted for its rhythms and combinations of local instruments. The songs stem from African roots, as well as Portuguese and European music traditions. Brazilian popular music can be traced back to the 1930s, when radio spread songs across the country and people danced to the songs in clubs everywhere.
This collection of popular commercial Brazilian songs contains vocals and instrumentals, and includes a wide variety of Brazilian music styles such as samba, samba-canção, samba-jongo, chôro, chôro carioca, canção praieira, frevo, bolero, valsa, valsa canção, baiaõ, cena baiana, macumba, beguine, chôte, polca, catereté, marracatú, and cena brasileira. Artists, bands, and orchestras represented in the collection were the leaders of the popular Brazilian music movement. They include Lucio Alves, Severino Araujo, Waldir Azevedo, Emilinha Borba, Raul de Barros, Gregorio Barrios, Silvio Caldas, Carioca, J. B. de Carvalho, Dorival Caymmi,Carmen Costa, Stellinha Egg, Djalma Ferreira, Gastoa Formenti, Carlos Gallardo, Radames Gnattali, Luis Gonzaga, Roberto Inglez, Leon Kaniefsky, Murao, Pedro Vargas, and Zaccarias.
Original vinyl recordings have been reformatted to cassettes.
This collection of popular commercial Brazilian songs contains vocals and instrumentals, and includes a wide variety of Brazilian music styles such as samba, samba-canção, samba-jongo, chôro, chôro carioca, canção praieira, frevo, bolero, valsa, valsa canção, baiaõ, cena baiana, macumba, beguine, chôte, polca, catereté, marracatú, and cena brasileira. Artists, bands, and orchestras represented in the collection were the leaders of the popular Brazilian music movement. They include Lucio Alves, Severino Araujo, Waldir Azevedo, Emilinha Borba, Raul de Barros, Gregorio Barrios, Silvio Caldas, Carioca, J. B. de Carvalho, Dorival Caymmi,Carmen Costa, Stellinha Egg, Djalma Ferreira, Gastoa Formenti, Carlos Gallardo, Radames Gnattali, Luis Gonzaga, Roberto Inglez, Leon Kaniefsky, Murao, Pedro Vargas, and Zaccarias.
Original vinyl recordings have been reformatted to cassettes.
Dates
- ca. 1930-1950
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Portuguese
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 CDs
General
Performer: Silvio Caldas com Regional RCA 34496-A
General
Source: O Melhor da Musica Popular Brasileira, v. 5
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451