Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Uma delíciaOmar Jubran plays Sacramento’s lesser-known pearls on Olhar Brasileiro.
I’ve always had the greatest respect for Omar Jubran, the science teacher who single-handedly, through Herculean effort, digitized, restored, and produced Noel Pela Primeria Vez, a collection of 14 double CDs containing 229 recordings of Noel Rosa’s songs. Jubran spent ten long years on this work, and several more doing for Ary Barroso what he’d done for Noel Rosa. Unfortunately, no funding has been found for releasing Jubran’s proposed 20-CD Ary collection.
Since early 2006, Jubran has been producing and presenting the music program Olhar Brasileiro on Rádio USP FM in São Paulo. As can be expected from a perfectionist like Jubran, the program is extraordinarily well research and produced, and the content is of the highest quality and good taste.
On the 4th of July, Jubran cast a retrospective look at the career of Marcos Sacramento, and once again he’s shown that Olhar Brasileiro stands head and shoulders above most radio programs. The musical selections—none of them obvious—consist of Sacramento’s lesser-known recordings made over the past 24 years.
There are memorable participations, such as “Promessa” and “Valsa do Meu Subúrbio” (Custódio Mesquita/Evaldo Ruy) from Custódio Mesquita—Prazer em Conhecê-lo (1986), “E o Juiz Apitou” (Wilson Batista/Antônio Almeida) from Estácio & Flamengo—100 Anos de Samba e Amor (1995), and “Véspera de Natal” (Adoniran Barbosa) from Natal Bem Brasileiro (2008).
There are recordings with Clara Sandroni, like Não Quero Saber Mais Dela (Sinhô) from Lira Carioca’s disc É Sim, Sinhô, “Paulista de Macaé” (Pedro de Sá Pereira) from Lira Carioca’s Notáveis Desconhecidos (2002), and “Bocoché” (Baden Powell/Vinicius de Moraes) from the duo CD Saravá, Baden Powell! (2002).
From Sacramento’s solo CDs, Jubran selected “Vela no Breu” (Paulinho da Viola/Sergio Natureza) and “Morena” (Mauricio Carrilho/Paulo Cesar Pinheiro), both from A Modernidade da Tradição (1994); “Pra Ver o Futebol” (Paulo Baiano/Marcos Sacramento) from Caracane (1998); “Um Brinde à Solidão” (Carlos Fuchs/Marcos Sacramento) from Fossa Nova (2005); “Dama do Cabaré” (Noel Rosa) and “Festa da Penha” (Cartola/Adalberto Alves de Souza “Asobert”) from Sacramentos (2006); “Na Cabeça” (Luiz Flavio Alcofra/Marcos Sacramento) and Último Desejo (Noel Rosa) from Na Cabeça (2009).
In short, Jubran regales us with a very fine parade of old and new Brazilian songs that few music lovers have had the opportunity to hear. All show off Sacramento’s range as interpreter and, on occasion, as lyricist. The narration, in Jubran’s old-fashioned paulista accent, provides only essential information. No extraneous chat and no bragaddocio here.
When you’ve listened to this program, browse in the Olhar Brasileiro archives. You’re bound to find a lot more of interest there.
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2 Comments:
Thanks for keeping us up to date with all the latest news on Marcos. I plan to be back in Rio late Oct and early Nov. Do you happen to know if he will be performing anywhere in town or near during that time frame?
MJ
MJ,
Check Marcos Sacramento's official website in October for show information.
http://www.marcossacramento.com.br/
If you're on Facebook, this is his page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marcos-Sacramento/231490236644
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