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Maria Fumaça

The debut, an instrumental samba-funk album.
Banda Black Rio, 1977

Wikipedia gives a recording date of 1976 in English and 1977 in Portuguese. Oberdan played soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, Lúcio trombone, Barrosinho trumpet, Stevenson guitar, Cristovão Bastos electric piano, Jamil Joanes bass and Batera drums. Liminha directed the studio and Dom Filó coordinated the music. The cover story: the photographer Sebastião Barbosa wanted a kaleidoscope effect with the seven members in a circle but took only two photos; the camera fell after the second and struck Barrosinho's face, leaving the bump visible on his forehead. AllMusic gave 4.5 stars, and Folha's André Barcinski called it a classic of Brazilian soul. Mr Bongo reissued it in 2016.

Track listing

  1. Maria Fumaça2:22
  2. Na Baixa do Sapateiro3:02
  3. Mr. Funky Samba3:36
  4. Caminho da Roça2:57
  5. Metalúrgica2:30
  6. Baião3:26
  7. Casa Forte2:22
  8. Leblon Via Vaz Lôbo3:02
  9. Urubu Malandro2:28
  10. Junia3:39

More from Banda Black Rio

Gafieira Universal (1978), Saci Pererê (1980), Movimento (2001), Rebirth (2003), Super Nova Samba Funk (2011), O Som Das Américas (2019)

Sources

  1. Maria Fumaça, Wikipedia
  2. Maria Fumaça (álbum), Wikipedia (Portuguese)