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Brumas

 File — CD: 2

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.

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: Lucio Alves com Copia e sua Orquestra

General

Company and No.: Continental 16.032-A

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