Hippie Power: Os Novos Baianos

For the fourth edition of Sonoridade, host Béco Dranoff selects classic songs by the highly original Bahian super-group Novos Baianos. The seminal musical collective was famously and almost impossibly prolific: from their foundation in Salvador in 1969 to their dissolution in 1978, the band released eight records, each unique in its own right. More impressive than the extent of their output is its breadth and depth: this ultra-innovative hippie collective fused for the first time such musical styles as samba, rock, tropicália, chorinho, bossa nova, psychedelia, MPB and more. Featuring such luminaries as Pepeu Gomes, Baby Consuelo, Moraes Moreira, Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Luiz Galvão, Dadi, Jorginho and Didi Gomes, Novos Baianos embodied the musical freedom, communal lifestyle and unique combination of talents that would become a lasting reference. In October 2009, their album Acabou Chorare (which included the classics "Preta Pretinha," Besta é Tu" and "Brasil Pandeiro"), was voted The Most Important Brazilian Album Of All Time by a panel of critics and experts for the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone. Enjoy the Trip!

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