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Tracklist:
A1 Abertura
A2 Agô
A3 Saudação Ao Rei Nagô
A4 Canto Para Omolu Obaluayê
A5 Tire O Calundu
A6 Os Oinho De Yayá For Fans Of
B1 Damurixá
B2 Não Há Damurixá Palmares
B3 Preto Velho E Yayá
B4 Lembarenganga
Legendary Brazilian group Orquestra Afro-Brasileira are reborn for first new album in over fifty years, produced by Beastie Boys collaborator Mario Caldato Jr. Led by maverick composer Abigail Moura, Orquestra Afro-Brasileira were one of the most influential yet overlooked groups in Brazilian music history. Operating for almost thirty years until 1970, they released just two albums – the first of which, Obaluayê, has recently been reissued by Day Dreamer Records – and left behind a legacy of Afro-Brazilian consciousness that continues to resonate today. Combining Yoruba spirituality, folk tales, Candomblé chants and West African percussion with the instrumentation of the big band jazz tradition in the United States, the Orquestra placed Afro-Brazilian heritage in a new and vital context. Weaving emancipatory narratives into complex poly-rhythms and powerful, syncopated horn lines, the group educated and enlightened all those who saw them perform.
