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Every episode is a different song.This is the song today:

"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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Every episode is a different song. This is the song today:

"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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Every episode is a different song. This is the song today:

"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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Every episode is a different song. This is the song today:

"Inútil Paisagem " by Wanda Sá

Released in 1964, Wandá Sá's debut album, "Vagamente" is a bosa nova masterpiece showcasing her incredible voice, surrounded by the soft, charming, and cool arrangements of Roberto Menescal. "Inútil Paisagem", written by Tom Jobim (also known as "Uselles Landscape") was introduced by Wanda Sá on this album and became one of the staples of bossa worldwide. Born on July 1, 1944, this bonus episode celebrates Wanda Sá's 80th birthday and 60 years of the album's release.

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"Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda " by Hyldon

Hyldon released his debut album in 1975, but a year before he achieved mainstream success with the soul ballad "Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda". It is a love song based on Hyldon's long-distance relationship with a girl that eventually would no longer exist. Hyldon was 24, and having played before with Cassiano and Tim Maia, Hyldon pioneered a more soft-guitar-driven type of soul music in Brazil. "Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda" is a Brazilian national hit even today, a strong contender for every karaoke.

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In this episode, we celebrate samba once again by listing 10 different songs whose subject is the samba itself. A metalinguistic samba so to speak, where the music genre is the character - one would be impressed by how many songs are out there! Among the highlights are Dorival Caymmi's "O Samba da Minha Terra", Zé Keti's "A Voz do Morro", and Novos Baianos' "Na Cadência do Samba" (written by Ataulfo Alves). We also talked about Noel Rosa, Vinícius de Moraes, Nelson Sargento, Paulinho da Viola, Elza Soares, Jair Rodrigues, Alcione, and the mainstream samba ballads. Access our playlist with all these songs on Spotify: Brazuca Sounds Soundtracks.

And hey!, you may be interested in two previous episodes, History of Samba in 10 Albums, and History of Samba in 25 Songs.

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