Folkloric & Caipira Music

tambores.jpg (21605 bytes) Raízes Caboclas, Tambores de Cuia, Atração Fonográfica 21029. A great group from the Amazon. I'm not quite sure how to classify these guys, so I'll leave them here for now.
boidopovo.jpg (24483 bytes) Bumba Meu Boi de Axixá, Boi do Povo, Atração Fonográfica 21019. Folkloric group from the state of Maranhão. To read about this dramatic dance, go to our Bumba-meu-boi Page.
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Xangai, Cantoria de Festa, Kuarup Discos KCD 091. You may have to know Portuguese to listen to this one, because the words are very important here (what else is new in Brazilian music?). This guy is a sort of medieval troubadour stuck in the 20th century; humorous and fun.
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Renato Teixeira, Pena Branca & Xavantinho, Ao Vivo em Tatuí, Kuarup Discos MKCD 053. If you've ever heard Elis Regina singing "...sou caipira Pirapora, Nossa Senhora de Aparecida..." by Renato and fell in love with his music like I did, well, this CD is definitely for you!
Grandes Cantos Sertanejos, ...caipiras e sertanezes..., Kuarup Discos MKCD 072.
Documento Sonoro do Folclore Brasileiro Vol. I, Atração Fonográfica 32017. This is a Funarte CD of folkloric groups from the northeastern states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Sergipe. It features cambinda, zabumba, congos and banda de pífanos. I found this CD in a small store in Campinas, São Paulo. Lucky me!

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