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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Pixinguinha 110 Anos, part 2
Eddy Pay presents the second part of our radio tribute to Pixinguinha on the anniversary of his 110th birthday. The program airs on KPFA 94.1 FM Friday, 27 April, at 5 am PDT and will be archived for listening online.
01. Uma Rosa pra Pixinguinha (Radamés Gnattali) Radamés Gnattali in Pixinguinha 70 (1968)
02. Cochichando (Pixinguinha) Radamés Gnattali Sexteto in Radamés Gnattali (1975)
03. Vou Vivendo (Pixinguinha) Clara Sverner & Paulo Moura in Clara Sverner & Paulo Moura (1986)
04. Lamento (Pixinguinha) Jacob do Bandolim in Pixinguinha 70 (1968)
05. Lamento (Pixinguinha) Juarez Moreira in Solo (2003)
06. Proezas de Solon (Pixinguinha) Modern Traditions Ensemble in New Old Music (2005)
07. Proezas de Solon (Pixinguinha) Gabriele Mirabassi in Uno a Zero (2001)
08. Só pra Mim (Pixinguinha) Andrea Ernest Dias & Tomas Improta in Andrea Ernest Dias - Tomás Improta (2004)
09. Desprezado (Pixinguinha) Quarteto Maogani in Água de Beber (2004)
10. De Mal pra Pior (Pixinguinha/Hermínio Bello de Carvalho) Paulinho da Viola in Agô, Pixinguinha! 100 Anos—Sambando, Chorando (1997)
11. Trombone Atrevido (Pixinguinha) Zé da Velha & Silvério Pontes in Só Pixinguinha (2006)
12. Chorei (Pixinguinha) Zé da Velha & Silvério Pontes in Só Pixinguinha (2006)
13. Chorei (Pixinguinha) Gabriele Mirabassi in Uno a Zero (2001)
14. Um a Zero (Pixinguinha) Gabriele Mirabassi in Uno a Zero (2001)
15. Um a Zero (Pixinguinha) Raphael Rabello & Paulo Moura in Dois Irmãos (1992)
16. Pixinguinha no Arpoador (João Donato/Paulo Moura) João Donato & Paulo Moura in Dois Panos Para Manga (2006)
Over the course of his long career as cultural producer and creator—a career fully documented in Alexandre Pavan’s new book Timoneiro: Perfil Biográfico de Hermínio Bello de Carvalho—Hermínio amassed an archive of precious mementos, both printed and recorded.
This archive is the basis of a new weblog published by Alexandre Pavan, Jacira Berlinck, Luiz Boal, Luiz Ribeiro, and Tatiana Maciel. The group is responsible for organizing and digitalizing Hermínio’s treasures and offering them gratis to the world.
Titled Acervo Hermínio Bello de Carvalho, the blog will follow its namesake’s career with texts, images, and sounds. The first posts are up, and you can enjoy rarities such as pages from the legendary Rosa de Ouro program signed by the equally legendary performers and a private 1970 interview with the songwriter Valzinho, complete with a recording of “Doce Veneno,” which several years later would become the title song of the tribute album produced by Hermínio and sung by Zezé Gonzaga.
My thanks to Sheila Thomson of Maria-Brazil for the tip.
Eddy Pay and I celebrate Pixinguinha’s 110th birthday, which will fall on Monday, 23 April. Listen here.
Track list:
01. Carinhoso (Pixinguinha/João de Barro) João Gilberto in a TV Bandeirantes Christmas special recorded at Tom Brasil, São Paulo (1997).
02. Caboclo do Mato (Getúlio Marinho da Silva “Amor”) João da Bahiana & Janir Martins sing with flute accompaniment by Pixinguinha and percussion by João da Bahiana. From Native Brazilian Music (recorded in 1940 on the S.S. Uruguay, released by Columbia in 1942).
03. Yaô (Pixinguinha/Gastão Vianna) A rare vocal recording by Pixinguinha in the album Gente da Antiga (1968).
04. Ingênuo (Pixinguinha) Jacob do Bandolim plays at Pixinguinha’s 70th birthday celebration concert (1968).
05. Chorando pra Pixinguinha (Toquinho/Vinicius de Moraes) The authors perform their tribute to Pixinguinha in the album São Demais os Perigos desta Vida (1968).
06. Mundo Melhor (Pixinguinha/Vinicius de Moraes) Alcione in Ago! Pixinguinha 100 Anos (1997).
07. Carinhoso (Pixinguinha/João de Barro) Luiz Bonfá and Fafá Lemos in Bonfafá (1958).
08. Rosa (Pixinguinha) Zé Renato sings in the live show Orlando Mavioso—Sobre as Interpretações de Orlando Silva (2004, unreleased).
09. Um a Zero (Pixinguinha) Raphael Rabello & percussionists in concert at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (1993, unreleased).
10. Kalú (Pixinguinha/Gastão Vianna) Martinho da Vila & Água de Moringa in As Inéditas de Pixinguinha (2002).
11. No Terreiro de Alibibi (Pixinguinha/Gastão Vianna) Nei Lopes & Água de Moringa in As Inéditas de Pixinguinha (2002).
12. Carinhoso (Pixinguinha/João de Barro) Paulinho da Viola & Marisa Monte in Meu Tempo É Hoje (2003).
Last Saturday, the radio program Sala de Música at CBN FM and AM in São Paulo aired two musical interviews back to back. First came Marcos Sacramento, who had given a show at Sesc Pompeia to launch Sacramentos. He was followed by Guinga, also in Sampa to launch Casa de Villa.
While the two were in the studio, they took the opportunity to do what they’ve never done before: perform together. The song Marcos sang to Guinga’s guitar accompaniment was the waltz “Por Ti,” recorded by Orlando Silva in 1939. Guinga even cracked a joke about “Sá Róris & Guarabyra” (a reference to Sá, Rodrix & Guarabyra).
Por Ti (Leonel Azevedo/Sá Róris)
Por ti serei capaz de todas as loucuras Por ti enfrentarei o mar, o céu, a terra E beberei da vida a taça de amarguras pelo teu amor Por ti farei da vida um céu Serei feliz ou morrerei de dor Por ti transformarei a face do destino Em perólas de luz farei a negra escuridão Por um sorriso teu darei a vida e morrerei Feliz levando a tua imagem no meu coração Sem ti porém serei no mundo um condenado Um triste menestrel de um sonho apaixonado Tu és a primavera em flor Tu és minha ilusão, minha ilusão de amor E eu sou o teu cantor, sem ti Meu coração soluça e a vida um horror E quando lá no céu de estrelas constelado Brilhar com merencórea luz a lua na amplidão Por certo que hás de ouvir meu canto amargurado Meu canto que é o gemido triste do meu coração
The interviews are archived. Here’s how you can hear them. In CBN, scroll down to the search field in the right-hand bar (Arquivo CBN - Busca), type the key word Sacramento, and hit OK. You’ll get three links. The first part is Sacramento, the third Guinga, and the second evenly divided between the two. The two perform together in the middle of the second part.
If you understand Portuguese, it’s worthwhile listening to both interviews in their entirety, since both artists talk at length about their musical careers and influences.
Friday, 20 April at 8:00 pm, four San Francisco Bay Area pianists—Stephanie Ozer, Lorenzo Kristov, Terrigal Burn, and Fred Weed—will present an evening of solo piano, performing music from around the world.
The repertoire will include jazz, classical, and romantic music, and each of the pianists will also play something Brazilian.
Hermínio Bello de Carvalho is a 
Eddy Pay and I celebrate Pixinguinha’s 110th birthday, which will fall on Monday, 23 April. 
