Powell, Baden & Vinícius de Moraes: Os Afro-Sambas (Vinyl LP)

Considered a watershed (the original live recording) in MPB for fusing various elements of African sound with samba, Os Afro-Sambas was recorded by Baden Powell, Vinícius de Moraes, and Quarteto em Cy in 1966.

In the mid-1960s Vinícius was fascinated by an LP of samba de roda songs with candomblé influences from Bahia. Baden Powell had also gone to Bahia and heard the songs of the Bahian candomblé. From this mutual enchantment with samba and religiosity found in Bahia, the Afro-sambas project emerged. The eight songs have a rich and unique musicality: a mix of candomblé and umbanda instruments (like atabaques and afoxés) with timbres common to Brazilian music (agogôs, the flute, and tambourines). 

1. Canto De Ossanha
2. Canto De Xangô
3. Bocoché
4. Canto De Iemanjá
5. Tempo De Amor
6. Canto Do Caboclo Pedra Preta
7. Tristeza E Solidão
8. Lamento De Exu