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"Eu Também Quero Mocotó" by Erlon Chaves (written by Jorge Ben)

Erlon Chaves was a maestro responsible for orchestrating Wilson Simonal's biggest hits and served as Elis Regina's lead pianist on tours. "Eu Também Quero Mocotó" was written by Jorge Ben and introduced Erlon as a singer during a made-for-TV song contest. "Eu Também Quero Mocotó" became a big phenomenon, and even today is a samba-rock classic in Brazil. Unfortunately, Erlon's brightest moment was also the worst. Erlon was accused by the military regime of public moral harassment after he was kissed by several blonde dancers on stage, taken into custody, and eventually "suggested" not to perform again. Four years later, in November 1974, Erlon died of a heart attack while buying a record player before visiting his friend Simonal in jail.

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"Maracatu Atômico" by Jorge Mautner (written by Mautner/Nelson Jacobina)

Gilberto Gil released this song as a single (compact), then produced Jorge Mautner's sophomore album, released in 1974 via Polydor. Before making music, Mautner was a controversial writer, with his Trilogy of Kaos banned by the military regime. Born in Rio, and raised in Sao Paulo to immigrant parents from Yugoslavia who escaped the Holocaust, Mautner was partially raised by his nanny from whom he learned much about Brazilian Afro religions. "Maracatu Atômico" is a mix of samba, funk, MPB, maracatu (a regional folklore rhythm from Pernambuco), and even Easter European music, as Mautner was primarily a violin player. The song was revitalized in the 1990s by Chico Science and Nação Zumbi, a crucial point for the manguebeat movement.

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"A Rã" by Gal Costa (written by João Donato/Caetano Veloso)

João Donato composed this music as "The Frog", which was recorded by his friend João Gilberto as "O Sapo" and finally has its definitive title after Caetano Veloso wrote the lyrics. Gal Costa recorded for her Caetano's produced album "Cantar", from 1974, featuring Donato on the Fender Rhodes, what we consider the ultimate version of "A Rã".

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"Bananeira " by Emílio Santiago (written by João Donato/Gilberto Gil)

João Donato composed this music as "Villa Grazia" while touring in Italy supporting Joao Gilberto on piano. Like almost every instrumental song he wrote, the title names were changed upon having lyrics, written by Gilberto Gil. In 1975 Emílio Santiago gave an entirely new life to the song by recording it to his debut album (featuring Donato on the Fender Rhodes), becoming the ultimate version of "Bananeira" over time.

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"Amigo Branco " by Márcia Maria (written by Leci Brandão)

This bonus episode is dedicated to samba legend Leci Brandão, who turned 80 years old on September 12th. Released in 1978 on Márcia Maria's debut album, and produced by boogie-Midas Lincoln Olivetti, 'Amigo Branco" became one of the best Brazilian disco songs. Originally recorded by the singer Djalma Dias as "Nada Sei de Preconceito" (1974), it was the first song ever recorded written by Leci Brandão.

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