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Carolina Maria de Jesus - Quarto de Despejo (1961)

RCA Victor BBL 1146

This is my first encounter with composer and singer Carolina Maria de Jesus and her (apparently) only recording.
As you can guess, I can not tell you anything about Carolina Maria except what was I read on the back cover text signed by Audalio Dantas but this is something you can do better than me, as my understanding of Portuguese is quite poor.

About her music: In a magic way, the impression of the front cover art describes the music precisely and I almost heard it before actually playing it, knew what to expect and was proven right.

Enjoy:

01. Rá Ré Ri Ró Rua (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
02. Vedete da Favela (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
03. Pinguço (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
04. Acende o Fogo (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
05. O Pobre e o Rico (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
06. Simplício (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
07. O Malandro (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
08. Moamba (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
09. As Granfinas (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
10. Macumba (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
11. Quem Assim Me Ver Cantando (Carolina Maria de Jesus)
12. A Maria Veio (Carolina Maria de Jesus)

MOAMBA

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos

CAROLINA by Anonymous:
Carolina de Jesus is a famous black woman writer in Brazil. This LP probably was a tentative to sell an image of her when her book Quarto de Despejo was in the best seller charts.

Chiquinho E O Seu Acordeao (1956)

Continental LPP 28

Although Chiquinho do Acordeom's discography is not yet completely uncovered and publicized, quite a lot of his career albums have been presented in this and the other parallel reality together with collaborations and participations on other musicians recordings.

Here is a repost from 2012 of his oldest album (a 10') I have in my collection.

An informative text signed by Paulo Tapajos, about Chiquinho can be found and read on the back cover.

The compositions are:

1. Sorriso de Cristal (Érica Rego) Choro
2. Estrellita (Manuel Ponce) Fox-trot
3. Canção da Volta (Ismael Netto / Antônio Maria) Samba
4. Il Torrente (Lao Carmi / C. A. Liman) Beguine
5. Polquinha Gaúcha (Tradicional / Adpt. Chiquinho) Polca
6. Amargura (Radamés Gnattali / Alberto Ribeiro) Samba
7. Valsa de Uma Cidade (Ismael Netto / Antônio Maria) Valsa
8. A Noite Traz Você (Chiquinho / Di Veras) Bolero

SORRISO DE CRISTAL New link 11. May 2021

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos